Month: February 2020

St Mirren FC could be ‘fan-owned’ by 2021 under unique charity partnership plans

Stuart Mitchell

St Mirren could become Scotland’s latest fan-owned football club as soon as next year through a unique link-up – the first of its kind in the UK – between the club’s supporters’ trust and one of the country’s biggest charities. Under plans unveiled today, the St Mirren Independent Supporters Trust (SMISA) would enter a unique partnership with social care charity and leading social enterprise Kibble which would transform how the club is owned and run. SMISA is already on track for majority fan ownership of the club but is not…

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3M and Discovery Education Search for America’s Next Top Young Scientist in 2020 Premier Middle School Science Competition

Stuart Mitchell

3M, the global science and innovation leader, and Discovery Education, the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms, today announced the opening of the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist). The annual 3M Young Scientist Challenge recruits students in grades 5-8 to compete for an exclusive mentorship with a 3M scientist, the $25,000 grand prize and earn the title of America’s Top Young Scientist. Competition entries are accepted at www.YoungScientistLab.com until the April 21, 2020 deadline. The nation’s premier middle school science competition enters…

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Asda removes 16 tonnes of plastic packaging from new Easter egg range

Stuart Mitchell

In a market-first initiative that forms part of Asda’s promise to ‘Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle more’, the supermarket today announces that its new Extra Special Easter egg range will be packaged in 98% less plastic – saving a total of 16 tonnes year-on-year. To do this without compromising the quality of the chocolate egg inside, the move will see the egg change from a wider, round shape to a thinner, oval one; meaning it does not need to be supported by plastic packaging, and instead uses recyclable cardboard. Customers needn’t…

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Sainsbury’s to become Net Zero by 2040

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has today committed to investing £1 billion over twenty years towards becoming a Net Zero business across its own operations by 2040, aligned to the highest ambitions of the Paris Climate Change Agreement and a decade ahead of the UK Government’s own target. The retailer’s current carbon footprint is one million tonnes, which is a 35% absolute reduction in the last 15 years despite its space increasing by 46% over the same time frame. For the last six years Sainsbury’s has been awarded an A rating for taking action…

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John Lewis Partnership Announces New Charity Partnerships To Celebrate Twenty Years Of Unique Partner Volunteering Scheme

Stuart Mitchell

To celebrate 20 successful years of the John Lewis Partnership’s unique volunteering programme – The Golden Jubilee Trust (GJT) – two charities have been chosen to work with the Partnership closely during 2020.  Some 20 Partners from all parts of the Partnership will be seconded for up to six months to FareShare and SeeAbility, to help the charities grow.  Partners will support food redistribution charity FareShare, to help improve their day-to-day operations to address food poverty. This builds on the support John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners gave…

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