Month: June 2025

Fairtrade Foundation launches new tea campaign to encourage Brits to Brew it Fair

Stuart Mitchell

This International Tea Day, the Fairtrade Foundation is calling on tea drinkers, businesses and the UK Government to Brew it Fair and ensure fair pay, decent working conditions and job security for the people who grow, pick and process our tea. Over 100 million cups of tea are drunk every day in the UK, but not enough of that money goes back to the women and men who grow our tea. And while we’ve seen some transformational change for Fairtrade tea producers over the past 30 years, far too little…

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PepsiCo Refines Sustainability Goals to Position Business for the Long-Term

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo announced refined climate, packaging, agriculture, and water goals to continue to build a stronger, more resilient business that aims to drive scalable positive impact. The updated goals build on nearly four years of progress and learnings since the launch of the PepsiCo Positive (pep+) business strategy, which embeds sustainability into the company’s core to deliver long-term success. Since launching pep+ in September 2021, PepsiCo has made significant progress on regenerative agriculture and water stewardship and positive strides on sustainable packaging and climate change, while accounting for external realities and…

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New Global Digital Handbook Equips Communicators to Tackle Mis/Disinformation

Stuart Mitchell

In a significant step toward combating the global rise of misinformation and disinformation, a coalition of leading international organisations launched today “Tackling Mis/Disinformation – A Global Digital Handbook for Communicators”. This landmark guide provides public relations and communications professionals with practical tools, insights and ethical frameworks to address one of the most pressing threats to democracy and public trust. The Digital Handbook is one of the deliverables stemming from the Media Information and Education Pledge, a joint initiative by the International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) in partnership with the Council…

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EcoVadis Joins Nature Positive Forum, Signs Business for Nature’s Call to Action to Help Reverse Nature Loss by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

In recognition of the International Day for Biological Diversity, EcoVadis, the global standard for resilient, sustainable supply chains, today announced it has joined the Nature Positive Forum and signed the Business for Nature’s Call to Action — uniting with over 1,500 companies calling on governments to adopt strong policies to reverse nature loss by 2030. These actions come as countries move to implement the Global Biodiversity Framework agreed at COP15, with momentum building after the COP16 negotiations in Colombia and financial investment secured in Italy. The call to action and…

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The Estée Lauder Companies Announces New Sustainability Upgrades at Belgium Manufacturing & Fulfillment Campus

Stuart Mitchell

As The Estée Lauder Companies continues to advance its commitment to environmental stewardship across its operations, the company is proud to announce significant sustainability enhancements at its state-of-the-art manufacturing and fulfillment campus in Oevel, Belgium. Nancy Mahon, Chief Sustainability Officer, visited the campus during Earth Month in April to witness the sustainable operations in action and celebrate ELC’s nearly 60-year presence in Belgium. “Oevel exemplifies how we’re committed to advancing sustainability for the long term,” said Nancy. “Its leadership in biotech and ingredient sustainability, paired with innovative practices in a…

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