Month: February 2022

Ferrero publishes its Cocoa Charter and Cocoa Action Plan

Stuart Mitchell

Ferrero has published its Cocoa Charter and Cocoa Action Plan, which set out its continued ambition for a cocoa industry that is good for people and nature. The Charter and Action Plan reaffirm Ferrero’s long-standing support for income generation for farmers, protecting children and developing communities, and promoting sustainable agroforestry. Ferrero began its efforts towards responsibly sourced cocoa in 2005, by joining the World Cocoa Foundation and subsequently the International Cocoa Initiative. Today, Ferrero’s cocoa is 100% sustainably sourced via independently managed standards such as Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade and others.…

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Holcim launches nature-positive strategy with measurable 2030 biodiversity and water targets

Stuart Mitchell

Holcim announces its strategy to become nature-positive by restoring and preserving biodiversity and water while bringing more nature into cities. Holcim’s positive impact on biodiversity is based on transformative rehabilitation plans and measured by a science-based methodology developed in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Preserving water across its business, Holcim targets to replenish freshwater in water-risk areas while lowering water intensity across all its product lines. Holcim will also accelerate the deployment of solutions such as Hydromedia and green roof systems for more liveable urban…

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Credit Suisse, Essity and Heineken sign up to WFA’s Planet Pledge

Stuart Mitchell

Credit Suisse, Essity and Heineken have signed up to the World Federation of Advertisers’ Planet Pledge, a commitment to using the power of marketing as a force for positive change both internally and with the consumers who buy their products and services. The scheme now covers 25 multinationals, including Bayer, Danone, Diageo, Ikea, L’Oréal, Mastercard, Mondelez, PepsiCo, Pernod Ricard, Sanofi and Unilever representing an estimated $43bn in global ad spend. At the same time, two more national advertiser associations – RVD (Turkey) and OWM (Germany) – have joined forces with the…

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TDC Renames BIPOC Program as Adé Hogue Scholarship, Opens Call for 2022 Beatrice Warde Scholarship

Stuart Mitchell

The Type Directors Club, the world’s leading typography organization, has renamed its annual BIPOC student scholarship as the Adé Hogue Scholarship, in memory of the talented young designer.   The 2022 call for entries for that newly rebranded program and the Beatrice Warde Scholarship for female-identifying students globally is now open.  Both scholarships have an entry deadline of March 31, 2022, and are sponsored by Monotype.   Adé Hogue Scholarship The organization has renamed its TDC Superscript Scholarship recognizing BIPOC students studying type design at a US college or university…

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Dr. Felicia Blow, APR, Commences Yearlong Term as PRSA Chair

Stuart Mitchell

Felicia Blow, Ph.D., APR, has kicked off her yearlong term as Chair of PRSA, the nation’s leading professional organization serving the communications community. Among her first moves was naming two members as senior counsel to the Board of Directors (Jan. 31) and appointing a slate of volunteer member leaders who will support key strategic goals of the organization. Dr. Blow was elected by the delegates of the PRSA Leadership Assembly in December 2020. As Chair, Dr. Blow’s focus will include encouraging greater member growth as well as increased involvement and…

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