Month: June 2024

Glastonbury Festival teams up with WaterAid and Hey Girls to ensure a bloody good time and period dignity for all

Stuart Mitchell

A new WaterAid survey has found that 4 in 5 (86%) respondents have planned their activities around their period, while over a third (37%) say they wouldn’t feel comfortable having their period at an outdoor event. This survey comes as the international charity teams up with Glastonbury Festival and period product social enterprise Hey Girls to help people manage their period with dignity at the festival and around the world. The survey of 2,000 people who are menstruating or have menstruated in the last year found that nearly half (49%)…

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Lloyds Banking Group and Low Carbon spark 10-year Power Purchase Agreement

Stuart Mitchell

Lloyds Banking Group has signed a corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with global renewable energy company, Low Carbon.  Through the 10-year agreement, the Group will purchase 50 GWh of clean electricity annually, the equivalent of powering more than 14,000 homes. The energy will be generated from two of Low Carbon’s UK projects – Meadow Solar Farm in Hampshire and Pepperhill Solar Farm in Staffordshire.  The use of the new solar farms represents a significant step forward in the Group’s renewable energy approach. As part of the Climate Group’s RE100 initiative,…

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‘Narcos’/‘RoboCop’ filmmaker and Change the Ref debut ‘American Cancer Story’ ahead of Columbine’s 25th anniversary

Stuart Mitchell

‘American Cancer Story’ is the poignant, new coming-of-age short film José Padilha wishes he didn’t have to make.  Inspired by horrifying data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), attributing firearms as the leading cause of child and teen fatalities, the film links gun violence and pediatric cancer in an emotional storyline about a young girl who beats cancer only to face a school shooting.Change the Ref (CTF) released the film on AmericanCancerStory.com ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting. The website asks viewers to share the film and demand urgent…

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2024 Grand Clio Winners Announced

Stuart Mitchell

The Clio Awards, celebrating creative excellence in advertising since 1959, announced the 2024 Grand Clio winners at an awards ceremony hosted by actress, comedian, and writer Andrea Savage.  True to the global nature of the competition, Grand-winning entries hailed from 15 countries, including Australia, Spain, Colombia, Canada, Japan, Uruguay, Brazil, France, and the USA. Specialty awards were also handed out to Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Susan Credle, Global Chair of FCB and Creative Advisor to IPG, who has led the FCB network to over 170 Clio Awards in her tenure…

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Charity In Kind Direct appointed as key partner to Her Majesty The Queen’s Wash Bags Project

Stuart Mitchell

In Kind Direct were honoured to attend the reception hosted by Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace recently to recognise those who support survivors of sexual assault and to mark the relaunch of the Wash Bags project. Caring for people who are at their most vulnerable is at the heart of the Wash Bags Project. Each bag contains personal care items donated by Boots, such as shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste and a toothbrush providing a small gesture of comfort during a highly distressing time for people using the service.  …

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