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Tide’s Loads of Hope Celebrates National Laundry Day with Donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) Canada

Stuart Mitchell

To celebrate national laundry day, Tide, has announced a two-year commitment to RMHC Canada. As part of the brand’s Ambition 2030 goals to expand its Loads of Hope program tenfold, Tide will be donating $400,000.00 over the next two years to RMHC Canada to help provide families the comforts of home by enhancing, supporting, and/or expanding laundry programs at Ronald McDonald House and Family Room locations across the country. Across Canada, RMHC cares for the emotional and physical wellbeing of families with sick children who must travel long distances to…

Apple cuts greenhouse gas emissions in half

Stuart Mitchell

Apple has reduced its overall greenhouse gas emissions by more than 55 percent since 2015, the company shared today in its 2024 Environmental Progress Report. The milestone marks important progress on the journey toward Apple 2030, the company’s ambitious goal to become carbon neutral across its entire value chain by the end of this decade. The goal centers on cutting emissions by 75 percent from 2015 levels. “The proof of Apple’s commitment to climate action is in our progress: We’ve slashed emissions by more than half, all while serving more…

SC Ventures makes strategic investment in Algbra, establishes partnership with its UK sustainable finance platform Shoal

Stuart Mitchell

SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has announced a strategic investment in Algbra, an ethical finance focused and sharia-compliant UK-based fintech. As part of the agreement, Shoal, SC Ventures’ sustainable finance platform, will partner with Algbra. The terms of the deal are undisclosed. Demand for sustainable and ethical finance continues to grow, with consumers seeking offerings to align their money with their personal ethics and values. According to research, 74% of retail finance customers want their savings to have a positive impact on the planet and 52% would switch providers…

Guide Dogs partner with Beano to create better understanding of the impact of sight loss

Stuart Mitchell

Guide Dogs has partnered with Beano to create a bespoke story available in this week’s issue of the Beano comic. The partnership hopes to raise awareness of children and young people with visual impairments as well as the services Guide Dogs offer to help people with sight loss have the confidence and support they need to live their lives to the fullest. Alongside the bespoke comic strip, the collaboration sees the very first audio comic strip story created especially for people with visual impairments, making ‘BEANO Presents – A Buddy…

Barnardo’s B-Wild Project Helping Young People Get Back Into Education

Stuart Mitchell

Young people struggling to attend school and to develop relationships with their peers are being helped back into education and are learning to open up thanks to a pioneering nature-based project being run by the country’s leading children’s charity. Since 2020 – and thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund – Barnardo’s Scotland has been implementing its B-Wild project in eight localities across the country. B-Wild, which allows the young people to get out and about in nature and explore what the world has to offer. It provides…