Day: 14 November 2023

ELC Accelerates Impact Through Partnership Alongside UN General Assembly and Climate Week NYC

Stuart Mitchell

As part of their commitment to driving impact through longstanding strategic partnerships, The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) convened and supported numerous events and onstage conversations alongside the 78th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and during Climate Week NYC. Held every September in New York City, UNGA brings together heads of state and government officials to discuss pressing international issues including sustainable development, gender equality, and pandemic preparedness. Climate Week NYC, which runs concurrently and in partnership alongside UNGA, gathers a diverse range of business leaders, political players, and…

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IFC Announces Winners of the DRC Agribusiness Innovation Challenge to Support Climate-Smart and Inclusive Agriculture

Stuart Mitchell

Businesses focused on digital technology and circular agriculture were named the winners of the DRC Agribusiness Innovation Challenge, a startup competition managed by IFC to support agri-small businesses and smallholder farmers as well as the development of climate-smart agriculture in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The three winning companies were selected from a shortlist of 10 businesses that pitched their ideas to a jury of government representatives, members of development organizations, agribusiness investors and venture capital funders in Kinshasa this week, ahead of the DRC Agribusiness Forum taking place…

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Co-op named ‘Climate Leader of the Year’ for supporting farmers at the frontline of the climate crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Co-op’s major efforts to support farmers at the front-line of the climate crisis has been recognised last month after being named “Climate Leader” of the year. The convenience retailer was awarded the prestigious title after investing over half a million-pound to help farmers in its supply chain in Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Dominican Republic and Colombia to better mitigate against the impact of the climate crisis. Co-op was recognised at the first Fairtrade Global Awards for its commitment to “innovate and generate impact to tackle the climate crisis”. The judging panel…

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Triodos Bank UK earns new Which? Eco Provider award

Stuart Mitchell

Triodos Bank UK has been named as an Eco Provider by Which? Money in their first ever analysis of the environmental credentials of UK current accounts. Triodos was recognised for having no exposure to fossil fuels and having clear, public environmental policies. Which?, the UK’s most popular consumer association, recognised these factors as an important part of its Eco Provider assessment. In a lengthy research process, Which? examined the claims of 13 of the UK’s leading current account providers, working with Reclaim Finance (a non-profit research organisation) to analyse fossil…

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ASA Launch Final Report on their Intermediary and Platform Principles Pilot

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Our Final Report on our Intermediary and Platform Principles Pilot. 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. We have published a final report on our Intermediary and Platform Principles (IPP) Pilot which ran for one year (1 June 2022 – 1 June 2023). The Pilot, a global-first involving some of the largest companies in the digital…

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