Day: 19 February 2022

Nestlé announces innovative plan to tackle child labor risks, increase farmer income and achieve full traceability in cocoa

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé has announced a new plan to tackle child labor risks in cocoa production. At the center is an innovative income accelerator program, which aims to improve the livelihoods of cocoa-farming families, while also advancing regenerative agriculture practices and gender equality. A cash incentive will be paid directly to cocoa-farming households for certain activities such as enrollment of children in school and pruning among several others. Nestlé’s new plan also supports the company’s work to transform its global sourcing of cocoa to achieve full traceability and segregation for its cocoa…

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New Nectar launch enables customers to donate points to charity

Stuart Mitchell

Nectar customers can now donate points to help support UK charities and causes of their choice, thanks to Nectar Donate – a new partnership with the UK’s leading crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder. From 24th January, customers can donate points at any time to a charity of their choice by simply logging on to the Nectar app and clicking on Crowdfunder. All charities participating in Nectar Donate are eligible for donations from the £250m worth of points across Nectar’s 18 million UK members. Now more than ever UK charities are calling for…

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Kellogg feeds, educates 500 Guatemalan children struggling with hunger

Stuart Mitchell

Kellogg Company has announced the completion of a feeding and educational program, Better Days to Grow Together. The social and educational program aimed to help girls and boys and their families in Guatemala build new habits and improve their quality of life. The program supports our Better Days global purpose platform to create better days for 3 billion people by the end of 2030, including reaching children worldwide through feeding programs.  A staggering 1-in-2 children suffers from malnutrition in Guatemala, which ranks first in Latin America and sixth in the world…

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The Gerety 2022 executive jury members for London are announced

Stuart Mitchell

The Gerety Awards reveal the full executive jury and announce March 11th as the entry deadline. On the selection of the London jury, ambassador Vikki Ross said “I am so excited about our UK jury. It’s one hell of a line-up of people with different perspectives and experiences. It’s going to be brilliant learning from each other, and working together to find the winners of The Gerety Awards 2022.” The London jury includes: Vikki Ross, Copy Chief Lex Di Benedetto, Creative, Edelman Sue Higgs, Executive Creative Director, dentsuMB UK Natasha…

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Elections Bill ‘takes us back 150 years’ as blind voters face exclusion from electoral process

Stuart Mitchell

Blind and partially sighted voters are being denied the right to a secret vote, and the new Elections Bill will only make this worse, warns sight loss charity the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), who are launching a new campaign to fight the proposed changes. Despite new stats from YouGov showing 87 per cent of the public believe it’s important everyone should have the right to vote in secret, the House of Lords are about to consider Government proposals which could further deny blind and partially sighted people…

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