Day: 9 November 2024

Danone And Prevented Ocean Plastic Partner To Open First Major Plastic Collection Centre In Borneo, Indonesia

Stuart Mitchell

Prevented Ocean Plastic™ Southeast Asia announces the opening of its new recycled plastic aggregation centre in Samarinda, in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The centre is opening in partnership with consumer goods company Danone, through its Indonesian bottled water brand AQUA, and is part of the wider efforts of the internationally recognised Prevented Ocean Plastic™ programme. AQUA funded the centre’s construction and will be a major customer for the recycled plastic processed there. According to the National Waste Management Information System (SIPSN) in 2022, the…

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Lack of investments in impact industry threatens progress on Sustainable Development Goals

Stuart Mitchell

For the fourth year in a row, venture capital (VC) investment into global impact startups is in decline. Impact startups haveraised $33B in 2024 so far, a projected 28% drop from the previous year. A much stronger drop than the general global VC capital decline of 4% during the same period. This alarming fact is the main takeaway from the State of Impact 2024 report, presented this week in The Hague at ImpactFest by ImpactCity, Dealroom, and Microsoft. This steady decline in impact investments is especially worrying since none of…

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The One Show 2025 Opens Call for Entries With Campaign by Cutwater

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity announced the launch of The One Show 2025, supported by an engaging call for entries campaign by creative and media agency Cutwater. Entries to The One Show 2024 can be submitted now, with fees increasing after each deadline period.  Early entry deadline is December 13, 2024, with the regular deadline January 31, 2025.  The extended deadline is February 14, 2025, and final deadline February 28, 2025. The One Show 2025 Jury Presidents and full juries will be announced shortly, with early judging starting in January…

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Compassion Compares UK Retailer Policies on Indoor-Reared Fresh Chicken

Stuart Mitchell

Despite the sudden flurry of activity amongst UK retailers to commit to reducing stocking density for broiler chickens to 30kg/m², M&S and Waitrose remain the only supermarkets to have signed up to the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC) – a package of science-based criteria that when implemented together significantly improve the lives of chickens reared for meat. To help consumers make informed, ethical choices, Compassion in World Farming has created a Spotlight table comparing UK retailers’ polices on indoor-reared fresh chicken against the criteria of the BCC. Consumers show a high…

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Mindful Business Charter Announces New Guidelines to Tackle Mental Health Challenges in Legal Practice

Stuart Mitchell

The Mindful Business Charter (MBC) has issued comprehensive Best Practice Guidelines aimed at addressing mental health challenges within the legal profession.  The guidelines were developed by a working group of senior leaders in the profession, supported by academics and mental health professionals to address ongoing concerns through cultural change. The legal profession is a demanding and rewarding environment, in which there are significant risks of  high performance coming at the expense of wellbeing. The guidelines seek to create meaningful and informed systems that balance wellbeing with performance for long-term success.…

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