Day: 1 September 2023

Kraft Heinz Releases Global Deforestation- and Conversion-Free Policy

Stuart Mitchell

Kraft Heinz have announced a new Global Deforestation policy. This is the announcement they did on their site: At Kraft Heinz, our Values compel us to be a global corporate citizen, to give back to our communities and to lend our expertise and resources to help address important environmental and societal challenges. One of our Company Values is We do the right thing, and everything we do grows from there – from our pledge of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, to providing 1.5 billion meals to people in need…

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PepsiCo and Walmart Aim to Support Regenerative Agriculture Across More than 2 Million Acres of Farmland

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo and Walmart recently announced a 7-year collaboration to pursue $120 million worth of investments focused on supporting U.S. and Canadian farmers in their pursuit to improve soil health and water quality. By establishing and scaling financial, agronomic and social programs, it aims to enable and accelerate the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices on more than 2 million acres of farmland and deliver approximately 4 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions and removals by 2030 – roughly equivalent to the amount of electricity needed to power 778,300…

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New Report Highlights U.S. Insurance Sector’s Efforts in Addressing Climate Change Risk

Stuart Mitchell

A new report released today by the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets and the California Department of Insurance reveals that insurance companies are pursuing a wide variety of strategies to manage the increasing risks associated with climate change.  Climate Risk Management in the U.S. Insurance Sector: An Analysis of Climate Risk Disclosure, is the first comprehensive review of U.S. insurance companies’ climate risk strategies. The findings are based on an examination of nearly 500 publicly available insurance company responses to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) 2021 Climate…

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Philadelphia Cream Cheese Debuts Plant-Based Spread Nationwide

Stuart Mitchell

Philadelphia®, the brand that set the cream cheese standard for over 150 years, announces the nationwide rollout of its first-ever plant-based spread offering. With more than half of people looking to add more plant-based products to their diets, Philadelphia brings a new creamy, spreadable sensorial experience to the plant-based category for fans to enjoy coast to coast. Prior to Philadelphia entering the category, less than half of people that tried plant-based spreads became repeat customers. 1 After seeing repeat purchases almost double versus the category average during a successful regional…

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CAP – It’s not that easy being ‘green’ – promoting good work without misleading by omission

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: It’s not that easy being ‘green’ – promoting good work without misleading by omission. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Our environmental work continues apace, and one issue that’s resulting in some advertisers falling foul of our rules is where an ad leaves out information about a brand’s environmental impact, giving consumers only a partial,…

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