Month: July 2020

Ecolab Uses Consumer Research to Launch New Science-Based Solution to Address COVID-19 and Strengthen Confidence as Hotels and Restaurants Reopen

Stuart Mitchell

Recent research conducted by Ecolab Inc., shows that consumers feel safer when hotels and restaurants raise their cleaning protocols to include hospital-grade disinfectants and third-party audits. Hotel guests said they feel “extremely safe” knowing a hotel room is cleaned with hospital-grade disinfectants compared to leading consumer brands1. In addition, 66% of foodservice customers said they feel “extremely” or “very safe” knowing a restaurant is cleaned with hospital-grade disinfectants1. The research also found that consumers feel safer knowing cleaning and disinfecting practices in a hotel or restaurant are verified by an…

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Sysco Donates 30 Million Meals, ‘Making Every Case Count’ in a Global Effort to Support Vulnerable, Food-Insecure Citizens

Stuart Mitchell

Sysco has announced it has donated 30 million meals across eight countries since mid-March as part of its community response strategy to the COVID-19 pandemic. These donations were valued at over $100 million and included nearly 16 million pounds of fresh produce and approximately six million pounds of fresh dairy products. With millions more people around the world seeking food assistance, Sysco worked closely with suppliers, customers and government entities, along with key partners like Feeding America in the U.S., Second Harvest in Canada, FareShare in the U.K. and FoodCloud…

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Bridgestone Indonesia and Soles4Souls Asia Join Forces to Turn Recycled Tires into Shoes

Stuart Mitchell

Global non-profit organization, Soles4Souls Asia, Ltd (Sole4Souls Asia) and PT Bridgestone Tire Indonesia (Bridgestone Indonesia), a group company of Bridgestone Corporation, the world’s largest tire & rubber company, today announced a new 2 year partnership (2020 – 2022) for an exciting sustainable project to create new shoes out of recycled tires. The partnership will be set in motion on June 5 in celebration of World Environment Day, serving as an important reminder for the world to address pressing environmental concerns and work collectively toward a sustainable society.  Bridgestone Indonesia and…

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HSBC Global Asset Mgmt, IFC Fund Raises $474M For Climate Action in Emerging Markets

Stuart Mitchell

HSBC Global Asset Management and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, have announced the third closing of the HSBC Real Economy Green Investment Opportunity GEM Bond Fund (REGIO), which has raised $474 million of new financing to support climate mitigation investments across emerging markets in spite of prevailing market turmoil. Emerging market countries have been hit by some of the worst impacts of climate change and many are insufficiently equipped to address them. REGIO is designed to attract investments into these economies, enabling their energy transition and helping…

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Condé Nast unveils results of first-ever global carbon assessment and sets out sustainability commitments

Stuart Mitchell

Condé Nast has announced the next phase of its long term global sustainability commitments by sharing its sustainability assessment and five-year strategy. The company aims to become entirely carbon neutral by 2030, starting with a reduction in corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20% and print and digital supply chain emissions by 10% by the end of 2021. “At Condé Nast we believe that the health of people, of our businesses and of the planet are intertwined. We cannot care for one and ignore the other. We also think that…

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