Day: 6 January 2020

Points of Light Launches The Civic 50 Survey to Recognize Nation’s Top Corporate Citizens for 2020

Stuart Mitchell

Points of Light, a global nonprofit dedicated to accelerating people-powered change, today launched The Civic 50 survey for 2020. The survey will remain open through March 5, 2020, and the list of honorees will be publicly announced at the Points of Light Conference in Washington, D.C., on June 9, 2020.  Each year, The Civic 50 recognizes the 50 most community-minded companies in the nation each year as determined by an annual survey administered by True Impact. Since it was launched in 2012, the program has served as a benchmarking tool, a platform for…

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World Bank Group to Help Attract Investments and Empower Women Entrepreneurs in Armenia

Stuart Mitchell

The World Bank Group, in partnership with the United Kingdom’s Good Governance Fund, is launching a new advisory program in Armenia to help the government implement reforms, attract foreign direct investment (FDI), and foster female entrepreneurship to spur business growth and job creation. Since 2008, attracting FDI to Armenia has been challenging due to the global economic crisis, the recession in Russia—the country’s main trading partner—and regulatory and institutional issues. Armenia also faces disparities between women and men in entrepreneurship, reducing economic output to an equivalent of 14 percent of…

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Co-op co-funds ghost gear research program with Heriot-Watt University

Stuart Mitchell

Leading ethical retailer, the Co-op, is helping to co-fund a PhD into the effects of discarded fishing gear on the seabed, also known as “ghost gear”. The PhD at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, will involve collaboration from the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) – a cross-sectoral alliance dedicated to solving the problem of ghost gear around the world – of which Co-op is an official supporter. The study will involve two systematic reviews to help understand exactly how ghost-fishing impacts on the marine ecosystem. It will also evaluate the effectiveness of…

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Unilever opens new global Foods Innovation Centre on Wageningen campus

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever has invested €85m in the new center, named ‘Hive’ for its location amidst leading academic research centres, start-ups and external partners. From Hive, Unilever will lead its global Foods innovation programs for brands like Knorr, Hellmann’s, The Vegetarian Butcher and Calvė. Areas of research will include: plant-based ingredients and meat alternatives, efficient crops, sustainable food packaging and nutritious foods. Together with its partners, Unilever aims to transform the food industry into a healthy and sustainable system, driving innovations that are healthier for people and for the planet. Alan Jope,…

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BBC announces major commitment to boosting disability representation on and off screen in 2020

Stuart Mitchell

The BBC have unveiled a new series of measures – unveiled on International Day of People with Disabilities – to create new opportunities, to see more disabled people working on some of the BBC’s biggest programmes, and help disabled staff to move around and up the BBC more easily. We will be: Creating job opportunities with BBC Elevate, an initiative to give disabled people with some industry experience the chance to work and gain further experience on flagship BBC shows, including Strictly Come Dancing, The Apprentice EastEnders, Holby, Call The Midwife,…

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