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Costa Coffee brews up support for 50 sporting charities nationwide, totalling £50,000 in donations

Stuart Mitchell

Costa Coffee, is once again extending a helping hand to communities across the United Kingdom – and is proud to give a little lift to 50 exceptional sporting groups and charities across the country, pledging a total of £50,000 in donations so far in 2024.  As the Official Coffee Partner at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Costa Coffee is celebrating a summer of sport by supporting local communities and sports clubs up and down the country, investing in the sporting talent of the future.   Celebrating ten years of…

Global Water Challenge and Cargill Expand Partnership Across Five Continents to Address Water Challenges

Stuart Mitchell

During World Water Week 2024, Global Water Challenge (GWC) and Cargill announced the expansion of their Cargill Currents partnership platform with a renewed investment of over $5MM USD over three years and new plans to tackle water-related challenges in communities and basins across five continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Cargill Currents supports community health and livelihoods, promotes watershed health and advances water security around the world. In its second phase, the partnership platform will build upon these achievements and continue to focus on prioritizing solutions that…

Eco-friendly toilet paper brand throws Foot BALL as part of new sponsorship of Lewes FC

Stuart Mitchell

Fans, players and local famous faces were this Sunday 25th August sashaying down the purple ‘red’ carpet at the first home game of Lewes FC’s women’s team as the start of the new season was marked with Met Gala-style festivity. The Sussex club – fondly known as ‘everyone’s second favourite team’ – together with newly announced sponsor, eco-friendly toilet paper brand, Who Gives A Crap, celebrated the start of the women’s return to the season by throwing a lavish party dubbed ‘The Foot Ball’. Despite relegation last season, the women’s…

The CIRCLE Alliance: scaling packaging circularity to reduce plastic waste

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever has joined USAID and EY to launch the CIRCLE Alliance, a new public–private initiative aimed at tackling plastic pollution. Read how such collaborations are crucial in responding to the urgent need for collective action. The CIRCLE Alliance is a new $21 million public–private collaboration to scale solutions that reduce plastic use and tackle plastic waste Founded by Unilever, USAID and EY, the CIRCLE Alliance will support entrepreneurs and small businesses across the plastics value chain Its goal is to support women’s economic empowerment, improve livelihoods and protect the environment…

Open call for new members of GRI governance bodies

Stuart Mitchell

A global recruitment call is underway to appoint new members to three GRI governance bodies that underpin the continued success of GRI – the provider of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards.  With a total of eight vacancies, GRI is looking for experienced professionals from diverse backgrounds to apply to join the following governance bodies, from 1 January 2025:  Supervisory Board: the body responsible for overseeing GRI’s long-term priorities and strategy. Candidates to fill one vacancy are being sought, with applicants particularly encouraged from the ASEAN and Latin…