Month: January 2020

Bloomberg Pledges to Serve More Planet-Saving, Healthy Plant-based Foods

Stuart Mitchell

Bloomberg has committed to serve more climate-friendly foods through the Cool Food Pledge, a growing movement of workplaces, hotels, hospitals and restaurants aiming to slash food-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25% by 2030. Groups serving a combined 800+ million meals annually have already signed on to this new initiative. In 2018 Bloomberg purchased 429 tons of food, of which 7% were ruminant meats (beef and lamb), and another 65% other animal-based foods. Total food-related GHG emissions amounted to 13,735 tons CO2e, with ruminant meats accounting for 57% of these.…

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Hormel Foods Announces the Completion of Solar Array at Its Swiss American Sausage Company Facility in California

Stuart Mitchell

Hormel Foods Corporation and IGS Solar have announced the completion of the solar energy project at the Hormel Foods Swiss American Sausage Company facility in Lathrop, Calif. The completion was celebrated at a Flip the Switch Event yesterday at the manufacturing facility, which produces a variety of pepperoni and salami for foodservice pizza toppings. IGS partnered with HOLT Renewables to install the solar array, which consists of approximately 2,000 panels constructed on both roof and ground space. The project is projected to generate roughly 1.2 million kilowatt hours (kWh) per year…

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IPA: Are you pushing the industry to be better in 2020?

Stuart Mitchell

The IPA are asking people to nominate inclusivity champions from all levels and departments to be a part of the iList. I include the details on how to enter here: Are you one of the unsung heroes changing the way we work or the work we create? Are you a passionate champion of diversity and inclusion going above and beyond your day-to-day role? Do you know someone who is? The iList, in partnership with Unilever, is aiming to galvanise the industry into becoming a more inclusive, diverse place to work…

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Facebook Announces Expanded Transparency and More Controls for Political Ads

Stuart Mitchell

Facebook have started the New Year by adding greater transparency and controls for political advertising on the platform. I enclose their post which goes into more detail below: New features will allow people to see fewer political and social issue ads on Facebook and Instagram. We’re updating our Ad Library to increase the level of transparency it provides for people and giving them more control over the ads they see. The Ad Library is a unique tool to shine a light on political and social issue ads — a public…

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CAP: Now that’s what I call regulation – 10 greatest hits from the 2010s

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Now that’s what I call regulation – 10 greatest hits from the 2010s. 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. As the 2010s draw to a close, we take look back on some of the biggest regulatory changes to mark each year of the decade, along with some key snippets of advice for advertisers. CAP was…

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