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SCS Global Services Becomes First North American Certifier Accredited to New RSPO Principles and Criteria Standard for Palm Oil Plantations

Stuart Mitchell

Following on the heels of the historic 16th Annual Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, SCS Global Services (SCS) has become the first certification body in North America accredited to conduct assessments under the stringent new RSPO Principles & Criteria (P&C) Standard. This accreditation sets the stage for SCS to certify sustainable palm plantations and mills internationally. Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil in food production, found in nearly half of all packaged food items on store shelves. The 2018 P&C Standard, which…

Barnardo’s to continue providing Independent Children’s Rights and Advocacy Services for children and young people

Stuart Mitchell

Barnardo’s has been appointed by the Ministry of Justice to provide Independent Children’s Rights and Advocacy Services for children and young people who are resident in the three Secure Training Centres and five Young Offender Institutions across England and Wales, following a competitive tender. The ‘Your Rights, Your Voice’ service will continue to operate at these establishments under the new five year contract starting from 1 January 2019. The service champions children held in the Youth Secure Estate by providing specialist advocacy and promoting children’s rights.  Whilst retaining its independence…

Fairtrade launches new commercial services to complement traditional certification

Stuart Mitchell

Traditionally known for supporting companies to source commodities such as bananas, coffee or cocoa on Fairtrade terms, companies are now able to work with Fairtrade on bespoke programmatic work or take advantage of Fairtrade’s expertise to gain a better understanding of their supply chains. Fairtrade revealed the suite of innovative new ways of working with business at a high profile conference at the Crystal building in East London on October 10. The new services allow companies greater insight into where they source their raw materials while bringing enhanced benefits to…

New analysis reveals GPs prescribing practices for quitting services and treatment

Stuart Mitchell

A report published by the British Lung Foundation highlights a 75% decline in stop smoking aids being prescribed by GPs and pharmacists across the country. The new analysis suggests that smokers are being discriminated against. Clinical Commissioning Groups are prioritising saving money over saving lives and flouting the basic principles of the NHS, to care for people, warns the British Lung Foundation. ‘Less Help to Quit: What’s happening to stop smoking prescriptions across Britain’ outlines the tactics being used by CCGs, to discourage GPs from providing their patients with clinically…

Hack For Good with Studio Republic; local tech agencies get together to create something in one day to benefit homelessness services!

Stuart Mitchell

Ethical digital agency, Studio Republic will be running a hack day on Friday the 10th of August. The idea of a hack day is to bring together creative people, developers, designers, any kind of makers, to block out a day of time and make something from scratch, just for fun, no strings attached. Hack for Good will gather local design and technology agencies to make something worthwhile in one day. Studio Republic are putting their own spin on the hack by introducing a theme for the day. Over the past…