Day: 4 December 2022

Youth Against AIDS and Serviceplan Suisse Demand Renaming of HIV in Open Letter to World Health Organization on the occasion of World AIDS Day

Stuart Mitchell

“Change the name, end the stigma” is the core message of the global campaign of the Initiative Youth Against AIDS with Serviceplan Switzerland. On the occasion of World AIDS Day today, an open letter to the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has been published, calling on him to officially rename HIV. The letter describes HIV as an “Epidemic of the Mind,” and it caused and perpetuated primarily by non-medical factors. This call is supported by a report released today titled ‘Epidemic of the Mind‘. The…

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Currys celebrates diversity within the gaming industry with Jungle Creations content partnership 

Stuart Mitchell

Currys launches a month-long content partnership with Jungle Creations titled Currys. The home of gaming, brokered by Spark Foundry and SPP Media.   The gaming community is currently made up of people of any age, ethnicity, gender and background. However, there are still pervasive stereotypes around the attributes of the ‘average’ gamer. This campaign celebrates the diverse modern gaming community and shows that whatever kind of a gamer you are, Currys is the home for you. Our research, compiled by our gaming proposition Publicis Play, shows that 46% of gamers are…

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Bank of Scotland launches sustainability support for agriculture sector

Stuart Mitchell

UK farmers are set to benefit from a practical sustainability service and discounted lending as Bank of Scotland increases its support for the agriculture sector. The bank is working with the Soil Association to pilot a new service – called the Soil Association Exchange (the “Exchange”). The scheme is designed to help British farmers accelerate their transition to Net Zero and identify financial and environmental advantages for their land.   Lloyds Banking Group, of which Bank of Scotland is part, will fund the service for up to 1,000 of its largest…

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Impacting Human Health: Moderna’s 2021 ESG Report

Stuart Mitchell

In its 2021 ESG Report, Moderna outlines its corporate responsibility strategy and defines five guiding focus areas for ongoing and future efforts: Medicines for patients Employees Environment Community Governance and ethics The report also includes updates to the progress Moderna has made to date: 25% of total doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 were delivered to low- and middle-income countries. 40% of Moderna’s U.S. workforce identifies as racially or ethnically diverse, up from 35% in 2020. Moderna announced its Global Public Health Strategy to: Advance vaccines targeting 15 pathogens…

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Asda makes big change to all its tea bags

Stuart Mitchell

Asda has made a major change to its own brand tea bags by introducing plant-based packaging, meaning that the 550 million tea bags it sells each year can be disposed of in kerbside food waste bins. The new tea bags are made from PLA derived from corn starch, which is a natural, plant-based material and will replace the non-renewable oil-based plastic bags which it has previously used . Asda will phase in the new bags over the next six months across its entire range, from Just Essentials to Extra Special.…

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