Day: 26 October 2022

Global Businesses & NGOs Endorse a Common Vision for an Ambitious Global Plastics Treaty

Stuart Mitchell

Global businesses across the plastics value chain, financial institutions, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) came together today to announce a common vision for an effective and ambitious Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution. The vision will form the basis for future policy engagements with governments through a newly launched Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty which will be convened by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and WWF. Building on previous efforts to raise the business voice in favor of starting intergovernmental negotiations, the organizations standing behind the vision see the global…

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New Mental Health PSA from Seize the Awkward Encourages Young Adults to Say “We Can Talk About It”

Stuart Mitchell

The national Seize the Awkward campaign has released new Public Service Advertisements (PSAs), “We Can Talk About It,” to inspire young adults (16–24) to start conversations around mental health with friends. The award-winning communications program, a joint effort from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and The Jed Foundation (JED) in collaboration with the Ad Council, promotes mental wellness to reduce the risk and rate of suicide among young adults. According to new data from the CDC, the suicide rate among young people aged 15 to 24 rose 8%…

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Diageo launches Unmind mental health app to all employees worldwide for World Mental Health Day

Stuart Mitchell

Diageo, maker of Smirnoff, Gordon’s and Guinness, has today become the first global FMCG company to make the Unmind mental health app available to all employees worldwide. Coinciding with World Mental Health Day, Diageo’s 27,000 employees can now access the Unmind app through mobile and desktop devices. The app gives unparalleled access to a range of tools to support mental health and wellbeing, including interactive courses, in-the-moment exercises, and science-backed assessments to help with areas including sleep, nutrition and coping with life stressors. Diageo employees will also have the opportunity…

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ICO launches second consultation on the draft Data protection and journalism code

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a second consultation on a draft code of practice about using personal data for journalism (the code). The code provides practical guidance on how to comply with data protection legal requirements and good practice when using personal data for journalism. It is a statutory code under section 124 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018). It does not concern press conduct or standards in general. Following the first consultation that ended in January 2022, the ICO considered the feedback received from the…

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Companies urge states to adopt clean car standards and accelerate the shift to zero-emission transportation

Stuart Mitchell

Leading companies are urging state policymakers to pass ambitious new car standards after California finalized the Advanced Clean Cars II rule last month, which will require all new passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission models by 2035.  At a Climate Week NYC 2022 virtual event today, representatives from Ford, Hertz, Lyft, and Siemens will join the sustainability nonprofit Ceres, the National Resources Defense Council, and the clean transportation advocacy organization CALSTART, as well as environmental officials in Massachusetts and Washington, to discuss the California rule and the…

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