Day: 19 August 2020

Burlington Stores Team Up with AdoptAClassroom.org to Raise Needed Funds for Teachers & Students During COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

Award-winning non-profit AdoptAClassroom.org and the national off-price retailer Burlington Stores are proud to team up for the fourth consecutive year to help offset the money that teachers spend out of their own pockets each year, to provide much-needed educational materials for their students to learn and succeed. Since the partnership commenced, the campaign has funded supplies for nearly 36,000 teachers, supporting more than 900,000 students in underserved communities across the nation.   Starting now through Labor Day, Monday, September 7th, Burlington is encouraging shoppers to donate $1 or more at check-out at one…

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World Wildlife Fund Announces Investment in Seaweed Farming Through Ocean Rainforest

Stuart Mitchell

In a first for World Wildlife Fund (WWF), with generous support from The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust, the organization announced an $850,000 investment in Ocean Rainforest, to accelerate growth of offshore seaweed production for the benefit of people, communities, and climate gains. Earlier this week, the Faroe Island-based company publicized the closing of an investment round to enable the scaling of seaweed farming operations in the North Atlantic, which was led by WWF. Through impact investments like this, WWF aims to advance the technologies and processes needed to…

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Tourism sector commits to fight plastic pollution in line with UN COVID-19 recommendations

Stuart Mitchell

Tourism is one of the economic sectors hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic: the industry could face a 78% decline in international tourist arrivals this year, putting more than 100 million jobs at risk. As countries work towards economic recovery, new UN recommendations are advising the tourism industry to build back better, while continuing the fight against plastic pollution. The recommendations were released last week by the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, which unites the tourism sector behind a common vision to address the root causes of plastic pollution. The initiative…

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Pull-Ups® Introduces New Leaf™, a Super Soft Training Underwear with Plant-Based Ingredients featuring Exclusive Designs from Disney’s “Frozen II”

Stuart Mitchell

Pull-Ups® celebrates the launch of its newest product, New Leaf™. Pull-Ups® New Leaf™ is made with plant-based ingredients like sugarcane and fluff pulp, carefully selected and crafted to provide the same level of protection parents know and trust from the Pull-Ups® brand. Pull-Ups® New Leaf™ is the softest training underwear available on the market, making it perfect to keep your Big Kid comfortable & confident during the potty training process. Pull-Ups® New Leaf™ also features exclusive designs from Disney’s “Frozen II” to help get Big Kids excited and engaged in the potty…

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Soccer Aid for Unicef returns to Old Trafford this September

Stuart Mitchell

Soccer Aid for Unicef has today announced that the world’s biggest charity football match will take place this September at Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United. Viewers will get to enjoy the match from the comfort of their sofas as the game will be broadcast live on ITV and STV and, for the first time ever, will be played behind closed doors. The star-studded match will still be a game like no other. Just as competitive. Just as entertaining. And at a time when Generation Covid desperately need Unicef’s…

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