Month: August 2019

World Sustainability Organization Launches Outreach Campaign in the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The World Sustainability Organization (WSO) the preeminent certification standard for products and services that respect and protect the environment, today announced the start of an outreach campaign in the UK. The WSO operates Friend of the Sea (FOS) and Friend of the Earth (FOE), which certify seafood and agriculture products, respectively, for sustainable practices. After passing a strict audit, British companies that meet the criteria for certification, can display the Friend of the Earth or Friend of the Sea eco-label on their products. Over 900 companies in 70 countries have…

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Avon Foundation for Women donates $100,000 to Malala Fund to advance education for girls in Brazil

Stuart Mitchell

Avon Products, Inc. announces that the Avon Foundation for Women is donating $100,000 to Malala Fund – a charity that champions every girl’s right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education. The donation will be channelled directly to advance education for girls in Brazil, Avon’s largest market. Breaking down the barriers holding women and girls back, to create a better world for everyone, is a common goal for Avon and Malala Fund. Avon’s global programme, stand4her, aims to improve the lives of 100 million women by creating opportunities to…

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PRSA’s 2019 International Conference to Feature Session on Global Trends and Insights Presented by the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communications Management

Stuart Mitchell

PRSA, the nation’s leading professional organization serving the communications community, announced today that public relations leaders from around the world will participate in a featured session on Sunday, Oct. 20 at the 2019 PRSA International Conference. The Conference will take place from Oct. 20-22 in San Diego. Presented by the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communications Management, “Global Trends & Insights From Around the World” will showcase a compelling discussion about executing PR strategy on an international level while keeping in mind culture, language, traditions and values. Panelists include:…

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Google Retains Rank as World’s Most Reputable Employer in Reputation Institute’s 2019 Global Workplace 100 Study

Stuart Mitchell

Google is the world’s most reputable employer for the second consecutive year and, along with The LEGO Group and Microsoft, is one of only three companies to earn a strong global rating, according to the 2019 Global Workplace 100 released today by Reputation Institute. The largest reputation study of its kind, the 2019 Global Workplace 100 is based on 230,000 individual ratings collected in the first quarter of 2019. While Google maintained its first-place ranking, perceptions of the company as a top employer declined since last year’s study. The company’s…

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Sainsbury’s becomes first retailer to remove all black plastic from chilled ready meals

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced that it will be the first retailer to replace black plastic trays from chilled ready meals, with a recyclable alternative, as it works towards meeting its goal of reducing, reusing, replacing and recycling more plastic. Launched in all stores nationwide this week across Sainsbury’s most popular ready meals, the retailer is replacing the black pigment material previously used for ready meal trays with natural CPET, a form of recyclable plastic*. The new material will be rolled out across all chilled ready meals by November this year.  By…

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