Month: March 2022

Corporate ESG Storytelling Focused on “E” in 2021, Reports 3BL Media

Stuart Mitchell

Companies were far more communicative on environmental topics in 2021, ahead of stories about philanthropy and diversity, equity and inclusion, according to study from 3BL Media’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) news platform 3BL Professional. Of the more than 8,000 reports and stories on ESG topics distributed by 3BL Media in 2021, environmental topics generated the most volume and audience interest, with engagement rising 68 percent over 2020. “As the public awaits the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rule on mandatory climate disclosure for publicly traded companies, there has…

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Tetra Pak Invests in Four New Recycling Facilities, Enabling Global Carton Packaging Recycling to Exceed Fifty Billion a Year

Stuart Mitchell

Over the past four months, Tetra Pak has co-invested over €11.5 million with recyclers and industry players, to help set up four completely new recycling solutions for carton packages in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine and Australia. From building recycling capacity from scratch via cross-border cooperation (in Saudi Arabia), expanding that capacity by 50% (in Turkey), tripling the production capacity for the cartons’ PolyAl2 element (in Ukraine) to leveraging a public/ private partnership (in Australia), these projects share one single, critical trait. They will enable recycling of all components of a…

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Supply Chain Due Diligence Pioneer Sourcemap Raises $10 Million to Meet Global Demand for Transparency and Traceability

Stuart Mitchell

Sourcemap Inc., the leading provider of end-to-end supply chain due diligence software, today announced it has raised a $10 million Series A funding round, led by Energize Ventures with participation from E14 Fund. With the funding, Sourcemap will further expand its operations in North America and grow its global footprint with a European subsidiary to support growing demand for supply chain due diligence. Recent supply chain disruptions have underscored the importance of end-to-end visibility in how goods and raw materials are sourced. In January 2021, the United States seized over…

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PepsiCo Announces New Innovations and Partnerships to Celebrate World Water Day

Stuart Mitchell

As part of its pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) transformation, PepsiCo, Inc. announced several new innovations, investments and partnerships to progress against its ambition to be Net Water Positive by 2030, aiming to replenish more water than the company uses. This includes developing a new technology to recover more than 50% of the water used in its potato chip manufacturing, investing nearly $2 million for the Colorado River Basin, extending safe water access to 8 million more people in 2021, and signing a new partnership to scale a groundbreaking drip irrigation technology across…

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PRCA seeks member input ahead of new Client-Consultancy Charter

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has announced plans to launch a new Global Client-Consultancy Charter outlining best practice principles to strengthen the relationship between consultants and clients. The project – led by PRCA Council Chair Rob Colmer – follows widespread concern around declining standards in the client-consultant relationship. According to recent PRCA research, 30% of agency leaders say the pitching process is ‘out of hand’, and a further 60% believe there was insufficient protection around intellectual property during pitching.  The first version of the Charter was created ten years ago to help PR…

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