New iStock study: 94% of respondents believe mental and physical health are equally important

In recognition of World Mental Health Day, iStock, a leading ecommerce platform providing premium visual content to SMBs, SMEs, creatives and students everywhere, has released guidelines on the use of imagery to effectively communicate mental health issues without stereotyping or triggering those suffering.  New data from iStock’s research platform Visual GPS shows that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on people’s mental health with 1 in 5 people globally stating their biggest source of worry is their continued feelings of discomfort or anxiety and their mental health. The research shows that 94% of respondents believe that it is equally important…

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Ad Net Zero to mark first anniversary with global summit, training qualification & industry best practice guide

Ad Net Zero, the UK advertising initiative to help the industry respond to the climate crisis caused by CO2 emissions is marking its first-year anniversary with a special 2-day Global Summit. Ad Net Zero is made up of 70 leading companies from across the UK advertising industry, committing to achieving net zero carbon emissions from their operations by end 2030 as part of wider industry drive. It will take place on November 3 & 4 live from Glasgow at the same time as COP26 when the world’s leaders gather to…

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WorldGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment expands to include embodied carbon

 WorldGBC announces an update to the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment (the Commitment), expanding its scope to recognise enhanced leadership action in tackling embodied carbon emissions from the building and construction sector. To accompany the Commitment update and its reduction-first approach to decarbonisation, WorldGBC has also published Advancing Net Zero Whole Life Carbon: Offsetting Residual Emissions from the Building and Construction Sector, providing guidance for how the sector should compensate for its total carbon impacts. The built environment is responsible for almost 40% of global carbon emissions, with 10% from embodied carbon from…

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Yubo Launches Express Sessions to support digital wellness of Gen Z users

Yubo, the leading platform for young people to socialise online, has today launched ‘Express Sessions’ to support Gen Z users with mental health.  Within ‘Express Sessions’, users can find a safe space to talk, vent and seek help and peer support from the Yubo community for their everyday life issues. Several sessions will be organised every month for the rest of the year. The network, which has a Gen Z user base of over 50 million across 40 different countries, is continuing to take steps to ensure the platform is…

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BerryWorld marks Zero Waste Week by celebrating 400k meals’ milestone of fruit diverted to vulnerable people

To mark Zero Waste Week BerryWorld have launched a food waste awareness campaign to call attention to the importance of cutting down waste, and celebrate their latest milestone – delivering 400 thousand meals’ worth of fruit to FareShare. “We are immensely proud to have reached this milestone with our growers. It’s great to know that only this year our out of spec fruit has supported over 1,300 charities and community groups in providing healthy meals to vulnerable individuals.” Emma Henry, Senior Responsible Sourcing Manager at BerryWorld UK Since the beginning of…

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