Day: 1 February 2021

Stora Enso and Tetra Pak to explore the building of a recycling line for used beverage cartons

Stuart Mitchell

Stora Enso and Tetra Pak are joining forces to explore the possibility of building a new recycling line to significantly increase the recycling of used beverage cartons in Central and Eastern Europe. The two partners are initiating a feasibility study to assess the viability of building a large-scale recycling line for Used Beverage Cartons (UBC) at Stora Enso’s Ostrołęka Mill in Poland. In the model Stora Enso would pulp and separate the fibers from used beverage cartons at its Ostrołęka Mill and use the recycled fibres as a raw material, while Tetra Pak would secure…

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Tesco reaffirms support for Marcus Rashford’s Food Poverty Taskforce

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has reaffirmed its commitment to Marcus Rashford’s Food Poverty Taskforce and will continue to support his campaign for free school meals for every child that needs them, at any time. In addition to its work alongside Marcus and the other members of the Taskforce, Tesco will continue its wider work to help families, who are facing hardship due to the pandemic, to put healthy, nutritious food on their tables. For families facing hardship there are a number of schemes and organisations that can provide help. These include: 1. The…

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Channel 4 Launch New Animated Digital Series ‘Rap Therapy’ to Delve Into Rap Artists’ Struggles With Mental Health

Stuart Mitchell

E4 is to present a new short form animated series, aimed at teenagers, that sees some of the UK’s leading MC’s, rappers and lyricists talk openly about mental health and the things that have impacted them, from grief and body image to trauma. The series will also reimagine science-based mindfulness techniques to help young people improve their wellbeing. Across the five episode series produced by Mother’s Best Child & TOAD, viewers will be taken on an absorbing visual journey where they’ll be offered tips and methods to help cope with their mental health struggles, all backed by South London…

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Olay Supports STEM Education Across The Country With Science Kits Created For Blended and Virtual Learning

Stuart Mitchell

In September, Olay announced a 10-year commitment to double the number of women and triple the number of women of color in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers by 2030. Women hold only 24% of these roles, a figure that represents the STEM gap. The brand takes a step toward closing the STEM gap by helping schools intervene at a critical moment when girls’ STEM interests need to be fed in order to avoid what is known in tech as the “middle school cliff” — where girls, who were…

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Amnesty International and Advocacy Assembly launch new online courses on open source human rights investigations

Stuart Mitchell

Human rights researchers, activists and journalists are among those who will benefit from two new free online courses developed by Amnesty International and hosted by Advocacy Assembly to train people in how to carry out open source research for human rights investigations and advocacy. Based on the rigorous methodologies employed by Amnesty International’s Digital Verification Corps – an award-winning partnership with seven global universities – the courses will train people in investigative techniques used to verify digital content and tackle disinformation. “Never has it been more relevant for activists, journalists…

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