Month: May 2020

Cannes Lions launches Lions Live

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions introduces Lions Live, a digital education, inspiration and networking experience that will run throughout June under the theme ‘Creativity Matters’. Activity will build to a peak during the original dates of the Festival of Creativity, 22-26 June. Lions Live will comprise masterclasses and hangouts with creative industry legends, lectures from experts, talks from speakers confirmed for the Festival, and a selection of the most impactful professional classes and learning modules from the world of creativity, effectiveness and marketing. The platform will also feature Future Gazers – a collection…

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Whalar Launches The Change Collective, A Purpose-Led Creator Marketplace

Stuart Mitchell

Recognizing the power and impact of creative influence to drive broad global change, influencer marketing agency Whalar has launched The Change Collective, a creator marketplace that connects brands with creators dedicated to using their influence and creative skills to affect positive change on issues including sustainability, equality, health, and safety. In development for over a year, Whalar’s Change Collective is designed to help brands more quickly, effectively and authentically create and communicate their purpose by partnering with dedicated and credible creators who share their values and can connect with their…

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HP Receives First Recycled Content Validation for Ocean-Bound Plastics from UL

Stuart Mitchell

UL announces HP, a leading provider of personal systems, printers and 3D printing solutions, has achieved recycled content validations from UL for five of their resins, which contain between 5 to 99% recycled content from ocean-bound plastic. HP is the first company to achieve validation from UL to the UL 2809 Environmental Claim Validation Procedure (ECVP) for Recycled Content Standard which now includes auditing of social responsibility procedures.  As a volume leader in using ocean-bound plastic materials in HP products, HP is focused on innovating and using sustainable materials while…

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Over 150 Global Corporations Urge World Leaders for Net-zero Recovery From COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

155 companies — with a combined market capitalization of over US$ 2.4 trillion and representing over 5 million employees — have signed a statement urging Governments around the world to align their COVID-19 economic aid and recovery efforts with the latest climate science. As debates on recovery packages around the world ramp up in the coming weeks, the companies, which are all part of the Science Based Targets initiative, are calling for policies that will build resilience against future shocks by supporting efforts to hold global temperature rise to within 1.5°C above pre-industrial…

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Yorkshire Building Society Launches Key Stage 1 Digital Financial Education Lessons

Stuart Mitchell

Yorkshire Building Society has launched two digital lessons from its financial education programme Money Minds, to support parents of Key Stage 1 pupils through the coronavirus pandemic. Money Minds is a free programme consisting of a series of activities and projects designed to promote discussion and learning amongst children and young people and is usually delivered in schools by colleagues from the Society. Due to current government guidance and the closure of schools, the Society has launched two new digital Money Minds lessons on the topics of ‘Keeping Money Safe’…

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