Day: 30 March 2022

Black Futures Lab Launches Black Census Project 2022, Largest Survey of Black People in America in 157 Years

Stuart Mitchell

The Black Futures Lab recently launched the Black Census Project 2022. Anticipating 200,000 responses from across all 50 states by June, this effort will become the largest survey of Black people conducted in the United States in 157 years, six times the size of the 2018 Black Census. The Black Census will provide the Biden-Harris administration, elected officials, and midterm campaigns irrefutable insights to address the needs of Black communities. “If you want to take a pulse on what is happening with the country at large, listen and be responsive…

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AACN Launches New Campaign to Address Vaccine Hesitancy and Health Misinformation with Funding from the CDC

Stuart Mitchell

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has been awarded $1 million in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to launch a new initiative titled Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Among Nurses and in Communities. Although COVID-19 vaccines have been widely available for more than a year, only 64% of the US population is fully vaccinated. As part of this project, AACN will award funding to 10 schools of nursing nationwide to launch targeted campaigns to build confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines and dispel health misinformation.…

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Pepsico Europe Sets Ambition To Eliminate Virgin Fossil-Based Plastic In All Of Its Crisp And Chip Bags By The End Of The Decade

Stuart Mitchell

Following the introduction of PepsiCo Positive, the company’s strategic end-to-end transformation with sustainability at the centre, PepsiCo Europe today announces that by 2030, it plans to eliminate virgin fossil-based plastic in all its crisp and chip bags. This ambition will apply to brands including Walkers, Doritos, and Lay’s and will be delivered by using 100% recycled or renewable plastic in its packets. Consumer trials of the packaging will begin in European markets in 2022, starting with renewable plastic in a Lay’s range in France in the first half of the…

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Endava Aims to Achieve Net Zero Emissions as an Organisation and Through Its Value Chain, Accelerating Its Journey to a Net Positive Impact

Stuart Mitchell

Endava plc, a leading next-generation technology service provider, shared more details about its environmental plans as part of the company’s We Care approach to sustainability. “We care about the world we live in and our focus is on achieving net zero emissions from our organisation and value chain, accelerating our journey to a net positive impact. This will take time and we will approach our environmental disclosures with the utmost integrity. With this in mind we recently signed a commitment letter to Science Based Targets, which sees Endava joining the…

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Colgate-Palmolive Introduces Global Know Your OQ™ Campaign as part of $100 Million 5-Year Oral Health Commitment

Stuart Mitchell

Colgate-Palmolive Company, the worldwide leader in oral care, has announced it is launching a public health initiative to empower people to Know Your OQ™: to understand—and improve—their oral health quotient. Just as people may know their IQ or EQ, which measure cognitive and emotional intelligence, Colgate wants people to know their oral health quotient and understand the links between oral health and overall health and wellbeing. In total, the Company will commit more than $100 million over the next five years to address a global health crisis affecting nearly half…

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