Day: 1 February 2022

Magnum’s new vegan mini range offers bite-sized introduction to Veganuary

Stuart Mitchell

In 2021, a record-breaking 500,000 people globally signed up to eat only plant-based for the first month of the year. And in 2022 pledges to Veganuary look set to be even higher. In a survey of 2000 people in the UK, 33% said they were ready to commit to plant-based eating. But as with many resolutions, the challenge of 100% commitment can see many give up at the first hurdle. Going ‘cold turkey’ rarely works. In the same survey, one in four didn’t expect to make it beyond a fortnight…

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Local VET surgeries care for animals in need beyond the CLINIC

Stuart Mitchell

DNA Vetcare is on a mission to help improve the standard of veterinary care globally. Through supporting UK-based charity Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS), the group of veterinary surgeries based across London and Kent has raised over £14,000 in donations since 2019 and even sent Director Dane Walker to volunteer with the charity’s veterinary team in Thailand. In most parts of the world, veterinary practices are places of healing, support, and second chances. However, due to a lack of veterinary training, supplies, and equipment, some are ill-equipped to provide the treatment…

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Certa Integrates with EcoVadis to Help Company Reach ESG Goals

Stuart Mitchell

The leading third-party risk management platform, Certa, has announced its official partnership with the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, EcoVadis. The integration will allow Certa customers to see the EcoVadis ratings of their third-party suppliers at a glance within one integrated platform.  Sustainability is a growing focus area for many organizations. According to a recent McKinsey report, two-thirds of ESG compliance lies within the supply chain, making transparency and accountability within the chain a key factor to achieving corporate conservation goals. Certa’s integration with EcoVadis has created…

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Creatives most prominent marketing personality type with Persuaders the rarest

Stuart Mitchell

Back in September 2021, the Data & Marketing Association’s (DMA) Talent division launched the ‘What Type of Marketer are You?’ quiz, to emphasise what types of careers the creative, data and marketing industries can offer. With over 2,300 quiz completions, the DMA found that Creatives are the most common personality type among both students (27%) and current industry professionals (29%). The DMA’s analysis also found that Persuaders are the rarest personality type across students (7%) and industry professionals (3%). However, there was a notable difference between them (4%), with students…

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Sustainable Debt Issuance Breezed Past $1.6 Trillion in 2021

Stuart Mitchell

Volumes of sustainable debt surpassed $1.6 trillion in 2021 alone, more than doubling 2020’s end of year value, according to data compiled by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) for its 1H 2022 Sustainable Finance Market Outlook. The fastest growth for sustainability themes in debt issuance last year came from sustainability-linked loans and bonds, which are instruments for which repayment is tied to the achievement of institutional environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets, such as greenhouse gas emissions reductions. These saw more than $530 billion issued in 2021 on their own, compared…

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