Month: October 2020

CAP – Collect Clothes, Not Complaints: Charity collection bags

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Collect Clothes, Not Complaints: Charity collection bags. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Collection bags which are posted through letterboxes allow consumers to get rid of unwanted clothing and bric-a-brac, whilst also feeling good about helping charities in the process.  When it comes to the bags themselves, marketers who operate such schemes must ensure that…

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PepsiCo Targets 100% Renewable Electricity Globally

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo Inc. has announced a new target to source 100% renewable electricity across all of its company owned and controlled operations globally by 2030 and across its entire franchise and third-party operations by 2040. With PepsiCo’s scale, the transition has the potential to reduce approximately 2.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040, the equivalent of taking more than half a million cars off the road for a full year. This announcement builds upon the company’s global efforts to increase its use of renewable energy sources and…

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Instagram teams up with girl activists to address online harassment

Stuart Mitchell

Instagram will hear from a global panel of girl activists on how the platform can address online harassment in collaboration with Plan International. Insights will also be shared with Facebook and WhatsApp as part of this initiative. The Girls Get Equal Listening Sessions, which were announced on International Day of the Girl, will feature a diverse group of 15 youth activists. Listening sessions with girl activists The Listening Sessions will give policy and product teams from Instagram – as well as other Facebook platforms – an opportunity to hear directly…

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Nicola Sturgeon launches Sight Scotland

Stuart Mitchell

One of Scotland’s oldest charities is launching a new name and vision on World Sight Day as it unveils research which shows the number of Scots with sight loss is set to increase, with someone in Scotland starting to lose their sight every hour. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has officially launches the new name of Royal Blind as Sight Scotland and its sister charity Scottish War Blinded as Sight Scotland Veterans. With a growing number of people in Scotland losing their sight, the charities have set out plans for their…

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Asda launches a range of plastic free crackers, cards and gift bags

Stuart Mitchell

This year, Asda has launched its first sustainable Christmas range, which will save a huge 66 tonnes of plastic this year – the equivalent of nearly 3,000 real Christmas trees.   Continuing its commitments to helping customers to reduce, re-use and recycle more, the range features glitter-free cards, wrap and gift-bags, which would in previous years have contained small particles of plastic.   This year, customers will be able to purchase a pack of 12 festive crackers which are made from 100% recyclable content, including the gift inside. In addition,…

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