Month: October 2024

Sainsbury’s first major UK retailer to vacuum pack all lamb mince

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced it is swapping traditional, plastic tray packaging for a new vacuum-packed alternative across its entire fresh lamb mince range, saving 26 tonnes of plastic annually. Another supermarket-first for Sainsbury’s, the new packaging will result in a minimum 65% reduction in plastic per product. The change will be across all Sainsbury’s fresh lamb mince products, which start at just £3.95 for 250g. Customers will be able to purchase lamb mince in the revamped packaging both in-store and online from today. The lamb mince products will be vacuum-packed for…

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Howden launches the Resilience Laboratory supported by Microsoft to measure and evaluate climate risk

Stuart Mitchell

Howden, the international insurance intermediary group, has launched the Howden Resilience Laboratory, a platform designed to transform how clients evaluate and manage climate risks. The Laboratory uses Microsoft technology to provide innovative, data-driven solutions for client challenges associated with the impacts of climate change. Developed by Howden and powered by Microsoft’s cloud services – Azure, Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 – the Resilience Laboratory enables clients to model climate scenarios and assess financial impacts. By transforming large volumes of complex data – environmental, societal and financial – into actionable insights,…

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Nestlé Professional highlights community benefits of regenerative agriculture in new report

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé Professional has reinforced its commitment to sustainable practices by unveiling its latest report in collaboration with Footprint, “Unlocking the Community Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture from Field to Fork”. This comprehensive report reveals how regenerative agriculture is not only restoring ecosystems but also rebuilding local economies and transforming rural communities. The report reveals that regenerative farms play a crucial role in revitalising local economies, supporting more local jobs and creating stronger connections between farmers and their communities. For instance, according to a study by GIST Impact, supported by the Global…

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CIPR writes to all MPs with guidance on professional lobbying

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has written to all MPs with updated guidance on professional lobbying as part of its Lobbying for Good Lobbying Campaign. The Institute has joined forces with political monitoring and analysis platform, PolicyMogul, to send all MPs an updated Guide to Professional Lobbying booklet and an accompanying poster outlining key behaviours to expect from professional lobbyists. The campaign aims to promote the importance of ethical lobbying in the UK by changing legislation to increase transparency and rebuild trust in politics. To further this effort, the CIPR and PolicyMogul are hosting an event in Parliament on Wednesday 4 September 2024 on how to be lobbied and have invited all MPs, Lords,…

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ILO and UN Women’s Joint Programme Advances Women’s Employment and Decent Work in Egypt, Jordan, and OPT

Stuart Mitchell

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and UN Women (UNW) hosted the closing event of the Joint Programme “Promoting Productive Employment and Decent Work for Women in Egypt, Jordan, and Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)” (JP Work4Women) on Thursday, 29 August 2024, in Amman. The event was held under the patronage of Her Excellency Maha Ali, Secretary General of the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW). The JP Work4Women, a five-year programme which extended from 2019 to 2023 and was supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), aimed at tackling…

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