Day: 18 November 2022

Haleon and Microsoft use AI to enhance health product accessibility for people who are blind or partially sighted

Stuart Mitchell

Haleon, a global leader in consumer health, and Microsoft Corp. have announced a new collaboration to make everyday health more accessible for people who are blind, have low vision or have difficulty reading product labels due to low literacy. Together, the companies are expanding functionality in the Microsoft Seeing AI app to provide consumers with more detailed labelling information for over 1,500 Haleon products across the U.S. and U.K. Seeing AI is a free mobile app designed to help people who have trouble seeing by narrating the world around them.…

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Sainsbury’s could help to feed over half a million pregnant women and children as cost-of-living rises

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced that it will once again top up the Government funded NHS Healthy Start scheme by £2 – a move that could help feed more than half a million pregnant women and children in need of support over the coming months. The retailer will be providing a £2 coupon every week over the next six months to customers using a Healthy Start card in Sainsbury’s, starting this week on Wednesday 12th October, until Tuesday 11th April 2023. The NHS Healthy Start scheme helps to encourage a healthy diet…

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Primary school children in North London and Newcastle get a fresh start this school year with Edible Playgrounds

Stuart Mitchell

Edible Playgrounds provided by Clear Channel UK and partner charity, Trees for Cities, allow children to reconnect with nature and provide crucial education around growing and eating healthy food. Featured Posts More Living Roofs take root in Sunderland   New Edible Playgrounds are now part of the curriculum at select schools in Newcastle and North London. The vibrant outdoor teaching gardens aim to connect children with nature and educate them about growing their own fruit and vegetables to promote a healthy lifestyle.   Funded by Clear Channel and built by Trees…

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John Lewis Partnership announces partnership with WWF

Stuart Mitchell

The John Lewis Partnership has announced plans to partner with global environmental charity WWF to showcase how people and nature restoration can work together for a sustainable future. The collaboration will see the John Lewis Partnership and WWF working together to protect and restore nature in the UK and globally, with two nature conservation projects planned for East Anglia and India.   The two projects will take place over a three and five year period respectively, which will enable us to create a long lasting legacy and meaningful benefit to…

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Farmers and workers harvested more benefits in 2021 despite COVID-19 pandemic, says new Fairtrade report

Stuart Mitchell

Farmers and workers experienced a boost in Fairtrade Premium earnings thanks to a recovery in Fairtrade product sales throughout 2021 as global commercial activity rallied from the COVID-19 pandemic slump, Fairtrade International’s latest annual report has revealed. According to the report, released today and titled Building resilience in a changing world, Fairtrade certified producers registered a four percent uptick in Fairtrade Premium earnings over 2020 levels for the top seven Fairtrade commodities, reaching €190 million. Sales data for 2021 were encouraging, especially for some products. Cocoa and flower growers experienced…

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