Day: 15 April 2022

The Carbon Trust launches carbon footprint label in China

Stuart Mitchell

The Carbon Trust has announced the launch of its carbon footprint and label service in China.  The Carbon Trust has already certified 30,000 individual product footprints so far, spanning more than 40 countries and a range of different sectors. Current clients include LG, Dyson, Nestlé, Evian, Danone, and more.  The organisation partnered with China Standard Conformity Assessment (CSCA) and registered with the country’s State Administration for Market Regulation. Lijian Zhao, Director of the Carbon Trust China office said: “The launch of the footprint label service in China is a positive…

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Labour inspections to be strengthened following ILO Governing Body decision

Stuart Mitchell

The Governing Body  of the International Labour Organization has approved a set of guidelines on general principles of labour inspection. The guidelines relate to the organization, structure, competences and operation of labour inspectorates and are an important milestone for the improvement of labour inspections. This in turn will have a positive impact on the application of International Labour Standards. They complement and aim to assist ILO Member States implement the provisions of the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) , and the Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129) , with the…

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MediaCom makes children’s wishes come true in magical outdoor campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The hopes, dreams and wishes of seriously ill children are brought to life on one of Ocean Outdoor’s biggest full motion screens in a magical campaign created by MediaCom Creative Systems for the charity Rays of Sunshine. This unusual idea turns a glorious collection of children’s drawings into real life renders, accompanied by the simple question – How will you make our children’s wishes come true? ‘Making Children’s Wishes Real’ was a winner in Ocean’s annual digital creative competition which seeks and celebrates bold new concepts in digital out of…

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Caron Treatment Centers Launches New Creative Campaign Highlighting Innovative Approach to Reducing Readmissions

Stuart Mitchell

Caron Treatment Centers (Caron), an internationally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to addiction and behavioral healthcare treatment, research, prevention, and addiction medicine education, announces the launch of its new creative campaign that aims to highlight how Caron’s tailored approach to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment is a more successful model of care than those used by traditional treatment centers. The campaign was designed and developed by Allen & Gerritsen (A&G), an independent, creative-led advertising and public relations agency in Boston and Philadelphia. To help those dealing with SUD find the aid…

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UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition responds to Ukrainian call for support

Stuart Mitchell

UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition pledged to support Ukraine’s efforts to provide on-line learning and psycho-social counselling to students and teachers in the country during a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Education and officials from the Ministry on 15 March 2022. The Global Education Coalition, established in March 2020 to maintain learning continuity during COVID-19 pandemic, is an alliance of 200 public and private partners active in over 100 countries that matches expertise with needs in an agile and rapid manner. Partners present at the meeting convened by UNESCO included…

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