Day: 14 July 2020

GiveSafely.io Launches as a Secure Trust-Based Donation Platform for Leading Charities to Incentivize and Interact with New Donors

Stuart Mitchell

Donation platform GiveSafely.io has launched today backed by notable BBB Wise Giving Alliance’s (BBB WGA) accredited charities that include: Save the Children, Easterseals, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Population Media Center, RedRover, Wild Animal Sanctuary and World Emergency Relief. The platform aims to provide a safe and transparent space connecting the donors with charities ensuring any personal information is secured by the Ardor blockchain. Donors who agree to share their information with charities, are rewarded with TrustTokens. GiveSafely.io has been launched with the aim of reaching out to younger and…

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Dole Puts Interdependence between People, Planet and Prosperity at heart of its Promises to address food insecurity and sustainability

Stuart Mitchell

Dole International has released The Dole Promise to address global food insecurity and sustainability while ensuring people, the planet and prosperity can thrive together for today’s and tomorrow’s generations. The Singapore-headquartered company includes the Worldwide Packaged Division and the Fresh Business Division for Asia. The promise aims to increase access to sustainable nutrition, decrease food waste, plastics in packaging and carbon emissions and grow value for the company’s stakeholders, including farmers and shareholders. “Our promise recognises that you cannot have prosperity at the welfare of the planet or the people.…

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Pantherella to partner with ‘Trade Sexual health (Trade)’ to Support Leicester LGBT communities

Stuart Mitchell

In honour of Trade’s 20th anniversary as a charity, Pantherella, the sartorial British socks brand, is proud to partner with the local sexual health and health charity. Ten percent of all sales from its ‘Shine’ socks, due to launch 7th May, will be donated to the charity which provides free and confidential health advice, information, services, and support to the LGBT communities of Leicester. Pantherella’s ‘Shine’ socks feature a signature rainbow design synonymous with the Pride movement. Part of the Sports Luxe range, the socks combine Pantherella’s signature quality design…

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Half of marketers have suffered 100 days without wellbeing support from their employers

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and Hays issued a warning to its members and the wider marketing community to consider the wellbeing of employees working from home. The call comes in response to research from recruiting experts Hays that shows half (47%) of employers had failed to provide any form of wellbeing support to marketing teams since lockdown began 100 days ago.  The consequences of social isolation and enforced absence from the office have had a severe impact on the mental well-being of marketers. A quarter (25%) of those…

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The Rainforest Alliance Announces Its Enhanced Certification Program and Standard

Stuart Mitchell

The Rainforest Alliance’s sustainability certification is evolving, with the publication on June 30 of a new program with more robust criteria, measurement, and impact featuring several key innovations. The new program will replace existing Rainforest Alliance and UTZ certification programs from mid-2021.  The international non-profit organization expects at least two million farmers around the world to use the new certification program to produce better crops, adapt to climate change, increase their productivity, and reduce costs.   Major brands and businesses along the supply chain will rely on the program to source a steady supply of certified ingredients, meet their commitment to responsible business, and address the rising consumer expectations for more sustainable products.   The new program consists of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard with requirements for farms and supply chains, along with a new assurance system and a suite of tools to measure progress towards…

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