Day: 26 August 2024

MrBeast and Mark Rober’s #TeamSeas Campaign Wraps, with Ocean Conservancy and Partners Removing 34+ Million Pounds of Trash Worldwide

Stuart Mitchell

Ocean Conservancy has announced that it has removed 34,080,191 pounds of trash from the ocean, beaches and rivers, in partnership with fellow environmental NGO The Ocean Cleanup, as part of YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober’s #TeamSeas campaign. Launched in October 2021, the campaign raised $30M in just 65 days from over 400,000 individual donors to support three years of cleanup efforts around the world. More than 40,000 channels across every social platform shared #TeamSeas content, including several hundred of the internet’s top creators, like Marques Brownlee, AzzyLand, Sofia Nygaard, Dhar…

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Papercycle Shortlisted for Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Awards 2024

Stuart Mitchell

Papercycle, the leading recyclability assessment and certification service for fibre-based products and materials developed by the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has been shortlisted for the prestigious Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Awards 2024. In just one year since its launch, our dedication to promoting sustainability and innovation in the paper and packaging industry has earned us recognition in two key categories: Business Process and Start-Ups. Our team has consistently embraced new challenges and opportunities, creating a credible and comprehensive assessment tool while remaining at the forefront of innovation. The Stationers’ Innovation…

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Driving Green: New XPO Logistics Program Brings EVs to UK Colleagues

Stuart Mitchell

XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, today announced the launch of its UK Electric Vehicle (EV) and Hybrid Salary Sacrifice Scheme. This exciting program not only provides employees with new transportation options but also offers significant financial and environmental benefits. By participating, colleagues can save on income tax and National Insurance Contributions (NICs) while contributing to XPO Logistics’ sustainability goals. This initiative underscores XPO’s commitment to enriching employee benefits and advancing environmental stewardship. Salary Sacrifice Scheme: Key Details A salary sacrifice scheme is…

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Channel 4 streaming audience jumps a third year on year in June, accelerating its shift to first public service streamer

Stuart Mitchell

Channel 4’s streaming audience grew by nearly one third in June, buoyed by a wide range of hit shows including docudrama The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot and US reality show Dance Moms, which helped it to generate more than four billion viewer minutes in watch time last month. Latest Barb data shows Channel 4’s streaming audience in June is up 30% on the same month last year. Meanwhile, the channel continues to grow its overall audience, attracting new digital natives while migrating existing viewers to digital platforms, with 3% year on year…

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Unlocking quality corporate insights into SDGs progress

Stuart Mitchell

An updated online database, Business reporting on the SDGs: An analysis of the Goals and Targets, was made available recently to improve business reporting on the SDGs, featuring a comprehensive inventory of potential disclosures at the targets level for each of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The database was first launched in 2017 by GRI and the UN Global Compact to effectively integrate the SDGs into existing reporting processes, and to demonstrate their impact and contributions to sustainable development through high-quality, consistent and comparable data. With a redesigned, user-friendly interface,…

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