Month: March 2022

No plastic packaging – sell fresh uncut produce loose, says WRAP report

Stuart Mitchell

New research sees global NGO WRAP challenge the status quo of the way retailers sell fresh uncut fruit and vegetables, highlighting that it should change significantly in the future. Changes ahead An 18-month project conducted by WRAP, with input from industry, to examine the link between food waste in the home and the use of plastic packaging, has challenged accepted thinking that packaging helps to preserve fresh produce. In fact, it shows that selling loose has huge potential to reduce food waste in our homes. The research also examined the…

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Tesco becomes first major UK retailer to ban plastic wet-wipes

Stuart Mitchell

A new move to scrap all baby wipes containing plastic was made by Tesco from March 14.   The supermarket, which is the UK’s biggest seller of baby wipes, will no longer sell branded baby wipes containing plastic.  As Tesco stopped using plastic in its own label baby wipes two years ago the entire range will now be plastic-free.   The move is significant as Tesco sells more than 75 million packs or 4.8 billion individual baby wipes each year.    It’s not just baby wipes that have been reformulated by the…

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Channel 4 appoints new Head of Inclusion and creates brand new Disability role

Stuart Mitchell

Jane English has been appointed Channel 4’s new Head of Inclusion and will work closely with the Head of Creative Diversity and the broadcaster’s People team to champion inclusion and diversity across the business. Jane will foster an inclusive culture at Channel 4 through collaboration with passionate advocates inside and outside the business, and she will lead inclusion programmes that ensure best practice for staff. Jane is currently on maternity leave and will take up her new job in the autumn. She joins from 4Creative and Marketing where she was…

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Olay Body Unveils New Fearless Artist Series to Elevate Stories of Women of Color in Art and Science

Stuart Mitchell

Olay Body is launching the Fearless Artist Series, a new collection of body washes that feature bottle artwork designed by African American artist, Avery Williamson, and formulas specially crafted by a diverse team of women. The Fearless Artist Series is part of Olay Body’s ongoing commitment to elevate stories of women of color in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), while also increasing representation and visibility of products designed for women of color. Women, and especially multicultural women, are drastically underrepresented in the arts. To help increase visibility of…

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Historic day in the campaign to beat plastic pollution: Nations commit to develop a legally binding agreement

Stuart Mitchell

Heads of State, Ministers of environment and other representatives from 175 nations endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) today in Nairobi to End Plastic Pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024. The resolution addresses the full lifecycle of plastic, including its production, design and disposal. “Against the backdrop of geopolitical turmoil, the UN Environment Assembly shows multilateral cooperation at its best,” said the President of UNEA-5 and Norway’s Minister for Climate and the Environment, Espen Barth Eide. “Plastic pollution has grown into an…

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