Day: 28 August 2021

Dow Announces Strategic Collaboration With Natura for Project Ybá in Brazil – a Model of Sustainable Commercial-ecological- Social Development in the Amazon Rainforest

Stuart Mitchell

Dow recently announced that Natura cosmetics brand – part of Natura & Co group, the fourth largest personal care company in the world – is the first commercial collaborator for Project Ybá: Conservation that Transforms, a strategic sustainability project for balancing commercial growth of a local community with environmental preservation in Breu Branco, Pará, deep in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest. Launched in May 2021, Project Ybá is a Dow initiative in Brazil with an investment of R$1 million (~US$200,000) in collaboration with the Peabiru Institute and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). It aims to…

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Association for Financial Professionals Launches Initiative to Promote Treasury and Finance Careers to Underrepresented Communities

Stuart Mitchell

The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) has launched a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Awareness Initiative with founding partner, Invesco. This Initiative will be a sustained campaign to inform individuals from underrepresented communities about career opportunities in corporate finance and treasury.  AFP and Invesco will showcase opportunities for professional development, skills building, ongoing training, and continuous learning that will prepare individuals for challenging and rewarding careers in corporate finance and treasury. “The corporate treasury and finance profession offers individuals a dynamic, growth-oriented career opportunity that drives the success of organizations…

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DMA’s Marketing Challenge 2021 Winners announced

Stuart Mitchell

The winners of this year’s Marketing Challenge have been announced by ScotRail and the Data & Marketing Association’s (DMA) Talent division. The winning team, ‘DigiConnect’, includes Megan Leonard, Lucy James, June Vorraa and Liene Snukute, all students from Bournemouth University. Students across the UK were tasked with devising a marketing campaign for ScotRail, to help grow awareness of its eco-friendly services to 18-30-year-olds. They were asked to create a 12-month integrated marketing campaign to promote train and bicycle travel, resulting in participation from thousands of leisure passengers across Scotland. Team…

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House of Anita Dongre’s Next Defining Move: Ancient-Forest-Free Fashion

Stuart Mitchell

one of India’s leading fashion houses, House of Anita Dongre, is ensuring that protection of the world’s Ancient and Endangered Forests continues to grow, expanding its sustainability legacy by being the first Indian fashion house to join international environmental organization Canopy’s CanopyStyle and Pack4Good initiatives. The CanopyStyle and Pack4Good initiatives are focused on transforming the fashion and packaging supply chains: shifting them away from sourcing from the world’s most important forests and scaling climate-friendly Next Generation Solutions. Every year over 3.2 billion trees, many from vital forest ecosystems in places…

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Path Financial named as a winner of Sky Zero Footprint Fund

Stuart Mitchell

Path Financial – the first and only national financial advisory firm in the UK set up specifically to tackle the climate crisis – has been awarded the exceptional prize of a minimum of £250K in media value, after being chosen as one of five winners of the high-profile Sky Zero Footprint Fund. The Sky Zero Footprint Fund is a £2 million advertising fund set-up by Sky to accelerate and amplify business initiatives which are driving positive behavioural change for a more sustainable world.  Path Financial is the only financial company…

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