Year: 2020

Guest Post: It’s time to eradicate the negative stigma of dyslexia in the marcomms industry

Stuart Mitchell

Madeleine Weightman, Co-Founder of the platform for marketing and comms freelancers, The Work Crowd which has launched a diversity board with Hanson Search, explains her family’s experience with dyslexia and provides practical tips for agencies to avoid discriminating against people living with it. I was diagnosed with dyslexia when I was about 13 and my sister Alice got the diagnosis at around 11 years of age. At the time, it wasn’t the school that picked it up, but our mother. Both of us always struggled at school and were in…

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BCG to Achieve Net-Zero Climate Impact by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Rich Lesser, CEO of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has announced a major new climate commitment for the firm that will deliver net-zero climate impact by 2030. To reach this goal, BCG will take significant action to reduce its footprint and neutralize its remaining climate impact by investing in leading-edge carbon removal projects. The firm will reduce direct energy and electricity emissions (Scopes 1 and 2)—against its baseline year of 2018—by 90% per full-time-equivalent employee by 2025. BCG transitioned to purchasing 100% renewable electricity in 2019 and will continue to pursue…

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Evian Launches New Range Made From Recycled Bottles

Stuart Mitchell

evian natural spring water has announced an additional milestone in its mission to become a circular brand, with the introduction of new recycled bottles in its portfolio, made from 100% recycled plastic. The innovation is now available in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany and the UK. The uniquely sourced spring water is naturally protected during its 15-year filtration through the French Alps. The way it is delivered from the natural spring to people is constantly evolving as evian looks to accelerate its circularity goal. All evian bottles are recyclable and today’s…

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Boots launches new sustainability scheme where customers can recycle their empties and get rewarded for it

Stuart Mitchell

Boots champions reducing plastic waste in all areas of the business and is taking further steps to becoming more sustainable by launching a new recycling scheme. The scheme encourages customers to bring back empty hard-to-recycle products (even from brands not stocked at Boots) and get rewarded for it. In partnership with No7, the new scheme will be available in 50 Boots UK stores across the country from 24 September and is the first on the market to use Scan2Recycle technology. Customers can simply access the technology via a dedicated Boots…

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CHANEL pioneers new Sustainability-Linked Bonds supported by BNP Paribas

Stuart Mitchell

BNP Paribas has announced it has supported leading luxury goods company CHANEL to issue its first Sustainability-Linked Bonds. The pioneering €600mn inaugural transaction – a first in the luxury sector linked to the ICMA Sustainability-Linked Bonds Principles – will support CHANEL’s ambitious Mission 1.5° climate strategy by linking the bond terms to carbon reduction targets.  The targets include: Decreasing CHANEL’s own (scope 1 and 2) emissions by 50% by 2030  Decreasing CHANEL’s supply chain (scope 3) absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 10% by 2030  Shifting to 100% renewable electricity in…

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