Day: 16 March 2020

PRCA signs InsideOut Mental Health Charter

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA has signed the InsideOut Charter to promote the mental wellbeing of its staff and champion the importance of mental health in public relations. By signing the Charter, the PRCA has committed to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health and help support a culture in which open conversations about mental health are normalised. The PRCA will commit to a number of actionable principles to demonstrate commitment to the mental health agenda. InsideOut is a social enterprise with a mission of ending the stigma of mental health in the workplace…

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Vango and National Trust launch eco-friendly camping collaboration

Stuart Mitchell

Vango, the UK’s leading camping and outdoor equipment brand and Europe’s largest conservation charity has launched a recycled plastic camping collection, including eco-friendly tents and sleeping bags. Made from a new Sentinel Eco™ fabric incorporating recycled PET plastic bottles, salvaged from waterways, streets and landfill, the tents use a minimum of 69 plastic bottles for the three sleeper Devon tent, through to 302 plastic bottles for the six sleeper Antrim.  In the first year of release, it is projected that the National Trust camping collection will repurpose almost 295,000 PET…

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Gillette Brings World’s First Razor Made for Caregivers to Canada

Stuart Mitchell

Gillette is proud to introduce Gillette TREO™, the world’s first assisted shaving razor, to caregivers in Canada. TREO is specifically designed for a caregiver to shave someone else, allowing caregivers to provide a dignified shaving experience for their loved ones who, for whatever reason, are unable to shave themselves. Gillette was inspired by real-world conversations that revealed the need for a product like TREO. Gillette knows that caregivers take on a lot and hopes that TREO can help make a meaningful difference in their daily routines with their loved ones…

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome and Mastercard Launch Initiative to Speed Development and Access to Therapies for COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome and Mastercard have committed up to $125 million in seed funding to speed-up the response to the COVID-19 epidemic by identifying, assessing, developing, and scaling-up treatments. The partners are committed to equitable access, including making products available and affordable in low-resource settings. The COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator will play a catalytic role by accelerating and evaluating new and repurposed drugs and biologics to treat patients with COVID-19 in the immediate term, and other viral pathogens in the longer-term. Currently there are no broad-spectrum antivirals…

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Wells Fargo Donates $6.25 Million to Aid in Coronavirus Response

Stuart Mitchell

The Wells Fargo Foundation has announced up to $6.25 million in donations to support domestic and global response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and to aid public health relief efforts. The philanthropic funding includes $1 million for the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emergency Relief Fund and $250,000 to the International Medical Corps for their work in more than 30 countries. The company will also donate up to $5 million at the local level to help address community-specific needs in the coming months. In addition, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:…

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