Month: July 2024

World leaders call for urgent action to advance social justice at the Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice

Stuart Mitchell

World leaders joined partners of the Global Coalition to call for stronger efforts to deliver social justice on Thursday. “Never has social justice been so crucial for humanity,” said Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, who was the keynote speaker at the Inaugural Forum for the Global Coalition for Social Justice, as co-chair of the Global Coalition for Social Justice Coordinating Group. © ILO Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil addresses the Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice “No country can resolve the…

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Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Organization Cultural Survival Appoints New Executive Director

Stuart Mitchell

After an exhaustive international search, Cultural Survival’s Board of Directors has named Aimee Roberson as the organization’s new executive director. She is the third Indigenous executive director Cultural Survival has had. She will commence her role on July 1, 2024. Aimee is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and a descendant of the Chickasaw Nation. She comes to Cultural Survival after serving as the Director of American Bird Conservancy’s Southwest Region. Previously, Aimee served as the Coordinator for the Rio Grande Joint Venture, and prior to that worked…

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HECK! Food Invests In Solar And Rolls Out Range Of Sustainability Initiatives

Stuart Mitchell

North Yorkshire food company HECK! has invested in solar energy production at its HQ in Kirklington. The sausage and burger business installed 433 solar electricity panels, capable of generating 200,000 kwh per year, 20% of the factory energy. Jamie Keeble, HECK! co-founder, said the installation of solar panels was “an additional effort to make sure that we’re being sustainable from a factory perspective and also to support our journey to net zero. We’ll be saving 45 tonnes of carbon per year”. The project has received a £49,950 grant of the…

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Grand Prix winners for the WARC Awards 2024 go to Australia, Brazil, India, Spain and Sweden

Stuart Mitchell

The highest accolades of the The WARC Awards for Effectiveness 2024, in association with LIONS, are announced. The awards honour the best marketing campaigns from across the globe that deliver strategic brilliance and effective impact to drive commercial success. Six Grands Prix have been awarded following a rigorous judging process and much deliberation by a super jury made up of all 12 regional jury chairs representing Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Latin America and North America.  Selected from 22 regional gold-winning entries, the Grands Prix showcase the best work…

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Strengthening the IKEA climate agenda: moving towards Net Zero and Beyond

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA is introducing a strengthened climate agenda – Net Zero and Beyond – in line with the latest climate science. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has now verified the Inter IKEA Group net-zero science-based targets, which were set last year and cover the entire IKEA value chain. The Net Zero and Beyond climate agenda replaces the previous Climate Positive agenda.   The IKEA business is committed to contributing to limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C by drastically reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the entire IKEA value chain. After thorough…

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