Year: 2022

HBI Dominican Republic Launches Sustainable Fashion Project

Stuart Mitchell

HBI in the Dominican Republic has partnered with the Slow Fashion Foundation and a group of public and private entities to launch the Textile Recovery Project, helping to transform the fashion and apparel industry into a more environmentally friendly business. The Textile Recovery Project promotes social and economic development in vulnerable communities while protecting land and resources through responsible textile waste management. “These types of initiatives are critical to fostering sustainable management,” said Mariela Moronta, Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, Dominican Republic. “HBI has one of the most ambitious…

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Rockwell Automation to Support The Royal Mint’s Precious Metal Recovery Facility

Stuart Mitchell

Rockwell Automation is working with The Royal Mint to design, build, and commission a facility to safely recover valuable metals from electronic products. When fully operational in 2023, The Royal Mint’s facility in South Wales is expected to process up to 90 tons of UK-sourced circuit boards per week. Waste from electrical equipment and electronics, known as e-waste, is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the UK and the world, with less than 20% currently recycled worldwide. More than 95 tons of precious metals including gold, silver and…

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Berry Global Wins Prestigious Sustainability Award for Circular Solution that Minimizes Plastic Waste

Stuart Mitchell

Recognized in the Food/Beverage category, Berry Global Group, Inc.  received a Technology Excellence Award from The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI) for its Proxima tethered closure with tamper-evident band. This innovative packaging solution cuts down on waste by securing the closure to the bottle and improving recyclability. “To help our customers meet the growing sustainability demands of today and tomorrow, we develop new products and materials that are designed to advance a pathway to circularity,” said Jean-Marc Galvez, President of the Consumer Packaging International Division at Berry Global.…

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CIPR-run BME reverse mentoring scheme opens for applications

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and Taylor Bennett Foundation have opened applications for the PR industry’s first BME Reverse Mentoring Scheme. Designed to help senior leaders understand the challenges faced by practitioners from diverse communities in the PR industry, support the creation of inclusive cultures, and drive lasting change in the PR industry, the scheme will run for just over 10 months. Applications open following a successful pilot scheme, which paired senior leaders with Black, Asian and ethnic minority PR professional mentors to share insights into what it…

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2022 Responsible CEO of the Year Awards

Stuart Mitchell

3BL Media has announced the recipients of the 2022 Responsible CEO of the Year Awards during its annual event, 3BL Forum: Brands Taking Stands® – Now What? at Pier Sixty in New York. During the luncheon ceremony, 3BL Media CEO Dave Armon presented awards to three corporate executives who embody leadership in delivering on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments. This year’s awardees demonstrate the strategic advantage of integrating ESG into the core of their businesses and how these efforts can have a real-world impact in the lives of their…

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