Day: 6 October 2020

The autumnal twist on Camden’s fresh Hells Lager is back

Stuart Mitchell

Autumn is well and truly upon us, marking the start of Harvest Festival, a time to share with those in need, and the return of Camden Town Brewery’s autumnal twist on its Hells Lager, Harvest Hells in partnership with food redistribution charity, The Felix Project. Drawing on the rich, malty flavours of autumn, Harvest Hells is the robust take on the all-weather Hells Lager. Full of flavour, the deep red lager is perfect for enjoying after a leafy park walk or cosying up with on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Camden…

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Patagonia’s Commitment to Making Democracy More Accessible

Stuart Mitchell

Voting, our most basic and fundamental right as a democracy, is under threat, so Patagonia is doing its part to help ensure we have safe, free and fair elections this November. As we stand with the millions of Americans who want to elect climate leaders and see wild places protected for future generations, Patagonia will work with our partners across the country to help people exercise their right to choose their future and make a plan to vote. Patagonia will close its doors on Election Day, like we did in…

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Public Relations Student Society of America Announces National Competition to Promote Civility in Public Discourse

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), the foremost organization for students interested in the public relations and communications fields, has announced that its 2021 Bateman Case Study Competition will focus on reversing the corrosion of civility in American life and fostering more constructive and inclusive public discourse in all corners of society. “The pervasiveness of incivility and the incalculable toll it takes on the economic, social, physical and emotional well-being of all Americans beg for the intervention of communications professionals,” said PRSA Civility Task Force Co-chair Jon Goldberg.…

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Waitrose makes canny move with the removal of plastic on all tinned multibuy food

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose will accelerate efforts to stamp out single use plastic by ending the use of multibuy shrinkwrap on millions of own label tinned grocery products. The plastic wrap, which is used to keep three or four cans attached for convenience but can’t always be recycled, will now be removed permanently on all Waitrose tinned food. Waitrose was the first UK retailer to trial the removal of shrinkwrap on tinned multibuys last year. Removing the shrinkwrap on some of the best selling everyday essentials – including baked beans, kidney beans, sweetcorn,…

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Open Banking Excellence, Moneyhub and Streeva launch world’s first QR code-based open banking payments with automated Gift Aid to support third sector donations

Stuart Mitchell

Open Banking Excellence (OBE), the world’s leading community of Open Banking and Open Finance pioneers, has joined forces with Moneyhub Enterprise and Streeva to take open banking-powered charity donations mainstream. OBE has partnered with some of the best in the industry to introduce a new method for donations in the UK through scanning a QR code with a phone to pay directly from one bank account to the charity’s bank account and offers automated Gift Aid, which enables charities to claim an extra 25% on each donation. Moneyhub, the award-winning…

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