Day: 13 July 2022

Edelman, AMVBBDO, Riff Raff Films, DentsuMB Manchester, The Gate London, Lucky Generals, McCann London and FCB Inferno among the UK shortlisted entrants at Gerety Awards 2022

Stuart Mitchell

The Gerety Awards, the only creative prize to reward advertising campaigns that resonate most with a female audience, reveals the global shortlist along with the agency and production company of the year by country titles.  Shortlisted entries from the UK among others include, The Fantastic World of Smoothness for Tequila Maestro Dobel by The Lift London, #painstories for Bodyform/Libresse by AMVBBDO London and Time Keeper for Janssen by Edelman London. UK Ambassador and copy chief Vikki Ross had the following to say: “The Gerety Awards is the ad industry’s only…

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PepsiCo’s Supplier Diversity Program Celebrates 40th Anniversary and Commits to Spending More than $400 Million Annually with Black and Hispanic-owned Suppliers

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Supplier Diversity Program, where it currently spends more than $1 billion annually with certified, diverse suppliers, including Women, Black, Hispanic, Asian, LGBTQ+, Native American, Individuals with Disabilities, and U.S. Veterans. The anniversary commemorates a tremendous milestone for the company, from an initial spend of $5 million in 1982 to nearly $30 billion spent over the past 40 years across PepsiCo’s entire value chain. The company is also committing to expanding its base and increasing overall spend through new forums, mentorship, partnerships and…

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JustCarbon And Nemesis Technologies Collaborate On Carbon Offsetting

Stuart Mitchell

Pioneering blockchain carbon marketplace, JustCarbon, that simplifies offsetting carbon emissions and supports high-quality carbon removal projects to combat climate change, has announced a partnership with the largest digital VC fund, Nemesis Technologies. The world leading fund will incorporate carbon offsetting with carbon credits from JustCarbon (JCRs) into every transaction the fund makes, making all deals fully carbon neutral.   The Nemesis fund is built to back entrepreneurial scientists, who design and build the innovative technologies of tomorrow.  According to a report in January from Dealroom, 2021 was a record year…

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Charities are invited to apply for the Aviva Community Fund

Stuart Mitchell

The Aviva Community Fund is open for applications until Tuesday 19 July. Aviva state: We’ve been running the Aviva Community Fund for over five years now, and we’re proud to have helped thousands of small charities and good causes to build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK. And now, we’ve teamed up with Crowdfunder to give charities and social enterprises the opportunity to further build their capabilities, drive sustainable fundraising and leverage our talented and enthusiastic workforce to get their best and brightest ideas off the ground. The fund…

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Qualcomm Incorporated Releases Its Annual Corporate Responsibility Report, Focused on the Company’s ESG Performance in 2021

Stuart Mitchell

This is Qualcomm’s 15th annual report as the Company has a long history of transparency to stakeholders around its ESG performance. The report features successes achieved in fiscal 21, including progress made on companywide ESG targets on key issues like environmental sustainability, supply chain management, diversity and inclusion, and product power efficiency. In 2021, Qualcomm expanded their pledge to reduce their GHG emissions across their value chain by committing to reach net-zero global operational emissions for Scopes 1, 2 and 3 by 2040. They also joined the Science-Based Targets Initiative’s…

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