Day: 9 June 2022

Toiletries Amnesty unveils new look and outlines plans amid cost of living crisis.

Stuart Mitchell

Toiletries Amnesty has unveiled a brand new website as they prepare to step up the support they can offer amid the ongoing cost of living crisis. A social, ethical and environmental organisation, Toiletries Amnesty works to relieve hygiene poverty and stop products from going to waster. Karen Harvey, founder of Toiletries Amnesty says “We work with companies all over the world, creating positive and practical solutions for the problems they have around waste and sustainability, whilst connecting them with communities and consumers who want to see a change for good.…

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Ben & Jerry’s Project Mootopia will pilot cutting dairy farm emissions

Stuart Mitchell

By using regenerative agricultural practices to tackle cow burps and managing manure, Ben & Jerry’s is aiming to cut greenhouse gases from its dairy farm suppliers to half industry standards by 2024. Unilever’s €1 billion Climate & Nature Fund is helping our brands take meaningful and decisive action to tackle climate change and restore and protect nature. Project Mootopia, a pilot project from Ben & Jerry’s, is supported by the fund. Because dairy ingredients account for more than 50% of Ben & Jerry’s total greenhouse gas emissions, the brand is…

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Scottish charity transforms music education with new learning software

Stuart Mitchell

A Scottish charity is set to transform music education in Scotland with the launch of innovative new software called Figurenotes. Edinburgh-based charity Drake Music Scotland will use the technology to help learners read music quickly and learn to play instruments straight away. The colour and shaped-based system helps users read and understand music with a clear progression path to reading traditional notations. The introduction of the software has been made possible thanks to a funding boost from the ScottishPower Foundation and will help transform music education across Scotland and beyond.…

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Ever wondered what images are most trending online? Now users can with Getty Images created Google Trends style image trending tool that provides real-time data on more than 486 million visual assets 

Stuart Mitchell

Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, has today launched VisualGPS Insights, a new interactive tool designed to help businesses develop content strategies backed up with data and visual guidance. For the first time, users can view and analyse over 2.5 billion annual searches and download queries from Getty Images, as well as from iStock, its e-commerce platform focused on SMBs, SMEs and creatives. VisualGPS Insights is a significant leap forward in leveraging real-time visual trends, giving businesses a strategic tool to drive market differentiation by exploring and understanding…

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Alliance launches US$3M prize for solutions to address flexible plastics in household waste

Stuart Mitchell

FLEXIBLE plastic packaging waste remains one of the most challenging types of materials to process and recycle. To help solve this issue, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (Alliance) has announced a US$3 million prize to incentivise solutions that advance a circular economy for flexible plastic packaging found in household waste. The inaugural prize aims to identify and accelerate novel solutions that enable more effective collection, processing, and recycling of flexible plastics. These solutions should also be commercially viable and replicable, to enable widespread adoption across different geographies. Innovators from…

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