Day: 19 February 2023

The Rockefeller Foundation and WFP Launch Initiative To Strengthen School Meals For Millions Of Children

Stuart Mitchell

The United Nations World Food Programme welcomes a US$ 10.7 million grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to help vulnerable children get better access to nutritious food through school feeding programmes in Benin, Ghana, Honduras, and India. The two-and-a-half-year initiative focuses on including fortified foods in school meals as well as advocating for more nutritious food throughout the programmes. In Benin, Ghana, and Honduras, the project is expected to directly impact the lives of more than one million school children. The project will also promote local food production, benefiting smallholder farmers,…

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Pregnant mothers join WaterAid to shine a light on global maternal health crisis with evocative stunt

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid created an evocative light installation outside one of Britain’s first maternity hospitals featuring the silhouettes of pregnant women to show how every two seconds, a woman gives birth in a health centre without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. The striking projection of water droplets behind three expectant mothers, highlighted a shocking reality. Every year 16.6 million women give birth in hospitals and clinics without adequate water, toilets and soap, putting them and their unborn babies at risk of deadly infection. WaterAid’s installation was part of the charity’s…

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Cafédirect launches the second series of ‘Building Better Business’ podcast

Stuart Mitchell

Popular British ethical pioneer coffee brand Cafédirect recently launched the second season of its podcast, Building Better Business.  Featuring straight talking conversations with global thought leaders and professionals, the podcast asks: ‘What are businesses doing to protect our future and what more can be done?’ Following the success of the first podcast series which secured a spot within the top 25% of global podcasts**, series two will again be hosted by Cafédirect’s CEO John Steel.  Nine episodes will be released weekly examining businesses’ efforts in tackling sustainability issues including deforestation,…

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European consumers intent on creating a more sustainable lifestyle

Stuart Mitchell

Two in three European consumers (63%) are intent on creating a more sustainable lifestyle, with more than half (58%) of consumers putting recycling at the top of the list to reduce the impact of climate change. Despite the current challenges facing consumers, respondents in all five countries surveyed – UK, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy – agree that being sustainable has become more important. However, those in mainland Europe seem to be more committed than those in the UK, where just over half (57%) say a sustainable lifestyle is more…

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New Deloitte research reveals majority of organizations increased sustainability investments over past year amid global uncertainty

Stuart Mitchell

New Report, Deloitte’s 2023 CxO Sustainability Report: Accelerating the Green Transition finds global C-level business leaders (or CxOs) view climate change as a top priority for their organizations amid global uncertainty. When asked to rank the issues most pressing to their organizations, many CxOs rated climate change as a “top three issue,” ahead of seven others, including innovation, competition for talent, and supply chain challenges. In fact, only economic outlook ranked slightly higher. Moreover, 75% of CxOs said their organizations have increased their sustainability investments over the past year, nearly…

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