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Diageo, Unilever, Coca Cola and Nestlé pledge to clean up plastic in Africa

April 21, 2019April 16, 2019 Stuart Mitchell

Diageo, Unilever, Coca Cola and Nestlé have launched a scheme to rid Africa of plastic waste. The Africa Plastics Recycling Alliance, which was announced by the international consumer goods companies at the CEO Africa Forum in Kigali, sets out to improve the collection and recycling of plastic waste and in doing so, create jobs and provide a boost to businesses. It will see the companies, which are each responsible for a significant volume of plastic packaging being produced each year, work to help their local subsidiaries engage in public-private partnerships…

Diageo sponsors new ‘returners’ scheme to support female creatives to make a #creativecomeback after a career break

March 5, 2019February 28, 2019 Stuart Mitchell

Diageo has been announced as the exclusive sponsor of the briefs for the Creative Equals ‘Returners’ scheme called #CreativeComeback. The scheme is designed to support women in the creative industries in the UK as they return to work after a career break of at least 12 months. The programme, backed by the UK Government Equalities Office, will see 50 women returning to work as art directors, producers, copywriters, data analysts, designers and concept creators take part in a two-week programme that ultimately aims to help place them back into work.…