Month: March 2022

EY Carbon launched to support listed businesses preparing net zero plans ahead of looming 2023 deadline

Stuart Mitchell

In response to the Chancellor’s announcement during COP26 mandating all UK-listed businesses and financial institutions to publish net zero plans by 2023, EY has launched a new sustainability service offering – EY Carbon. EY Carbon’s remit is to advise and support these businesses as they prepare their net zero plans ahead of independent scrutiny and verification. The team is dedicated to helping these businesses develop robust, ambitious plans, while building longer-term sustainability strategies. Recognising the huge challenge that these new regulations will place on UK businesses, EY Carbon is being…

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L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth Announces Its Annual Search for the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders

Stuart Mitchell

L’Oréal Paris USA recently launched its 2022 Women of Worth program, calling on Americans across the nation to help name ten women to its esteemed network of philanthropic leaders, each of whom will receive funding, mentorship and a national platform to amplify and grow their grassroot nonprofits and make an even greater impact in the lives of others. Since its inception in 2006, L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth has recognized and supported more than 160 women and their philanthropic efforts, many of whom have gone on to impact legislation and…

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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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