Day: 15 June 2022

Land Rover Brings Nature To London For Mental Health Awareness Week

Stuart Mitchell

For Mental Health Awareness Week 2022, Land Rover launched immersive ‘Live Streams’ on Ocean Outdoor’s digital screens to raise awareness of the importance of nature in improving mental wellbeing. Research from Exeter University suggests that 40% of the working population fail to spend the recommended two hours minimum a week in nature to support their mental health.* The digital screens broadcast live scenes from nature, creating windows into green spaces that are closer than you think. The screens were purposefully placed at both Westfield retail and leisure centres in London…

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Shutter Hub: Camera Amnesty Projects Puts Out Call For Photography Equipment Donations

Stuart Mitchell

UK based photography organisation, Shutter Hub, set up the Camera Amnesty several years ago as a way to connect homeless photographers with the equipment they needed. The project has continued to grow into something much bigger – providing a platform, funds and equipment for those who need it, and reaching thousands of people across the globe. ‘Every day we see for ourselves how photography can be life-changing. Aside from enabling access to photography for as many people as possible, we want to make sure that all photographers can carry on…

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Schools and Students in 26 Countries Win in The One Club’s Young Ones Student Awards 2022

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity kicked off Creative Week 2022 by honoring winning schools and students from around the world in the global Young Ones Student Awards 2022 ceremony at Sony Hall in New York The Young Ones Student Awards is one of the world’s most acclaimed competitive showcases for advertising, digital communication and design students.   The program offers three separate awards: Young Ones ADC, offering students the chance to earn an ADC Cube by competing in the same disciplines and categories as the prestigious ADC Annual Awards; Young…

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88% Of Corporate Cage-Free Commitments Have Been Fulfilled

Stuart Mitchell

The Open Wing Alliance (OWA) has released new data revealing that 88% of all corporate cage-free commitments with deadlines of 2021 or earlier have been fulfilled. More than 2,300 commitments have been made by food corporations around the world to remove cruel battery cages from their egg supply chains. Of these commitments, 982 companies have successfully completed the transition of their supply chains to cage-free. This new data shows groundbreaking momentum within the global egg industry—a result of ongoing negotiations by 80 animal protection organizations in 63 countries that make…

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The John Lewis Partnership unveils the winners of its £1m Circular Future Fund

Stuart Mitchell

Expandable and recyclable children’s shoes, a game-changing period service the use of new CO2 technology to separate dyes from polyester to enable recycling, and a ‘lend and mend’ scheme in Scotland are the four trailblazing projects that have been awarded a share of the John Lewis Partnership’s £1m Circular Future Fund.  In addition to the much needed funds to develop each winner’s projects, the environmental charity Hubbub will measure the impact of the grants. The million pound challenge was launched in November 2021 to find scalable projects with an alternative…

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