Day: 2 May 2021

George at Asda teams up with historical charity to encourage kids to get outside and grow

Stuart Mitchell

George at Asda have collaborated with the UK’s leading gardening charity, The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), to create a new kidswear clothing and accessories range for kids aged 1-7 years The collection has been designed to encourage kids to get outside and ‘grow’ and features unique prints with joyful, hand-drawn illustrations of smiling vegetables, bright garden tools and colourful tractors. The kidswear range, which starts from age 1 and runs up to age 7, features slogans encouraging kids to reconnect with nature and to grow their own plants and veg,…

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New Lloyds Bank team to support clients’ sustainability ambitions

Stuart Mitchell

Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has created a new team to support its corporate clients as they transition their businesses to become more sustainable. The team will specialise in structuring environmental, social and governance (ESG) products and services, helping corporates become more sustainable and supporting the UK’s road to net-zero. The team will be led by Jonas Persson, currently head of the sustainable and natural resources team in the bank’s Corporate & Institutional Coverage (CIC) division, which supports larger businesses. In his new role Jonas will report to Scott Barton, Managing…

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Charmin® Works to Protect, Grow and Restore Forests

Stuart Mitchell

Charmin’s commitment extends well beyond the bathroom and aims to keep forests thriving for communities and wildlife for generations to come. Why? It’s simple – Charmin loves trees, no butts about it. With an ambition to promote healthy forests through its “protect, grow and restore” sustainability effort, the brand is working within its operations and through its supply chain and nonprofit partners to keep forests as forests and champion higher standards for responsible forestry. “We want everyone to enjoy the go, but in a way that also helps protect forests,”…

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Walgreens and Red Nose Day Bring Back Digital Red Nose, Spreading Message of Hope, Helping to Tackle Child Poverty

Stuart Mitchell

For the seventh year in a row, Red Nose Day is back at Walgreens with the iconic Red Nose in digital form as we continue to emphasize the health and safety of customers and team members nationwide. Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, child poverty rose as high as 21.4 percent in the United States in 20201, underscoring the urgency to support underserved children. This year, together with Comic Relief U.S., the nonprofit behind Red Nose Day, Walgreens is excited to bring back the Digital Red Nose providing a way to…

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PHE & Stroke Association Relaunch the Act FAST campaign to improve stroke outcomes

Stuart Mitchell

The Act FAST campaign urges everyone to take immediate action on seeing any stroke symptoms to save lives – the NHS is open. Data from the lockdown period of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic last year show that admissions to hospital for stroke fell – a 12% drop between March and April 2020. Stroke is a medical emergency and anyone experiencing symptoms should seek urgent help. Early treatment not only saves lives but results in a greater chance of a better recovery, as well as a likely reduction in permanent disability…

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