Month: February 2021

Herbalife Nutrition Joins United Nations Global Compact

Stuart Mitchell

Herbalife Nutrition, a premier global nutrition company has announced it has joined the United Nations (“U.N.”) Global Compact, the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world. With this commitment, the company is demonstrating its long-term support of the Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”) as outlined in the U.N. Global Compact’s Ten Principles. Understanding the importance of engaging all stakeholders in addressing some of society’s most pressing problems, the U.N. Global Compact represents a commitment on the part of leading companies to adopt policies to improve our communities and uphold basic universal…

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Gillette® Launches Planet KIND, a New Line of Products That Are Kind to Skin and the Planet

Stuart Mitchell

Gillette has formally launched Planet KIND, a new shaving and skincare brand that is kind to skin and the planet. Planet KIND packaging is recyclable and made with 85% recycled paper, 85% recycled plastic or infinitely recyclable aluminum. The lineup also includes a razor handle made with 60% recycled plastic. The brand has partnered with Plastic Bank® to give consumers even more reason to feel good about choosing Planet KIND. In partnership with Plastic Bank, every Planet KIND product purchased will prevent 10 plastic bottles from entering the ocean. “Planet…

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Academics join forces with Aardman to tackle mental health crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Leading academics have partnered with Aardman to launch new mental health campaign What’s Up With Everyone? funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Young people struggling with mental health issues arising from challenges such as loneliness, perfectionism and competitiveness, will be supported by a series of new animated films and a companion website. What’s Up With Everyone? is led by Professor of Health Humanities Paul Crawford at the Institute of Mental Health, the University of Nottingham, and supported by the AHRC. This exciting project translates research into accessible content…

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Alzheimer’s Research UK welcomes Scottish government’s pledge to research why so many people with dementia have died from COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

Alzheimer’s Research UK has welcomed the Scottish government’s plan to support people with dementia affected by COVID-19, as it vows to carry out research to find out why so many people with dementia have died during the pandemic. The commitment is one of several made in the government’s plan, outlining how it intends to support people with dementia, their carers and families, as the nation recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, the National Records of Scotland showed that of all deaths involving COVID-19 between March and June 2020,…

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Discovery Education Appoints Scott Kinney as Chief Executive Officer and Kelli Campbell as President

Stuart Mitchell

Discovery Education—the Charlotte, North Carolina based global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms—has announced the appointment of Scott Kinney as its new Chief Executive Officer and Kelli Campbell as the company’s new President. Kinney succeeds Paul Ilse, who will become Executive Chairman of Discovery Education’s Board of Directors. Kinney’s distinguished 25-year career in education began in Pennsylvania’s public school system at the Sharpsville Area School District, where he served as the district’s Instructional Technology Coordinator.  Following stints as Assistant Director of Curriculum…

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