Month: April 2024

smol launches Clean Clothes Can campaign for fifth year of partnership with The Hygiene Bank

Stuart Mitchell

smol has recently launched a new campaign in partnership with The Hygiene Bank to highlight the significant lack of access to clean clothes for those experiencing poverty in the UK, with people having to regularly re-wear dirty clothes and underwear due to not being able to afford to wash them- impacting mental wellbeing, physical health and ability to work.   smol’s research has found that a quarter (24%) of adults experiencing hygiene poverty (the inability to afford hygiene products that many of us take for granted) frequently struggle to afford to…

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RSPCA pet food bank scheme which has served up 1.6m meals to struggling owners is expanding in charity’s 200th birthday year

Stuart Mitchell

The RSPCA has announced its successful Pet Food Bank Partnership is to be rolled out across England to ‘ensure no community goes without’ as the cost of living crisis continues to impact those struggling to feed themselves and their pets. The animal welfare charity has provided a staggering 1.6 million pet meals since the scheme was introduced in 2020 as part of a major drive to do everything possible to help keep those facing financial hardship together with their pets. Among those who have benefited from using the pet food…

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Plastic-free coffee lid reducing CO2 footprint with 80%, introduced by PulPac, made green inside by OrganoClick

Stuart Mitchell

OrganoClick and PulPac has collaborated for several years in developing 100% biobased and biodegradable dry-molded products. By combining PulPac’s dry molded fiber technology with OrganoClick’s biobased and biodegradable binders, a biobased high-performing coffee lid, compliant with paper recycling have been developed. The innovative coffee lid is now launched for the take away market.      PulPac’s technology in combination with OrganoClick’s biobased binders sets a new standard for high performing and sustainable packaging. It requires less energy and water than the traditional method, resulting in a reduced carbon footprint with…

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XPO Logistics offers training to “neurodiversity champions” as part of its commitment to fostering greater inclusivity as an employer of choice

Stuart Mitchell

XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, is offering training to ‘neurodiversity champions’ as part of its broad-based commitment to encouraging an inclusive environment. “Neurodiversity” refers to the diversity of individuals’ brains and minds and how they function. XPO Logistics UK colleagues attending the training are either neurodiverse themselves or are interested in advocating for neurodiversity. The training will explore neurodiverse experiences as well as legal and ethical considerations, and how to create neuro-inclusive environments. By identifying ‘neurodiversity champions,’ the training will raise awareness and…

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FreshBritain launches regenerative brand design theory

Stuart Mitchell

Brand design business, FreshBritain has launched a new regenerative brand design approach and philosophy that it believes will transform the way brands think about sustainable growth and in time trigger an industry-wide turning point. Founder and co-owner Bob Sheard has seen that brands need help to move away from the destructive cycle of consumption that is depleting the earth’s resources. To date, brand growth has been socially obsessive, economically impulsive, ecologically regressive and politically addictive. Bob Sheard explains: “We are on an urgent journey to rethink how we define, measure…

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