Day: 17 September 2021

Invisible Cities launches new nationwide project

Stuart Mitchell

Invisible Cities, the alternative tour guide company that introduces locals and visitors to some of our greatest urban heartlands, is launching a new nationwide project.  The social enterprise, which has generally focused on city centres, is now delving deeper into local neighbourhoods and encouraging everyone to discover what is on the doorstep there – from Glasgow’s once-notorious Gorbals slum area to Manchester’s Fallowfield and the inspirational women of Edinburgh’s Leith.  Zakia Moulaoui Guery, CEO and Founder of Invisible Cities says, “Every year we take thousands of tourists and locals on our tours but, If there…

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Young American researcher wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2021

Stuart Mitchell

Eshani Jha from the USA receives the prestigious 2021 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for research on how to remove contaminants from water. HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden announced the winner on 24 August during an online award ceremony as part of World Water Week. Stockholm Junior Water Prize is an international competition where students between the ages of 15 and 20 present solutions to major water challenges. The winner Eshani Jha is a student at Lynbrook High School in San José, California. She has done research on how to remove contaminants from our freshwater in a…

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WARC releases The Future of Strategy 2021 report following a global survey of marketing strategists

Stuart Mitchell

The strategy career path is diversifying, but there remains a lack of diversity in its hiring, finds WARC, the global authority on marketing effectiveness, in The Future of Strategy 2021 report released today. The annual study, now in its ninth year, is based on an annual worldwide survey fielded in May and June this year, and in-depth interviews carried out by WARC with marketing strategists, both brand and agency side. The focus this year is on their evolving role following the impact of COVID-19 and the different routes young strategists…

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Robinsons ready to drink, Lipton Ice Tea and drench move to 100% recycled plastic bottles following Britvic’s £5M investment support in Esterform Packaging Ltd

Stuart Mitchell

This summer, Robinsons, Lipton Ice Tea and drench 500ml bottles are moving to 100% recycled plastic (rPET). The 500ml on-the-go bottles are the first to use recycled plastic from a new rPET manufacturing facility in North Yorkshire. The facility, built by Esterform Packaging Limited following Britvic’s £5m investment support in 2019, is powered by 100% renewable energy and provides Britvic with a secure supply of quality food-grade rPET in the UK. Mark Tyne, Esterform’s Managing Director, said: “Our £20 million project to produce 42,000 tonnes of recycled food grade PET…

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