Month: August 2023

WRAP’s response to the European Green Deal and Circular Economy for Textiles

Stuart Mitchell

The European Commission recently announced steps to tackle food waste and textiles, as part of its European Green Deal and Circular Economy for Textiles. Dr Richard Swannell FRSA, Director of Impact Growth WRAP – who addressed the EU Parliament on food waste in July – said, “Last year, WRAP revealed the shocking fact that of 193 countries submitting Nationally Determined Contributions at COP, only nine committed to reducing food waste. With global food production alone currently pushing the Earth beyond the 1.5°C mark, this dangerous lack of foresight into our food system risks undermining…

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Today’s children dream of helping others and protecting the planet when they grow up

Stuart Mitchell

Children no longer desire fame and fortune and instead dream of helping others and protecting the planet when they grow up. Nine out of 10 (90%) 5-11 year-olds want to help others when they grow up and make the world a better place. 92% of them also said that looking after the planet was important to them. When it comes to their future choice of career, Tesco’s Stronger Starts research found that 86% of 5-11 year-olds would like a job that helps others and a third (36%) dream of one…

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Asda partners with The Good Roll to bring sustainable toilet roll to UK retail market

Stuart Mitchell

Sustainable household paper brand, The Good Roll, is launching in the UK for the very first time in an exclusive deal with supermarket giant, Asda. The Amsterdam-based business produces paper products, including toilet roll and kitchen towel, which are good for the planet and give back to communities across West Africa. Hailed as 100% tree friendly, The Good Roll products are made from 100% bamboo and not only contain twice as many sheets as a standard roll, but they are free from chemicals like chlorine, colourants, and fragrances. In addition,…

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M&S Launches First Pre-Loved Back-to-School Uniform Shop in Partnership With Oxfam and Ebay

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer has announced it is extending its long-standing Shwopping scheme with the roll-out of dedicated school uniform Shwop boxes in over 200 of its stores across the UK. Collaboration for change Through the new M&S Back-to-School Shwopping boxes, donated pre-loved school uniform – which passes the hand-me-down quality test – will be given a second life in an Oxfam shop and, for the first time, made available on a dedicated pre-loved school uniform shop on eBay. By partnering with eBay, M&S and Oxfam hope the pilot shop will…

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ICO submits Data protection and journalism code of practice to Secretary of State

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a code of practice about using personal information for journalism (the code), and formally submitted it to the Secretary of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. The code provides practical guidance on how to comply with data protection law and good practice when personal information is used for journalism. We also published reference notes to support the code, containing more information about the legislation and case law examples. The code is limited to the ICO’s regulatory remit for data protection…

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