Month: September 2020

Climate Neutral certified 145 brands in its first 12 months

Stuart Mitchell

Climate Neutral has made impressive strides this year combating carbon emissions, even amidst a global pandemic and turbulent economy. In the past 12-months, Climate Neutral certified 145 brands, offsetting more than 200,000 tonnes of CO2. Climate Neutral is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on generating positive change in corporate carbon responsibility, helping businesses measure and offset their carbon footprints to net-zero. The  Climate Neutral Certified consumer-facing label indicates that a brand has taken action to curb its greenhouse gas emissions, effectively creating a much-needed universal standard for corporate carbon responsibility and a…

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Door drop engagement remains strong according to DMA research

Stuart Mitchell

Once through the letter box, the average door drop is seen by 1.05 people in the home and interacted with about 3 times per item (2.80 on average) – according to the latest research infographic from the Data & Marketing Association (DMA). The latest insights from JICMAIL show that despite the slight reduction in the number of items households are receiving, the reach and frequency for these mail items remain strong. The reach, that’s the number of people in a household who have been exposed to the door drop, is…

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Givsly Launches Season Without Swag: Encourages Advertising Industry to Donate Their Gift Budgets to Charities This Holiday Season

Stuart Mitchell

Givsly, the social impact company, today launched “Season Without Swag,” the first of its kind effort that turns budgets previously spent on gifts and swag into meaningful charitable contributions. The initiative, in partnership with Advertising Week, has a $1 million goal in donations now through Giving Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Early companies who have already committed donations include Criteo, Fluent, Haymarket Media, Inc., LiveRamp, MobileFuse, S4M, Undertone, and Waze. Each year in North America, $25 billion is spent on promotional swag such as branded water bottles and blankets, with the…

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The Big Issue extends PPE supply to vendors across the UK with the support of ViraxCare

Stuart Mitchell

ViraxCare, the PPE distribution platform of Global Care Capital, has provided over 80,000 disposable 3-ply masks and over 10,000 pairs of gloves to Big Issue vendors across the country. The masks and gloves were specifically modified for delivery in boxes of 20 so individual vendors have their own supply of PPE for a six-week period, taking them into the winter months.    This latest order of PPE from The Big Issue was discounted by 20%, a discount that ViraxCare is now offering to all UK registered charities until the end…

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IFC Calls on Health Providers to Adopt Ethical Principles to Promote Improved Care and Access

Stuart Mitchell

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has launched an initiative to strengthen health systems by encouraging providers, payors, and investors to adopt a set of 10 ethical principles that can help guide decision-making and improve access to quality, affordable care for all. The initiative, known as EPiHC (Ethical Principles in Health Care), was developed  in collaboration with the World Bank and supports the World Bank Group’s commitment to universal health coverage. The principles laid out by EPiHC cover the primary issues that health care organizations need to address…

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