Day: 30 August 2022

International Circular Plastics Flagship Competition awards grants in key regions around the world

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP’s first International Grants competition, The International Circular Plastics Flagship Competition – developed and delivered in partnership with UKRI – has awarded funding of £1.2 million to six UK based innovators to work with international partners to tackle plastic related issues in India, Chile, South Africa and Kenya. With Earth Overshoot Day highlighting the shocking state of global resource depletion, these projects offer practical solutions to help reduce the environmental footprint made by our use of plastics. The six projects will help towards transformation the plastics system by stopping waste, addressing…

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FareShare appoints Alan Gosschalk to its board of trustees

Stuart Mitchell

FareShare UK has appointed Alan Gosschalk to its board of Trustees. Alan brings over twenty years of experience as Fundraising Director for leading charities including Scope, RNID and Shelter, where he more than doubled the charity’s voluntary income during his nine-year stint leading the fundraising team. Since 2018 Alan has been Director of Fundraising at Plan International UK, part of the global children’s charity advancing children’s rights and equality for girls in more than 70 countries. Alan is an experienced Trustee with 10 years at Hope and Homes for Children…

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UN Women Executive Board to convene second regular session 2022

Stuart Mitchell

The UN Women Executive Board will convene for its second regular session from Tuesday 13 to Wednesday 14 September 2022 in person at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The session will begin on Tuesday 13 September at 10am EDT with the election by acclamation of the President of the Executive Board, H.E. Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations. He will then open the session, followed by the UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous, who will deliver her statement. Over the two days, the…

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Arrow Electronics Issues Inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance Report

Stuart Mitchell

Arrow Electronics, Inc. announced the release of its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report today, at www.arrow.com/esg. The report expands on prior corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports and details ESG performance in 2021 as well as goals for 2022 and beyond. “We are proud to release Arrow’s inaugural ESG report, showcasing our accountability for corporate citizenship that advances Arrow’s business strategy,” said Gretchen K. Zech, chief governance, sustainability, and human resources officer. “We recognize our unique position as an enabler of innovation and understand that our public commitments and…

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Assent Issues 2021 Sustainability Report

Stuart Mitchell

Assent Inc. (Assent), a leader in supply chain sustainability management, released its 2021 sustainability report, which summarizes the latest achievements of its economic, environmental, and social performance. The report, titled “Driving Supply Chain Sustainability,” also outlines the steps the company unveiled in 2021 as part of its transition to a formal environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy and program. In 2021, Assent, one of only a handful of North American software as a service (SaaS)/Cloud native sustainability platform companies that hold “advanced status” with the United Nations Global Compact, expanded…

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