Day: 8 January 2021

Henkel AG & Co KGaA’s Social Plastic Ecosystem in collaboration with Plastic Bank earns top honors in the 2020 Packaging Innovation Awards by Dow

Stuart Mitchell

Dow has announced the winners of the 2020 Packaging Innovation Awards recognizing breakthrough packaging achievements in design, technology, sustainability and user experience. The highest honor, the Diamond Award, went to Henkel AG & Co KGaA’s Social Plastic Ecosystem in collaboration with Plastic Bank. To create a new line of sustainable cosmetic packaging, Henkel conducted a pilot program that utilized recycled materials from Plastic Bank, a social enterprise which aims to stop plastic waste from entering the ocean and provide economic opportunities for people in extreme poverty. Since its launch in 2018, Henkel has…

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PRSA Defends the Right of Journalists to Report the News Safely and Without Fear of Reprisal

Stuart Mitchell

PRSA has a long-standing commitment to defending the First Amendment and a free, unencumbered press so when leadership learned on Friday, Dec. 18 that journalist and PRSA ICON 2020 speaker Marianna Spring, who specializes in reporting on disinformation for BBC News and World Service, is receiving death threats due to her reporting the organization forcefully responded. In an inews.co.uk column, Spring stated that her coverage of conspiracies associated with the coronavirus and the U.S. election had markedly increased the level of attacks on her personally, including threats on her life.…

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Kellogg Employees on Six Continents Rise Up and Rally to Feed People in Need for World Food Day

Stuart Mitchell

Kellogg Company has announced the results of its employee-driven program to help address food security in recognition of World Food Day. Kellogg and its employees reached more than 4.1 million people through food donations, volunteerism and giving campaigns – as well as those who participated in company-sponsored activities, such as online or in-store promotions and digital events to learn more about the issue of food security. The number of people experiencing hunger is at an all-time high in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s expected that an additional 83…

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Leading Asset Managers Commit to Net Zero Emissions Goal with Launch of Global Initiative

Stuart Mitchell

Asset managers representing over $9 trillion of assets under management (AUM) today announced the launch of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative. This is a leading group of global asset managers that commit to support the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner, in line with global efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C. They also commit to support investing aligned with net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. Delivery of the commitment also includes prioritizing the achievement of real economy emissions reductions within the sectors and…

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The Last Day Pass: Serviceplan Campaign X Partners with LAAX Ski Resort on Creative Solution to Prevent 3 April 2056 Being the Last Ever Ski Day at Vorab Glacier

Stuart Mitchell

3 April 2056 could be the last possible ski day on the Vorab Glacier: this frightening prediction comes from the calculations of ETH Zurich, based on their so-called glacier model and taking into account current CO2 emissions. In order to postpone this day as far as possible, Serviceplan Campaign X and the LAAX ski resort have developed the “Last Day Pass”, “A ski pass for the day that will hopefully never come”. The “Last Day Pass” campaign even makes it possible to save the Vorab Glacier from the comfort of…

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