Day: 7 March 2023

Aramark Publishes Annual ESG Progress Report: Company’s Be Well. Do Well. Platform Provides Update on Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance Performance

Stuart Mitchell

Aramark, the provider of food, facilities, and uniform services to millions of people in 19 countries around the world, today released its 2022 Be Well. Do Well. Progress Report, an update to its global environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) performance. In the report, Aramark shares important progress on its diversity, community building, climate, food and worker safety, responsible sourcing, and waste reduction programs and initiatives, among other topics. Key highlights from the report include Aramark signing the Cool Food Pledge – a commitment to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions…

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Paris 2024 Launches Charitable Ticketing Initiative To Ensure Open and Accessible Games

Stuart Mitchell

The Paris 2024 Organising Committee has launched a charitable ticketing programme that will give people living in low-income households the opportunity to experience next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games. Through a partnership with French charity Secours populaire, everyone who buys tickets for Paris 2024 will have the option to donate an additional two Euros to the initiative, which will be used to pay for the tickets and travel costs of beneficiaries who would not otherwise have the means to attend the Games, including families, young people, senior citizens and people…

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Chevron Invests in Carbon Capture and Removal Technology Company, Svante

Stuart Mitchell

Chevron New Energies (CNE), a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., and Svante announced that Chevron is the lead investor in Svante’s Series E fundraising round, which raised $318 million that will be used to accelerate the manufacturing of Svante’s carbon capture technology. “We are advancing a full value chain carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) business and believe Svante is poised to be a leader in enabling carbon capture solutions,” said Chris Powers, vice president of CCUS with CNE. “Innovation is key to enabling these types of breakthrough technologies and…

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UK households could get 2.5 days a year back by making the most of the food that they buy

Stuart Mitchell

To mark the third annual Food Waste Action Week, which launched yesterday, new research from Love Food Hate Waste has revealed that time-strapped people could get back 2 ½ days a year by using up uneaten food[i]. This equates to treating ourselves to a weekend away with friends or family or having enough time to binge-watch a whole series of Love Island and still having ‘me’ time to go to the gym or out for a long walk! According to a poll of 2,000 adults, the nation dedicates an average…

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New WARC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion hub to help marketers implement effective DEI strategies 

Stuart Mitchell

Diversity, inclusivity and social justice is cited by 82% of respondents to WARC’s global Marketer’s Toolkit survey as being important to their 2023 marketing strategies – a third of which (33%) said DEI would significantly impact their marketing plans. To help marketers navigate challenges and implement successful DEI strategies, specifically around the representation of diverse audiences and in their hiring practices, WARC, the global authority of marketing effectiveness, has launched a DEI hub featuring the latest best practice, research, expert guidance and case studies. WARC has partnered with some of…

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