Month: March 2020

Extended deadline for the Gerety Awards until April 17 & Covid-19 update.

Stuart Mitchell

After the buzz of its call for entries campaign that saw purple mustaches sent to industry leaders while asking the question, “what does a woman have to do to get onto an advertising jury?” the Gerety Awards are extending the deadline. Gerety founders said: “Due to the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic we have made preparations for the judging to be done remotely and online. What we hope to do with Gerety is prove the importance of representation. When women get to decide what work actually speaks the most persuasively, I…

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Clipper Teas expands UK’s most natural decaffeinated tea range

Stuart Mitchell

Clipper Teas, the natural and organic tea brand owned by Wessanen UK, has expanded its range of the UK’s most naturally decaffeinated tea to the Health Food Trade following increased consumer demand. The bolstered range includes two new Fairtrade and organic options: Earl Grey Decaf Tea and Pure Green Decaf Tea, in addition to their Everyday Decaf Tea, in order to offer more choice to consumers. Clipper Teas uses a completely natural decaffeination process, filtering the tea with CO2 rather than using harsh chemicals. The process is approved for organic…

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Bacardi Honors ABERFELDY’s Barrels & Bees Program With Hive Installation at Global Headquarters

Stuart Mitchell

The global headquarters of Bacardi, located in Bermuda, welcomes new tenants – honeybees who are moving in as part of the ABERFELDY Barrels and Bees program and the company’s ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability. ABERFELDY single malt whisky, in collaboration with Wild Island Farms, will install four beehives at the iconic Bacardi building. ABERFELDY, also known as ‘The Golden Dram’ after its water source – the Pitilie Burn – is famed for honeyed notes which are conjured as the whisky is crafted. As a result, the highland dram pairs very…

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Dow Teams Up to Contribute Carbon Savings From Anti-Corrosion Steel Coatings to Official Carbon Partnership With IOC

Stuart Mitchell

Announcing the latest contributor under Dow’s Official Carbon Partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Dow is teaming up with PPG to reduce the carbon impact of anti-corrosion coatings for steel commercial infrastructure. The collaboration between Dow and PPG, a global supplier of paints, coatings and specialty materials, aims to deliver reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions though improved coatings for commercial and industrial buildings, infrastructure such as bridges and marine vessels, while helping to lessen costs associated with structural metal corrosion. As an alternative to traditional coating solutions, PPG’s two-coat PSX…

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Big Issue Invest Power Up Scottish social ventures with £600,000 of investment

Stuart Mitchell

A celebratory event was held at the Playfair Library Hall, Old College, in Edinburgh on Thursday 12th March, to mark a £600,000 investment and business support into 12 Scottish social ventures by Big Issue Invest. Big Issue Invest’s Power Up, a lending scheme offering investment and support to early stage social ventures across Scotland, was first launched in November 2017 and has supported 18 social business to date with a total of close to 1 million (£950,000) of investment. The programme​ is funded by partners, Aberdeen Standard Investments, University of…

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