Depop teams up with charities to grow fashion resale

Fashion marketplace app Depop is launching a dedicated programme to help charity shops build successful online businesses on its marketplace. The new Charity Seller Programme will provide charities on Depop with tools, resources, exclusive offers and personalised support to effectively leverage the platform as an e-commerce channel. This follows a period of significant growth for charity e-commerce. The volume of charity shop listings on Depop has increased by nearly 600% since the beginning of UK lockdown in March 2020. According to data from the Charity Retail Association (the industry organisation…

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Cisco commits to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040

Cisco has announced that it is committing to reaching net zero for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across all scopes by 2040, 10 years ahead of when climate scientists say the planet must reach net zero to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Cisco’s net zero goal will be supported by ambitious near-term targets, including to reach net zero for all global Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2025.  Other near-term targets will cover key Scope 3 categories for Cisco, such as use of sold products and supply chain emissions, and will be…

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Pioneering project using drones and data to tackle litter in Bournemouth shows “game-changing” results

The most scientifically robust litter survey ever undertaken in the UK reveals groundbreaking results set to impact how litter is tackled in the future.   Funded by McDonald’s, scientists from Ellipsis Earth used drone technology and AI to create detailed litter maps, identify hot spots and build an understanding of how litter is travelling across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in March and May this year.   The intelligence gathered from the drone data was then used to inform the placement of positive litter-busting interventions which made the area’s bins more engaging and noticeable such as glow in the dark bins and voting bins…

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The Big Issue marks its 30th birthday with a special vendor takeover edition of the magazine and brand-new video featuring Christopher Eccleston

The Big Issue has put 30 vendors in charge of the magazine for the first time this week to mark the title’s 30th. It has also produced a video featuring three vendors and a voiceover from Christopher Eccleston.  The special edition features an open and honest conversation between Clive, a Big Issue vendor and writer based in Plymouth who obtained his GCSE’s this summer aged 58, and Doctor Who actor and Big Issue ambassador, Christopher Eccleston. The actor also provided the voiceover for The Big Issue’s new video. The video…

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Marketing students compete to raise awareness of Boots and The Prince’s Trust’s purpose-driven partnership

Applications to the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s (CIM’s) 2021/22 global competition – The Pitch – are now open to international marketing students until the 3rd December 2021. In its eleventh year, the competition challenges university students from across the world to respond to a live client brief, in a bid to win a cash prize of £1,500 and the esteemed title of ‘Marketer of the Future’.  This year’s competition is sponsored by the UK’s leading health and beauty retailer, Boots. Entrants will be challenged to raise awareness of the partnership…

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