Day: 4 July 2021

Penguin Random House boosts RNIB library with thousands more audio books

Stuart Mitchell

One of the world’s largest publishers, Penguin Random House has bolstered the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Talking Books Library by donating all of its audio books to the charity. The new collection currently includes around 6,000 titles and will be gradually added to RNIB’s Talking Book platform in instalments on an ongoing basis. Amongst the books to be uploaded are novels from some of the world’s best-selling authors, such as James Patterson, Lee Child and Sophie Kinsella. Anna Tylor, Chair of RNIB and a regular RNIB Online…

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From coast to kitchen – plastic destined for the ocean to be used in Waitrose packaging

Stuart Mitchell

As part of ongoing commitments to be more sustainable, Waitrose pledges to help intercept and reuse more plastic packaging thrown away at high risk coastal areas before it ends up in the Ocean POP-ular products: Over 100 tonnes of Prevented Ocean Plastic estimated to be used across 71 product family favourites UK first: Waitrose will be the first supermarket in the UK to use POP in packaging used for its best selling own label ready meals To coincide with World Ocean Day (June 8), Waitrose has pledged to use more…

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Kellogg’s® Special K®, Black Girls RUN! and La La Anthony Inspire You to Feel Good While Doing Good

Stuart Mitchell

Kellogg’s® Special K® and Black Girls RUN! are teaming up to bring two essential ingredients — food and wellness — together in one delicious effort with the first-ever Special 5K®. With the help of actress, producer, advocate and fitness enthusiast La La Anthony, the inaugural virtual race kicks off in a big way today and welcomes everyone, everywhere to support Feeding America® one K at a time (literally). The Special 5K turns the Ks you log into donations for families in need with the goal of helping to provide at least 2.5 million meals.* With more than 42 million people projected to experience food insecurity this year1, the time is ripe to…

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Over 450 investors managing $41 trillion in assets tell governments to get climate policy right and massive investment will flow

Stuart Mitchell

457 investors managing more than US$41 trillion in assets have released a new joint statement to all world governments urging a global race-to-the-top on climate policy and warning that laggards will miss out on trillions of dollars in investment if they aim too low and move too slow. This represents the largest collective assets under management to sign on to a global investor statement to governments on climate change since the first statement in 2009.  The 2021 Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate Crisis delivers the strongest-ever investor…

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The Ad Council and USDA Forest Service Encourage Families to Make the Forest Part of Their Story

Stuart Mitchell

Ahead of National Get Outdoors Day on June 12, the USDA Forest Service and the Ad Council announced new public service advertisements (PSAs) from the Discover the Forest campaign. Since 2009, the Ad Council and USDA Forest Service’s Discover the Forest campaign has encouraged parents and caregivers to take their families out to the forest to experience and reconnect with nature. The new creative work highlights the power of authentic storytelling to showcase the value of the forest as a place where families can deepen their connection with each other…

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