Day: 5 September 2022

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Announces “Visionaries of the Year” Campaigns to Advance Mission

Stuart Mitchell

The global leader in the fight against blood cancer, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), continues to reach new heights in enhancing its fundraising campaigns. Recently, LLS announced the evolution of its signature campaigns, Man & Woman of the Year and Students of Year. Focused on innovating participant experiences and embracing the unified resolve to create a better world – one without blood cancers – Man & Woman of the Year and Students of Year are transitioning nationwide in 152 markets to LLS Visionaries of the Year and LLS Student…

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Morrisons becomes first supermarket to launch its own carbon neutral eggs

Stuart Mitchell

Morrisons has become the first supermarket to launch its own line of carbon neutral eggs as part of its commitment to be directly supplied by ‘zero emission’ British farms by 2030, five years ahead of the rest of the supermarket industry. In stores now, Morrisons new carbon neutral ‘Planet Friendly Eggs’ come from Morrisons farms where hens are fed a soya-free diet of insects – which are in turn fed on food waste from its bakery, fruit and vegetable sites. This pioneering ‘circular waste’ feeding scheme, powered by Better Origin…

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Depend® Brand Champions Third Annual Stand Strong for Men’s Health™ Initiative with Brian Austin Green to Benefit the Prostate Cancer Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

The Depend® brand is igniting conversations about the importance of men proactively taking charge of their health and championing the strength of those fighting prostate cancer with its third year of the Stand Strong for Men’s Health™ initiative, benefiting the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF). Beginning in September, Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Depend® will donate up to $350,0001 toward PCF’s work to improve the early detection and treatment of prostate cancer. In the United States, one in eight men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, and many survivors experience urinary…

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PRSA Foundation’s Paladin Awards Return to Honor Champions in Diversity and Inclusion

Stuart Mitchell

The PRSA Foundation, an independent, 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to advancing diversity and inclusion within the communications profession, announced today the return of The Paladin Awards. The annual event, which will take place on the evening of September 13 in Atlanta, at MSL Atlanta, honors communications leaders who have made a significant and measurable impact on the advancement of diversity and inclusion in the public relations sector. This year, the event returns since its last in-person production in 2019 and features Lori George Billingsley, former Global Chief Diversity, Equity &…

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UK Supermarkets back zero-deforestation soy initiative

Stuart Mitchell

UK supermarkets Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose this week invested US$ 11 million in the Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF), a new system of financial incentives for farmers in Brazil who commit to deforestation- and conversion-free (DCF) soy cultivation.  The RCF will provide finance to 36 farms in the Cerrado region of Brazil, producing 75,000 tons of soy per year (for four years), resulting in the conservation of around 11,000 ha of native vegetation, 4,200 in excess of legal reserves. The Cerrado, which lies mostly in Brazil, is the world’s most biodiverse…

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