Month: January 2020

Barnardo’s combats child sexual exploitation with help from People’s Postcode Lottery

Stuart Mitchell

Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised more than half a billion pounds for good causes helping charities like Barnardo’s provide vital services. The children’s charity has received over £3million in funding thanks to players of the lottery since 2018. This has allowed them to support thousands of children and young people throughout England, Wales and Scotland transition out of care, increase their mental health resilience and recover from child sexual abuse. One of the projects People’s Postcode Lottery has helped fund is RISE (Reducing the Impact of Sexual Exploitation)…

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Consumers demand sustainable packaging

Stuart Mitchell

Consumers believe companies use too much packaging when delivering or selling products – with Amazon and eBay being named as some of the worst offenders. A study of 2,000 adults across the UK by the Chartered Institute of Marketing revealed 88 per cent think their shopping comes with more wrapping than is required, with children’s toys, mobile phones and cosmetics most likely to come in over-elaborate packaging. But it’s not just e-commerce shops which over-do it, as a sixth of consumers believe in-store food shopping uses up more plastic than…

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Secret Deodorant Casts a Power Line-Up for New “All Strength, No Sweat” Campaign to Share Diverse Stories of Personal Strength, in All Its Forms

Stuart Mitchell

Secret Deodorant has debuted its newest campaign starring a diverse celebrity line-up of women across entertainment, sports, business and fitness. This campaign gives much-needed air-time to the personal stories of modern women who are challenging the status quo in their respective fields. With the release of its “All Strength, No Sweat” campaign, Secret Deodorant, a brand committed to driving actions in support of equal representation, equal compensation and equal opportunity for all women, is once again shining a spotlight on inspirational women who are pursuing their passions without “sweating” the…

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Calls To MacMillan Support Line Approach Quarter Of A Million As Charity Warns Many People Contact At “Breaking Point”

Stuart Mitchell

Calls to the Macmillan Support Line will hit almost a quarter of a million this year. Staff on the free support line, which is open 365 days a year, have already received more than 240,000 enquiries in 2019[i] and supported more than 65,000 people — 7% more people than in 2018 and 14% more than the year before that[ii]. Last year alone, the charity supported almost 100 people over the ‘three days of Christmas’ (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day). The number one reason callers contacted Macmillan was for…

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New ‘Be Vape Free’ Initiative to Tackle Youth Vaping Epidemic Through Schools

Stuart Mitchell

Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K – 12 classrooms nationwide, in partnership with CATCH Global Foundation, a public charity dedicated to the development and dissemination of evidence-based health programs, and the CVS Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of CVS Health, launched Be Vape Free, a nationwide initiative to provide standards-aligned, no-cost, e-cigarette prevention resources for educators teaching grades 5 – 12. Be Vape Free will serve to expand the use of CATCH My Breath, a proven effective vaping prevention program, to combat the…

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