Month: March 2021

Waitrose cracks down on Easter egg packaging and reduces plastic by almost half

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose will take a further step in eliminating unnecessary packaging by almost halving the single-use plastic on all its own brand Easter eggs and confectionery.  Thousands of own brand Easter eggs arriving on shelves this month will contain nearly half (44%) the amount of plastic, and 18% less card, meaning a quarter less packaging overall for the Easter confectionery range. Much of the Easter egg packaging will also be made from recycled materials, including the Waitrose Squiggle Eggs and Milk Chocolate Hen with Speckled Eggs which are made from 80%…

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Celebrities and charity join forces to urge people with cancer not to suffer in silence amid signs of a surge in loneliness among patients

Stuart Mitchell

Celebrities are starring in a powerful new video urging people affected by cancer to “come forward and get the support you need” amid signs they are suffering in silence. Stars including actor Daisy Edgar-Jones and Joanna Lumley have joined forces with Macmillan Cancer Support to tell people to contact the charity for help and to “let it all out”, as new research reveals over a quarter of a million people (270,000) with cancer in the UK (9%) feel they have no one to talk to about their worries because of…

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Leading Business and Nonprofit Organizations Launch Health Action Alliance to Strengthen and Accelerate COVID-19 Response

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council, Business Roundtable, the CDC Foundation, the de Beaumont Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today announced the launch of the Health Action Alliance (HAA), a new partnership between leading business, communications and public health organizations to strengthen and accelerate the business community’s response to COVID-19. The Alliance is powered by Meteorite, an impact firm that builds coalitions to improve lives and strengthen communities. Fortune 500 companies employ more than 28 million people, and small businesses employ nearly 60 million people in the United States. Recent research…

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Marie Curie launches new TV campaign for National Day of Reflection

Stuart Mitchell

Marie Curie is launching a new TV campaign, National Day of Reflection, to bring the nation together to remember those who died during the pandemic. The UK’s leading end of life charity is spearheading a National Day of Reflection on 23rd March, the anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown. Marie Curie together with over 100care organisations, charities, businesses, membership organisations, emergency services, public sector bodies and community groups are asking the nation to take a ‘minute to reflect and a moment to connect’, to remember, grieve for and celebrate the life of anyone who has died during…

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Easterseals Launches Ambassador Program With 6 Inspiring Advocates for People with Disabilities

Stuart Mitchell

Six women who are influencers and advocates for disabled individuals from across the country united today in supporting Easterseals, an organization that for more than 100 years has been providing exceptional services, education, outreach and advocacy so people with disabilities can live, learn, work and thrive in their communities. A sounding board on meaningful issues and human stories of the disability movement, the Easterseals Ambassadors will play a prominent role in raising awareness of Easterseals’ programs for parents, caregivers, veterans and persons with disabilities. Each Easterseals Ambassador is an influencer…

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