Month: July 2022

Nestlé Cereals announces launch of its ‘Wheat Plan’ to support UK farmers adopting regenerative agriculture practices

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé Cereals has announced the launch of the Nestlé Wheat Plan, an innovative sustainable farming initiative through which the business is forming partnerships with British wheat farmers to support the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices. Already a number of farmers in the UK are taking part in the Nestlé Wheat Plan, with aspirations to steadily grow this number in the coming years. Working with the collaborative venture Landscape Enterprise Networks (LENs) scheme and our wheat farmers, the Nestlé Wheat Plan aims to reduce the impact of modern farming, help drive sustainable…

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Getty Images Launches Initiative to Elevate Black History and Empower Storytellers

Stuart Mitchell

Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace recently launched the Black History & Culture Collection (BHCC), an initiative created to provide free non-commercial access to historical and cultural images of the African/Black Diaspora in the US and UK from the 19th century to present day. The collection aims to grant access to rarely seen images for educators, academics, researchers, and content creators, enabling them to tell untold stories around Black culture. The collection is available for projects focused on education around the histories and cultures of the…

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A record 37 million children displaced worldwide: UNICEF 

Stuart Mitchell

Conflict, violence and other crises left a record 36.5 million children displaced from their homes by the end of last year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates – the highest number recorded since the Second World War, the agency said on Friday.  This figure includes 13.7 million child refugees and asylum-seekers, and nearly 22.8 million, who are internally displaced due to conflict and violence.   However, not included are children displaced by climate and environmental shocks or disasters, as well as those newly displaced in 2022, including by the Russian invasion of…

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Ceres joins investors in supporting SEC’s climate disclosure proposal

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres filed its comments today in support of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed climate disclosure rule that would require U.S. publicly-traded companies to annually report how their businesses are assessing, measuring, and managing climate-related financial risks. These requirements would include greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including Scopes 1, 2 and (in some cases) Scope 3, responding to urgent investor requests for more information to identify—and plan for—fiscal risks.  “The market has shifted to react to climate financial risk and investors need reliable and consistent data more than ever. That’s…

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Sainsbury’s launches refillable handwash pouches helping customers reduce plastic waste at home

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced the launch of its own-brand 1L refillable handwash pouches*. The 1L pouches use 85% less plastic** and will help customers to reduce the amount of plastic waste in their homes by simply reusing their handwash bottle and pump and refilling from a Sainsbury’s handwash pouch. The new refillable pouches are now available in supermarkets across the UK and online. The pouches are estimated to save a total of 28 tonnes of plastic every year*** and are 35% lower in cost compared to the equivalent bottles, meaning customers…

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