Month: March 2020

Rainforest Alliance unveils end-to-end strengthening of its pioneering cocoa certification program

Stuart Mitchell

The Rainforest Alliance is unveiling an end-to-end strengthening of its pioneering Cocoa Certification Program, which is the world’s largest scale initiative to drive more sustainable cocoa farming. These new measures mark the first stage of Rainforest Alliance’s enhanced certification program for all sectors that will be published in June and rolled out in the subsequent 12 months. These upgrades reflect Rainforest Alliance’s continued commitment toward addressing core challenges in the cocoa sector: farmer livelihoods, child labor, and deforestation. With its stepped-up Cocoa Certification Program, the 33-year-old organization is amplifying and…

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Barnardo’s and FCB Inferno launch new ‘Believe In Me’ awareness-raising film

Stuart Mitchell

The second of Barnardo’s ‘Believe In Me’ awareness-raising adverts launches today, highlighting the issue of child sexual abuse. The advert is designed to shine a spotlight on Barnardo’s tireless work; every year they support thousands of children and young people who have been sexually abused and exploited. This crucial work wouldn’t be possible without the support of the public. The advert, which focuses on Barnardo’s specialist support for young people affected by sexual abuse or exploitation, will air for the first time tonight. It shows a young girl looking nervous…

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Registration is open for the 15th edition of the L’Oréal-UNESCO-ABC for Women in Science Awards

Stuart Mitchell

Registration is now open for the program For Women in Science, which this year celebrates 15 years in Brazil. Held by L´Oréal, in partnership with UNESCO in Brazil and the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, the award aims to promote and recognize the participation of women in science, favoring gender balance in the Brazilian scenario. Every year, in the local edition, seven young researchers in the areas of Life Sciences, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics are awarded a grant of R$ 50,000 each to continue their studies. Registration for the program runs…

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Hundreds Of Companies Join Forces, Make Time For Workers To Vote In 2020 Election

Stuart Mitchell

A coalition of U.S. companies representing more than 2 million workers has come together for a nonpartisan movement called Time to Vote. The goal is to increase voter participation in the Nov. 3, 2020 general election.  There is no shortage of hurdles to voting, but no one should have to choose between earning a paycheck and casting a ballot. Time to Vote companies have an important role in supporting their employees’ ability to make sure they are registered to vote and have time to study their ballots and perform their civic…

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CIPR welcomes government decision to establish ‘counter-disinformation unit’

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) welcomes the government decision to set up a ‘counter disinformation unit’ – comprised of various departments across Whitehall to identify and respond to disinformation about COVID-19.  The unit will work closely with social media companies and communications experts to monitor interference and limit the spread of disinformation. This decision follows proposals to increase the tightening of social media regulations, as the government are set to appoint Ofcom as the new online harm’s regulator. We remind members of their commitment to the CIPR code of conduct –…

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