Day: 27 January 2023

WRAP announces appointment of new CEO

Stuart Mitchell

Climate action NGO WRAP has announced the appointment of Harriet Lamb as its new CEO. Ms Lamb is an experienced CEO including having built the global movement Fairtrade which fights for better conditions and fair prices for smallholder farmers and workers across the developing world. She said: “I am thrilled to be joining the ace-team at WRAP given their impressive track record of finding solutions, bringing partners together and dialling up the impact. “I look forward to scaling WRAP’s respected programmes tackling the issues of waste, carbon and water while…

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Getty Images and GLAAD Grant Expands Visual Storytelling of the LGBTQ+ Community

Stuart Mitchell

Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, along with GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, have today announced the recipients of US$25,000 in creative grants focused on the Chosen Family. Getty Images’ VisualGPS global research shows that less than 1% of visuals in media and advertising show members of the LGBTQ+ community, with those that are included mainly focusing on Pride celebrations. This grant aimed to elevate photographers and videographers working to capture a broad range of people and groups that…

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3M’s School Zone Safety Transformations Making Progress Toward Pedestrian Visibility and Road Safety

Stuart Mitchell

In March of 2022, 3M announced a commitment to help increase safety and visibility in 100 school zones in 23 countries by 2024. To date, 3M has completed 32 transformational projects to install high-performance road materials to help protect the lives of our most vulnerable pedestrians – children. Those efforts so far are helping 10,000 children in 21 countries get to school – and back home safely again – putting 3M on track to meet its goal by the end of 2024. Road traffic accidents are the leading cause of…

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IOC Announces Composition of Advisory Committee on Human Rights

Stuart Mitchell

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the composition of its Advisory Committee on Human Rights. This follows the approval of its Strategic Framework on Human Rights by the IOC Executive Board in September 2022. The Advisory Committee’s mission is to provide the IOC with strategic guidance and advise on human rights risk management. Nine members, the majority of them independent Created in 2018 as a direct result of Olympic Agenda 2020, the IOC Advisory Committee is composed of nine members with a majority of independent external experts, including representatives…

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Meta Leads New Joint Approach to Electricity Greenhouse Gas Accounting To Accelerate Climate Action

Stuart Mitchell

Greenhouse gas accounting standards play a crucial role in corporate climate strategies, providing the measurement frameworks companies need to ensure that the climate solutions they pursue are credible and will “count” towards corporate climate goals. Companies use these accounting systems to measure their GHG emissions from purchased electricity (also known as Scope 2 emissions). To reduce these emissions, accounting standards and programs encourage companies to procure renewable energy at an annual volume equal to the amount of electricity purchased for their facilities. This approach has driven hundreds of new renewable…

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