DSM accelerates science based GHG emissions reduction target to 50% by 2030

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, announced today that it aims to halve its 2016 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its own operations by 2030. The acceleration of its initial 30% reduction target is based on the strong progress over the past few years. With this step-up DSM continues to be an ambitious climate leader in its sector and the updated target provides a firm foundation for DSM to achieve net-zero by 2050. DSM’s new increased target has been reviewed and approved by the Science…

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Channel 4 announces TENA & AMV BBDO as sixth winner of annual £1 million Diversity in Advertising Award

Channel 4 & 4Sales today revealed TENA and creative agency AMV BBDO as the winning campaign of its prestigious Diversity in Advertising Award 2021. The annual award offers brands and agencies the opportunity to win over £1million of free advertising for the best creative response to Channel 4’s diversity brief. This sixth edition of the competition invited advertisers to address issues relating to ageism – in particular, the inauthentic and sometimes clichéd portrayals of different age groups within current UK ad creative. The winning campaign, pitched by representatives from TENA…

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Amnesty’s ethical Christmas gift catalogue released

Amnesty International UK’s annual gifts catalogue has been released, featuring an array of high-quality products that are fun, fair trade and ethically-sourced. The 84-page Amnesty shop catalogue offers a range of unique and eye-catching seasonal gift suggestions, including clothing, prints, jewellery, calendars, cards and toys. Some of the more unusual gifts include tagua brooches handmade in Ecuador, a wildflower seedbomb giftset, a bike-shaped pizza cutter, and a jotter made from elephant dung. Angelina Jolie and Amnesty’s hard-hitting book on children’s rights, Know Your Rights and Claim Them, also makes the…

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John Lewis Partnership signs new credit facility linked to environmental targets

The John Lewis Partnership has signed a new £420m five-year revolving credit facility linked to environmental targets.  The facility is provided by seven banks who continue to offer important backing to the Partnership and its plans. The financing replaces existing facilities of £500m, which are due to expire at the end of 2022.  Under the terms of the new agreement, the interest rate we pay on the facility will vary depending on whether we achieve three environmental targets over five years related to reducing carbon emissions, reducing food waste and…

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Samaritans launches app to support UK military veterans’ mental health

Military veterans are set to benefit from a dedicated new mental health app, launched today by Samaritans, to help them deal with the long-term emotional challenges of adjusting to life after the Forces. The free Samaritans Veterans app comes on the back of joint research the leading suicide prevention charity carried out with the Royal British Legion, which found that veterans wanted to understand more about their emotional wellbeing and to hear from people with similar experiences. Those leaving the military and former Armed Forces personnel can access emotional health…

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