Year: 2020

Plan USA Launches Girl Unlocked Movement For International Day Of The Girl On October 11

Stuart Mitchell

Plan International USA (Plan) has announced its annual celebration of girls’ rights on October 11 by encouraging all to join the Girl Unlocked movement. In honor of International Day of the Girl (IDG), Plan is asking individuals, corporations and communities to support girls and young women as they push through doors and unlock their power and potential. Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 and observed every October 11, IDG is an annual day of recognition designed to raise awareness of the need for girls’ rights. This year’s…

Read More

Dave and CALM partner with Murdock London Barbers for World Mental Health Day

Stuart Mitchell

Entertainment TV channel Dave, and CALM (the Campaign Against Living Miserably), are raising awareness of World Mental Health Day in a continuation of their long-running, award-winning partnership. They have also joined up with Murdock, the London based Barbers whose staff are trained in Mental Health First Aid, to further encourage positive conversations surrounding mental health, activated by in store ambient media and supported by both on and off air media. The campaign features co-branding in Murdock’s London stores, TV ads, social videos, and five new episodes of the hit podcast,…

Read More

EyeBuyDirect And The Trevor Project Honor National Coming Out Day With The “See Me Collection”

Stuart Mitchell

This October 11th marks the 32nd anniversary of National Coming Out Day which celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and those who have bravely come out with their sexual orientation, gender identity or both. As part of EyeBuyDirect’s vision for a more diverse and inclusive world, the leading online eyewear retailer is extending its partnership with The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ youth, to commemorate National Coming Out Day with the launch of the See Me Collection. The capsule collection features four styles in “Trevor’s Signature Orange”…

Read More

Tesco joins call on UK Government to fast-track move to zero-emission cars and vans to 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Momentum for the UK to ditch fossil fuel cars and vans is growing as Tesco has joined a group of now 27 big corporates publicly calling on the UK Government to target 100% zero emission car and van sales from 2030*. The Government is currently revising its plans.  In addition to Tesco, Dixons Carphone, E.ON, Heathrow, Lime and SSE are also joining the UK Electric Fleets Coalition, a partnership launched by the Climate Group and BT, including Openreach. Together these companies are already working to electrify over 400,000 of their own vehicles in the UK, most of them through the Climate Group’s global…

Read More

Henkel Joins U.S. Plastics Pact, Committing to Meet Ambitious Circular Economy Goals By 2025

Stuart Mitchell

Henkel North America has joined the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative rooted in four ambitious goals intended to drive significant systems change by unifying diverse cross-sector approaches, setting a national strategy, and creating scalable solutions to create a path forward toward a circular economy for plastics in the United States by 2025. The first North American Pact of its kind, the U.S. Pact is a collaboration led by The Recycling Partnership, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and Ellen MacArthur Foundation. As part of the U.S. Pact, activators like Henkel recognize…

Read More