Day: 4 December 2020

Warburtons releases its Christmas crumpet slippers, donating 100% of the proceeds to FareShare

Stuart Mitchell

Warburtons have released its first ever slippers, inspired by the brand’s iconic crumpet. They will be sold online ahead of Christmas with all proceeds from the sale going to FareShare. Jonathan Warburton, Chairman at Warburtons For every pair of slippers purchased, the equivalent of 60 meals will be donated to those most in need during this festive period; in total, the proceeds from the campaign will enable FareShare to distribute 85,000 free meals. Jonathan Warburton, Chairman at Warburtons says: “This year has been incredibly challenging for many families and communities…

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Ground-breaking Tesco move to change cheese packaging will save 260 tonnes of plastic annually

Stuart Mitchell

A ground-breaking move by Tesco to change the packaging of its own label hard cheeses will save 260 tonnes of plastic each year. The saving – equal in weight to 20 double decker buses – has been made by switching from the traditional square block shape to oblong packaging and also by removing the current re-sealable zip. New 400g pack sizes are replacing 460g packs and both they and existing 220g packs have had their re-sealable zip removed. Nearly 40 lines of Tesco’s own brand territorial hard cheeses have been…

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Alzheimer’s Research UK partners with global leaders including Bill Gates to revolutionise detection of neurodegenerative diseases

Stuart Mitchell

Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has partnered with global leaders, including Bill Gates, to advance the charity’s Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (EDoN) initiative. The global initiative, which aims to develop a digital device to radically improve the detection of diseases that cause dementia, aims to secure at least £67million over its first six years. The initiative with funding from Bill Gates and others, will be overseen by a new Board of 10 prominent experts, led by former UK Prime Minister and President of Alzheimer’s Research…

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Amnesty Media Awards 2021 open for entries

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty International UK is inviting entries for its 29th annual Media Awards, a prestigious set of awards that recognise the vital role journalists play and the serious risks they face in highlighting human rights abuses around the world. Entries can now be submitted at: https://amnesty-media-awards.org.uk/   The closing date for entries is Thursday 21 January 2021 and the award ceremony will take place on Wednesday 28 April 2021. Entries must be from a media outlet based in the UK and published or broadcast for the first time in the UK between 1 January and…

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Walmart Teams Up with Cruise to Pilot All-Electric Self-Driving Delivery Powered by 100% Renewable Energy

Stuart Mitchell

Walmart’s Tom Ward, SVP of Customer Product, Walmart U.S. has posted a blog telling that Walmart has teamed up with Cruise to pilot All-Electric Self-Driving Delivery Powered by 100% Renewable Energy. The post is below: This year, we’ve had our foot on the accelerator expanding our pickup and delivery services, so customers can get the items they need quickly and safely. In April alone, we launched Express Delivery and have since scaled it to more than 2,800 stores, reaching more than 65% of American households. We may be growing delivery…

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