Month: April 2020

Gerety Awards announces a deadline extension and that it will not be accepting Covid-19 related ads!

Stuart Mitchell

Gerety Awards has a new deadline extension, confirms its judging will be remote this year and announces it will not be accepting Covid-19 related ads!. Gerety Founders said: “An online petition called for award shows to place a ban on COVID-related entries, we agree with the sentiment that this is not a “cultural moment.” It’s a humanitarian catastrophe. Therefore, we will not be accepting any Covid-19 related ads this year. This does not take away from the fact that agencies are creating fantastic work in response to the Covid-19 virus,…

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Waitrose details initiatives to support its most vulnerable suppliers and sourcing communities

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose details a number of initiatives it has launched to support its most vulnerable suppliers during the COVID-19 pandemic. As well as supporting British producers and farmers, the supermarket is helping the most vulnerable communities in developing countries that supply food and other products through the Waitrose Foundation. Among its initiatives, Waitrose will be providing: Financial aid to its most vulnerable global farming communities – Waitrose has unlocked £200k from the Waitrose Foundation Global Fund to support its overseas farming communities in response to the COVID-19 crisis, focusing on the…

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Kellogg provides food and donations to help communities across UK

Stuart Mitchell

Cereal giant Kellogg has pledged to donate thousands of boxes of cereal and snacks to help those in need across the UK. Working with its charity partners, including national charity FareShare, the company will distribute a minimum of three million servings of food, which equates to 90,000kg, to food banks, schools, charities and NHS staff nationwide. Kellogg will also donate funds to help with the distribution of the food, ensuring that the donations get to those who need them most in a safe and efficient way. Kellogg’s VP and head…

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Twitter campaign launched to promote good news in Scotland

Stuart Mitchell

The media and social media is dominated by negative virus news but a new campaign backed by Campaign Collective will help to change that. As social enterprises and charities get vital support to those who are suffering due to the current situation – there is also time to be inspired by the creative responses and innovation being seen across Scotland. Each weekday at 11am to 12pm for the next few weeks the social media of leading bodies in Scotland will be dedicated to #GoodNewsScot – an hour of only solutions-based news stories…

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Biodegradable Lucozade Sport capsules offer refreshing choice to gym goers

Stuart Mitchell

Gym goers in London today are being given a refreshing glimpse into the potential future of sustainable, plastic-free gym hydration. Members at David Lloyd Hampton, South West London, will be the first to try out a new vending machine dispensing edible capsules of Lucozade Sport, thanks to a government- backed innovation project between Lucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) and sustainable packaging firm Notpla. The 30ml capsules, called Oohos, are made from an edible membrane. They create a way to deliver the great taste of Lucozade Sport in a plastic-free form that…

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