WRAP wins FREDIE

WRAP is delighted to have been awarded the Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year at the 2022 FREDIE awards (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement), organised by the National Centre for Diversity. The Climate Action NGO is now ranked the 69th most inclusive organisation to work for of the UK’s top 100 organisations. Marcus Gover, WRAP CEO said, “This is a special one. Winning this FREDIE award from the National Centre for Diversity is testament to the dedication of everyone at WRAP to ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive…

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FareShare and KFC team up to redistribute surplus food

FareShare has teamed up with KFC UK & Ireland to launch a new food redistribution partnership which will help deliver surplus food from KFC restaurants to people most in need and to prevent it from going to waste. With the current cost of living crisis and more than 10% of the UK’s population facing food insecurity each day, this programme will help deliver the equivalent of more than four million meals1 across the year to local people in need, at a time when many are faced with rising food prices…

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UNIQLO supports Plan International through PEACE FOR ALL charity t-shirt project

Global apparel retailer UNIQLO has announced the launch of PEACE FOR ALL, a range of t-shirts with designs conveying peace in support of humanitarian efforts worldwide.   At least 20% of the sales price of each shirt will be donated to organisations that provide humanitarian assistance to those affected by violence, discrimination, conflict and natural disasters – including Plan International.  The designs have been created in collaboration with high-profile names in the fields of art, design, science, sports and literature, including novelist Haruki Murakami.   “In May this year, UNHCR, the…

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Nestlé unveils new double-stacking rail logistics plan to reduce carbon footprint

Nestlé UK & Ireland has unveiled plans to increase freight capacity on trains to allow the double-stacking of products, an important step towards reducing its carbon footprint. The new curtain-sided rail container with a raising roof, designed to transport double-stacked palletised products by rail, was displayed at the Multimodal Exhibition in Birmingham this week.   The design of the container overcomes an important barrier as the height of road trailers differs from rail containers due to the height constraints of the rail network, meaning transport by rail had not been a winning option for…

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