Day: 24 March 2021

International Paper Funds New Forestry Research at Four Universities

Stuart Mitchell

The role of academic research in forestry is essential to ensuring the sustainability of forests. Advancements in research can help land owners make sustainable forest management decisions; it plays an increasingly important role in how forest land owners manage their land, both as a natural climate solution and for their livelihoods. International Paper recognizes the important role of this research and has taken action by offering $500,000 in academic research grants since 2019. Since 2019, International Paper has asked U.S. universities for research proposals to explore innovations in four key…

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PICHA Stock launches the Afrofemme collection

Stuart Mitchell

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Afrocentric stock photography company, PICHA Stock has launched the Afrofemme collection, a collection of licensable images that celebrates the beauty, resilience, and creativity of the modern Black woman.  The Afrofemme collection aims to uplift and inspire while shifting perceptions and helping to change the visual narrative of the Afrofemme. Entrepreneur Josiane Faubert created PICHA Stock on the realization that the perceptions of Africans in the world are not always the reality of Africans or black communities internationally, the Afrofemme collection is an extension of…

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IFC Training Helps Companies in Fiji Facing Increased Gender-Based Violence Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

IFC will offer world-class training to companies in Fiji facing a likely increase in gender-based violence from the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Partnering with the Australia Pacific Training Coalition, IFC will offer a 12-day Train the Trainers Course on workplace responses to gender-based violence. The course, based on IFC’s work with more than 50 businesses in Fiji, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, is targeted at professionals in human resources and business consulting services. Even before the outbreak of COVID-19, gender-based violence affected two in three women…

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ASA – Six month review of our Scam Ad Alert system

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called:  Six month review of our Scam Ad Alert system. 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. In June 2020, we launched a Scam Ad Alert system in partnership with major online ad and social media platforms, including Google and Facebook, to help tackle scam ads online. We launched the system because, while the overwhelming majority of…

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BBC Radio 3 and The Arts And Humanities Research Council celebrate classical composers from diverse ethnic backgrounds

Stuart Mitchell

Launched in Autumn 2020, the scheme aims to expand the breadth and diversity of what is accepted as belonging to the classical music canon and uncover more about the lives and work of composers who have not had the public recognition that their work deserves. The successful researchers were selected with the support of an expert advisory panel of academics and musicians. This was chaired by Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE, Founder, and Director of the Chineke! Foundation, which supports, inspires and encourages Black, Asian and ethnically diverse classical musicians in the…

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