L’Oréal unveils L’Oréal Water Saver, sustainable haircare technology for the salon and home, developed with environmental innovation company gjosa

L’Oréal has unveiled its new “beauty tech” innovation at CES 2021: L’Oréal Water Saver, a sustainable haircare system for the salon and at-home beauty routine, developed with environmental innovation company Gjosa. The system represents a new way to wash and care for your hair: one that saves water while improving upon luxury and efficiency through advanced technology. For generations, visiting the salon backbar for a hair wash has been a cherished beauty ritual—and with L’Oréal Water Saver, doing so is better for the planet. L’Oréal Water Saver reduces water usage…

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CAP – Advice on advertising vegan and vegetarian products this Veganuary

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Advice on advertising vegan and vegetarian products this Veganuary. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. The year 2020 saw a continued increase in businesses offering vegan and vegetarian products and it is a trend likely to continue. Alongside animal welfare, research shows consumers making commitments to campaigns like “Veganuary” often cite health and environmental concerns…

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IPA launches new diversity and inclusion qualification

The IPA has launched a new qualification, the Diversity & Inclusion Essentials Certificate, in collaboration with The Hobbs Consultancy, to ensure that everyone can contribute to a more diverse and inclusive workplace. The online qualification will help people gain a deeper understanding of the challenges we need to overcome and the behaviours we need to change to become a more diverse and inclusive industry. It will support the IPA’s new diversity and inclusion report, A Future of Fairness, due to be published later this month and explored in detail at…

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Volkswagen AG donates €10 million for European environmental projects under agreement with European Investment Bank

Volkswagen AG is donating €10 million for European sustainability projects under an agreement entered into with the European Investment Bank (EIB). A decisive criterion in the selection of the projects was their proven experience in major environmental protection measures. The future of sustainable mobility was a further key factor. The donations are being made under an agreement between the EIB and Volkswagen AG as part of commitments made in connection with the diesel crisis. In 2009, the EIB granted the Volkswagen Group a loan that was repaid in full in…

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UN Women and UNV launch new Young Women Leaders Initiative

UN Women, in partnership with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, is excited to introduce the UN Women “Young Women Leaders” (YWL) initiative. The YWL initiative will engage a diverse cohort of young women from the Global South who are committed to gender equality and women’s empowerment and to the mission and work of the United Nations. It will also allow the sharing of experiences among young leaders from diverse backgrounds across UN Women and further enhance diversity in UN Women’s personnel. As part of the Young Women Leaders initiative,…

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