Month: November 2019

CAP – Avoiding miscon(tra)ceptions

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP released a post on the 26 September, World Contraception Day, called: CAP – Avoiding miscon(tra)ceptions. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. It’s World Contraception Day, an annual worldwide campaign to improve awareness of contraception and enable people to make informed choices on their sexual and reproductive health.  Given this, we thought it seemed fitting to share some guidance on the…

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Young Data Scientists Help Nonprofits and City Governments Harness Their Data

Stuart Mitchell

Organizations across the world are employing small armies of data scientists in order to unlock the potential of their troves of data. Employing emerging technologies like machine learning and neural networks, as well as a range of statistical analysis methods, these organizations are able to mine valuable insights from their data. However, this kind of research is expensive, often requiring highly-educated personnel. Although small organizations like municipalities and non-profits are sitting on mountains of data, they often lack the budgets to mine it with data science. Bloomberg’s Data for Good Exchange (D4GX)…

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Women Who Code Launches Network in Costa Rica

Stuart Mitchell

Women Who Code (WWCode), the world’s largest and most active organization of women engineers, with the support of VMware, has announced the launch of our newest WWCode Network in San Jose, Costa Rica. This group will serve the local tech community by providing a space for women engineers to gather and support one another, while also hosting technical, career development, and leadership training events. VMware is the official sponsor of Women Who Code Costa Rica and hosted the launch event which took place on Thursday, July 18th at their offices in San Jose. Leading the Network…

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SCS Global Services Launches Sustainability Pilot for Leading Growers and Retailers of Lab Grown Diamonds

Stuart Mitchell

SCS Global Services (SCS) announces the launch of a groundbreaking pilot to audit and analyze lab grown diamonds against a stringent set of sustainability criteria. The pilot audits follow the decision announced earlier this year by the Lab Grown Diamond Council to retain SCS, an internationally recognized third-party certifier and standards developer, to create the world’s first independent ‘product’ sustainability certification standard for diamonds. The market for lab grown diamonds is growing rapidly, creating the need to not only prevent fraud, but independently substantiate and differentiate product sustainability claims. The sustainability performance…

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Albertsons Companies Pharmacies Switch to Recycled Prescription Bag

Stuart Mitchell

Albertsons Companies pharmacies are swapping white for brown as they transition from traditional white prescription bags to a new recycled brown bag at 1,700+ locations across the United States. The switch to the more sustainable bag is expected to save more than 5,000 trees annually. Made with 100% recycled content, the new bags include 60% post-consumer recycled content, making Albertsons Companies the first major pharmacy chain to offer this type of bag. The fiber in the new bags is certified to meet the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards for recycled…

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