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Alexandra Florea

@_AlexFlorea

Sustainability practitioner focusing on #sustainablebeauty #CircularEconomy | WBA Global Brands | All opinions my own.

 London, England
Joined October 2018
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So excited to see this project I've been working on for more than a year live at last in 700 stores across the country! And very proud to share our Transparency Statement to be crystal clear about all the details: boots-uk.com/media/5301/take…
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@BootsUK17 Sep 2021
♻️ Exciting news ♻️ Our Recycle at Boots scheme is now available at 700 stores! With every 5 products you drop off, you get 250 Advantage Card points 😍 So you can recycle and treat yourself when you spend £10 or more! Find your nearest store here: boots.com/boots-recycling-sc…
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Over 100,000 beauty, health & Wellness items recycled by @BootsUK and @BootsNo7 customers in a bit over 2 months! So excited to be part of the team delivering this fantastic #recycling scheme! boots-uk.com/media-centre/pr… #sustainability #packaging #circulareconomy #plastics
So excited about this! Scan2recycle tech used for the first time as Boots launches new sustainability scheme rewarding customers for recycling their empties boots-uk.com/our-stories/boo…
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Well done @marksandspencer ! #retailforgood
Katie Morley (@KatieMorley_) profile pictureKatie Morley@KatieMorley_8 Apr 2020
M&S is donating t-shirts to the new Nightingale Hospital to be warn as staff uniforms, as well as clothing care packs to ensure "comfort and dignity" of discharged patients 👏👏👏
Image from Katie Morley (@KatieMorley_)
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Excellent analysis by @Mckinsey on the paralleles and differences between the #COVID19 pandemic and the #ClimateCrisis mckinsey.com/business-functi…
Addressing climate change in a post-pandemic world

Addressing climate change in a post-pandemic world

The ongoing crisis holds profound lessons that can help us address climate change post-coronavirus—if we make greater economic and environmental plans for the recovery ahead.

mckinsey.com
Really interesting view on the social importance of wearing face masks, rather than the medical one. #COVID19 ft.com/content/d7057a2e-739d…
Why wearing masks may be the way forward

Why wearing masks may be the way forward

While scientists disagree about their use, donning a mask can have an important social impact

ft.com
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@guardian7 Apr 2020
Celebrities, coronavirus has exposed how irrelevant you have become | Rohit Thawani theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Celebrities, coronavirus has exposed how irrelevant you have become | Rohit Thawani

Celebrities, coronavirus has exposed how irrelevant you have become | Rohit Thawani

With no red carpet premieres or awards shows, the only stars being clapped for are healthcare workers every evening as people rely on each other for unity

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grist (@grist) profile picturegrist@grist7 Apr 2020
Financial help from taxpayers to airlines hit by the coronavirus crisis must come with strict conditions on their future climate impact. buff.ly/2XqNWxl
Great solution that does away with the travel-size toiletries in hotels and for individuals: zero-waste shampoo tablets. #zerowaste #plasticfree #sustainabletravel treehugger.com/organic-beaut…
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So proud to see @BootsUK are stepping up in so many more ways than the obvious pharmacy services, like donating toiletries to NHS staff and vulnerable people via @thehygienebank
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@BootsUK1 Apr 2020
Boots and @thehygienebank to donate 200,000 toiletries to NHS workers and vulnerable people. Via @TheSun thesun.co.uk/money/11301132/…
Boots to donate 200,000 toiletries to NHS workers and vulnerable people

Boots to donate 200,000 toiletries to NHS workers and vulnerable people

BOOTS will donate 200,000 toiletries to NHS workers fighting coronavirus and vulnerable people across Britain. The chemist chain has announced its huge effort to make sure the Brits who need help g…

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Soap & Glory@SoapandGlory1 Apr 2020
We're proud to be working with @BootsUK, @thehygienebank, and @FareShareUK to help provide essentials to @NHS hospital workers and charities supporting vulnerable people 💗
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Getting Percy Pig cravings? M&S offers £30 food boxes with 20 household essentials, including the sweet treat. telegraph.co.uk/business/202…
M&S offers £30 food boxes with 20 household essentials

M&S offers £30 food boxes with 20 household essentials

Marks & Spencer limits boxes to one per customer, with priority for those over 70, while Ocado ramps up safety measures for workers

telegraph.co.uk
I know, I’m biased (Liverpool is my team), but this is amazing!! It really made me get a bit teary-eyed!
Liverpool FC (@LFC) profile pictureLiverpool FC
@LFC26 Mar 2020
To all the health care workers around the world. A little message from us to you... ❤️
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Great news! M&S launches on Deliveroo: Upmarket grocer finally gets a delivery service to help isolated people get essentials in wake of coronavirus pandemic dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/…
M&S to launch on DELIVEROO today

M&S to launch on DELIVEROO today

The upmarket grocer is will launch on the food delivery app - which is primarily used by restaurants - from today. There will be 120 stores on the app across the UK offering a range of 60 items.

dailymail.com
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Is this the end of the fancy reusable coffee cup? Will coronavirus kill bring-your-own-container schemes? eco-business.com/news/will-c…
Will coronavirus kill bring-your-own-container schemes?

Will coronavirus kill bring-your-own-container schemes?

The BYO movement has been an important cog in the nascent circular economy in Asia Pacific. But will the Covid-19 coronavirus kill off bring-your-own schemes through the fear that they may spread...

eco-business.com
Very interesting piece by Sian @EthicalHour on why we should be more cautious in celebrating the environmental good news as a result of the pandemic. ethicalhour.co.uk/heres-why-…
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H&M lines up supply chain to produce protective medical equipment retail-week.com/fashion/coro…

Coronavirus: H&M lines up supply chain to produce protective ...

Fast-fashion giant H&M has ramped up its supply chain to produce protective personal equipment for frontline medical staff battling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

retail-week.com
A startup in Italy used 3D printing to make valves for COVID-19 patients weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/3…
A startup in Italy used 3D printing to make valves for COVID-19 patients | World Economic Forum

A startup in Italy used 3D printing to make valves for COVID-19 patients | World Economic Forum

Italy is one of the worst affected countries by the COVID-19 pandemic. When hospital staff realized they had run out of valves for patients, a local startup came and printed them.

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Waste grain from the beer making process sucessfully used to make biocrude oil. bioplasticsnews.com/2020/03/…
Grain Waste Converted into Biocrude Oil

Grain Waste Converted into Biocrude Oil

Beermakers use about 400 million tons of grain during the brewing process — converting it to a mass of wet mush that is discarded one way or another.

bioplasticsnews.com
McDonalds to remove plastic toys from Happy Meals from 2021, to be replaced with soft toys, paper ones or books. Remember the petition started by the two British sisters last year? Consumer power at its best. #plasticfree inews.co.uk/news/consumer/mc…
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