Day: 21 August 2020

Kimberly-Clark Introduces Ambitious Sustainability Strategy for a Decisive Decade

Stuart Mitchell

 Kimberly-Clark has announced its new 2030 sustainability strategy and goals, aimed at addressing the social and environmental challenges of the next decade with commitments to improve the lives and wellbeing of one billion people in underserved communities around the world with the smallest environmental footprint.    “These extraordinary times remind us why our purpose is more important than ever. Our values, that have guided us for nearly 150 years, will continue to shape our response to the challenges ahead,” said Mike Hsu, Chairman and CEO, Kimberly-Clark. “I am inspired by…

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Charity issues guidance on how sports and leisure sector can support customers with sight loss during pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has partnered with British Blind Sport and Metro Blind Sport to call on sports and leisure facilities to ensure that physical changes to their premises are accessible for people with sight loss. The charity has created new best practice guidance, outlining how measures introduced to keep customers safe can be made accessible. The guidance also aims to improve understanding of the challenges being faced by blind and partially sighted customers as lockdown restrictions ease. Two thirds (66 per cent) of blind and…

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Macmillan Launch Coffee Morning 2020

Stuart Mitchell

Macmillan Cancer Support have launched their 30th annual fundraiser with their coffee morning. Raise your mug for Macmillan Cancer Support’s 30th annual fundraiser WHAT IS IT: Macmillan’s Coffee Morning is an annual event dedicated to bringing people together over a cuppa to raise vital funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. WHEN IS COFFEE MORNING: Friday 25th September 2020 But this year, Macmillan is also encouraging people to get involved in Coffee Morning whenever and wherever they can. WHY DO IT: Every 90 seconds someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer.…

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ACLU and All* Above All Action Fund Launch Campaign to Tell Biden to End Abortion Coverage Restrictions

Stuart Mitchell

The American Civil Liberties Union Rights for All campaign and All* Above All Action Fund launched a digital postcard campaign for 1.5 million supporters to demand that Biden strengthen his commitment to ending the Hyde Amendment and all abortion coverage restrictions, ahead of the Democratic Convention. The campaign will run for two weeks and culminate in a mass delivery to Biden’s Philadelphia headquarters. Last spring, an ACLU Rights for All volunteer secured a commitment from Biden that, if elected, he would work to end Hyde, a harmful, decades-old ban on…

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DMA’s latest Coronavirus survey reveals first signs of recovery, but with redundancies warning

Stuart Mitchell

The Data & Marketing Association (DMA) has published the results of its fifth ‘Coronavirus – The Impact on Business’ survey revealing the first signs of recovery. about job retention. But despite these early indications concerns about difficult staffing decisions in the coming months also see a significant increase. Data and marketing professionals estimate their trading revenues improved from down 44% in June to down 34% in July. While being down by a third is still a long way from normal trading, it will be welcomed by many who responded voicing…

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