American Humane and Chicken Soup for the Soul Pet Food Deliver 6-1/2 Tons of Love to Animals in Need

American Humane, and Chicken Soup for the Soul Pet Food today delivered six and a half tons (13,000 pounds) of caring and love in the form of much-needed nutritious food to local animals served by the Pet Food Pantry of Oklahoma. This is the latest donation in an ambitious national campaign called “Fill-a-Bowl… Feed-a-Soul™” to help care for shelter pets waiting for their forever homes.   Together, American Humane and Chicken Soup for the Soul are distributing more than million meals annually of super premium, all-natural Chicken Soup for the…

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Ketchum Establishes Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Board

Global communications consultancy Ketchum have announced the creation of a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Advisory Board, a cross-functional, multinational team comprised of six Ketchum employees who will work together, alongside counsel from DE&I experts Dr. Quinetta Roberson and Dr. Tony Allen, to set the firm’s short- and long-term DE&I goals and drive strategies to achieve them. The DE&I Advisory Board will report to Ketchum partner, president and CEO Barri Rafferty. “My goal as CEO is to ensure every employee can bring their whole self to work and feel comfortable…

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UKGBC hits its Manchester growth target to support Mayor’s green city agenda

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has completed the first stage of its plan, announced in March, to significantly boost its presence in the Greater Manchester region. The establishment of the UKGBC Local Network in Manchester comes hot on the heels of Metro Mayor Andy Burnham’s commitment to make Manchester one of the leading green cities in Europe. Earlier this year, UKGBC acted as the buildings lead for the Greater Manchester Green Summit, providing insight on the unique challenges and opportunities for green buildings in the region. The UKGBC team…

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Global Winners Announced for “SDGs and Her” Competition for Women Micro-Entrepreneurs Helping to Achieve the SDGs

The global SDGs and Her Competition announced its inaugural 2018 winner chosen from over 1,200 entries. The contest — co-sponsored by the World Bank Group, the Wharton School Zicklin Center, UNDP, and UN Women — showcases women micro-entrepreneurs helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their business operations. The winning entry is Tanzania-based WomenChoice Industries owned by Lucy Odiwa. Her micro-enterprise seeks to empower women and girls in Tanzania by promoting safer menstrual health hygiene management (MHM), sharing information, products, and related services. The lack of MHM products often affects…

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APPC and PRCA publish proposed Public Affairs Code of Conduct to provide clarity on proposed merger

The Association of Professional Political Consultants (APPC) and the Public Relations and Communications Associations (PRCA) have today published their single proposed Public Affairs Code for the industry along with a raft of other documents aimed at providing clarity and transparency on the proposed merger. The Public Affairs Code – and its independent Complaints, Determination, and Disciplinary Rules and Procedures – will apply to all members of the merged organisation, the Public Affairs Board. Near-identical to the current APPC Code, the proposed changes are limited to the following areas: references to…

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