Day: 13 March 2022

Scotland Football Star Backs Scottishpower Foundation Project To Help Transform Young People’s Lives

Stuart Mitchell

Scotland international footballer Stephen O’Donnell has admitted to being ‘blown away’ by the positive impact of a transformational programme run by a charity that uses football to change the lives of young people.   The Motherwell right-back attended one of Street League’s ‘Transforming Lives’ sessions – funded by the ScottishPower Foundation – to see first-hand the work the charity does to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain access to education and employment. Street League is a charity devoted to changing the lives of disadvantaged young people through the…

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Compassion In World Farming Announces 2022 Sustainable Food And Farming Awards

Stuart Mitchell

Compassion in World Farming is inviting entries to its 2022 Sustainable Food and Farming Awards established to recognise producers and businesses that are taking steps to produce higher welfare meat, dairy and eggs in ways that protect, improve, and restore wildlife and the environment. Compassion is seeking projects that involve livestock production and that demonstrate a positive impact on two or more of the following: pollinators, wildlife, wildlife habitats, soil, conservation, forests, climate change, water quality, water conservation, reducing use of artificial fertilisers and chemical pesticides, reducing reliance on imported animal…

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Arco Partners With Action For Children In Glasgow 

Stuart Mitchell

Arco, the UK’s leading safety products and services company, has partnered with children and family charity Action for Children to fund two new roles supporting young people and disabled children living in the Glasgow area.   Following Arco’s success in securing a contract to supply products and services to NHS Scotland, the family-run business was keen to link up with charitable and community organisations in the country and support initiatives that benefit the communities they serve.  Action for Children supports children and young people across the UK, providing practical and emotional care and…

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Avery Dennison graduates to full ETI membership

Stuart Mitchell

Avery Dennison, a global leader in innovation, materials science, and manufacturing announces its elevation to full Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) membership. ETI is a global tripartite organization comprised of apparel brands, trade unions and NGOs that work together to uphold the rights of all workers, ensuring member companies advance ethical trading practices, while making a positive impact on workers’ lives. Avery Dennison RBIS (Retail Branding and Information Solutions) has been actively engaged as foundation member of ETI since January 2020, and has successfully completed a rigorous audit process to validate…

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Embraer, Widerøe and Rolls-Royce announce partnership to research innovative technologies for sustainable regional aircraft

Stuart Mitchell

Embraer, Widerøe and Rolls-Royce have announced plans to study a conceptual zero-emission regional aircraft. The 12-month cooperation study – in the context of pre-competitive research and development – will address passenger requirements to stay connected in a post Covid-19 world, but do so sustainably, and seeks to accelerate the knowledge of the technologies necessary for this transition. Such technologies will allow national governments to continue to support passenger mobility while reusing most of the existing infrastructure in a more sustainable way. Advances in scientific research can make clean and renewable…

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