Day: 2 September 2021

Mitie to boost biodiversity by becoming Plantlife Corporate Patron

Stuart Mitchell

Mitie Landscapes has become a Corporate Patron of British Conservation Charity, Plantlife, as part of its commitment to help support biodiversity across the UK. Mitie is Plantlife’s first Patron in the facilities management industry. As one of the UK’s leading landscapes providers, Mitie will be working with Plantlife to support its evidence-based approach to conservation. This will include sharing Plantlife’s conservation and biodiversity best practice with Mitie’s clients, as well as trialling techniques and equipment that will encourage more wildflowers and pollinators to flourish. Mitie’s Landscapes team will also be…

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ITV launches new on air campaign to highlight Invisible Disabilities

Stuart Mitchell

ITV has launched a new on-air marketing campaign to highlight invisible disabilities, as part of its commitment to help create culture change around disability perception and representation. One in five of us are disabled, and this new campaign featuring famous faces powerfully highlights that just because you cannot see it, doesn’t mean it’s not there. Developed in partnership with Scope, and devised by ITV Creative, the ad features Chase star Paul Sinha, author and TV personality Katie Piper, actress and Loose Woman Kelle Bryan and Real Housewives of Cheshire star…

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Kotex and South African Pop Star Create ‘She Can Anthem’ to Challenge Period Misconceptions

Stuart Mitchell

To help break down stereotypes and misconceptions about periods, Kimberly-Clark’s Kotex® brand partnered with South Africa’s well-known music artist and megastar Boity Thulo to invite South Africans to submit lyrics addressing period stigma to write the ‘She Can Anthem.’ With more than 500 lines of lyrics submitted by both women and men, the ‘She Can Anthem’ recently hit the #19 spot on South Africa’s music charts. “We are changing the tune about periods and getting women to celebrate their periods. They are a symbol of our strength and our power,” said Boity.…

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RSK secures funding boost from Ares Management Corporation in largest private credit backed sustainability linked financing to date

Stuart Mitchell

Following the formal announcement from Ares Management Corporation (Ares), RSK is thrilled to confirm news of a monumental funding boost to the business which will create countless new opportunities as we continue to grow.  In what is the largest private credit backed sustainability linked financing deal ever agreed on the market, funds managed by Ares’ European Direct Lending strategy are serving as sole lenders of £1 billion of available debt facilities to RSK.   The funding boost will be used to refinance our existing credit facilities and will allow us to invest in our existing businesses, form new business lines and fuel our acquisition pipeline so we can continue to strengthen our offering.   The…

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Surfers Against Sewage launch new Brand Audit Report

Stuart Mitchell

Surfers Against Sewage have launched their 2021 Brand Audit Report on 11 August, has revealed that two thirds of the UKs plastic and packaging pollution can be traced back to just 12 polluting companies: Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Anheuser-Bush InBev, McDonalds, Mondelez International, Heineken, Tesco, Carlsberg Group, Suntory, Haribo, Mars and Aldi. Hugo Tagholm, the SAS chief exec, had this to say: “Our annual Brand Audit has once again revealed the shocking volume of plastic and packaging pollution coming directly from big companies and some of their best known brands. Serial offenders…

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