Day: 16 January 2020

Global Alliance seeks membership candidates for Executive Board

Stuart Mitchell

As the Global Alliance enters its 20th year of service to the international public relations and communication management profession, we extend an open invitation to all our member organizations to nominate senior leaders to represent their membership organization by becoming a nomination candidate for Global Alliance Executive Board. You may submit a nomination by identifying a potential leader from your member organization or region who meets the eligibility requirements given below and has both the skill and the passion to move forward and support our profession.  Candidates for the following…

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RIP Medical Debt Announces Abolishment of $1 Billion in Medical Debt. 500,000 US Families Experience Relief from Their Crushing Medical Bills

Stuart Mitchell

RIP Medical Debt, the only national nonprofit that raises funds to relieve un-payable medical debt for Americans in need, announced Thursday morning that it has officially abolished one billion dollars in medical debt for over 500,000 people in all 50 states (including $65 million of debt owed by veterans). Founded by Craig Antico and Jerry Ashton in 2014, both former medical debt collectors with decades of experience, RIP rose to national prominence on an episode of “Last Week Tonight” with John Oliver, viewed by over 14 million people.  RIP facilitated the erasure…

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Univar Solutions Announces Pledge to the Business Ambition for 1.5°C Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Univar Solutions Inc., a global chemical and ingredient distributor and provider of value-added services, announced today its pledge to join the ‘Business Ambition for 1.5°C’ campaign supported by the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), of which the company is a signatory member.  Through its pledge to the campaign, the Company has set a target to achieve net carbon neutrality by 2050, in support of the campaign’s goal to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. “Univar Solutions is ready, willing and able to support this important campaign through…

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Amnesty Media Awards – entries closing soon

Stuart Mitchell

Journalists, photographers and programme makers have just over two weeks to enter the Amnesty Media Awards 2020 before the closing date on Thursday 23 January. Amnesty UK is delighted to announce television presenter, journalist & broadcaster, Naga Munchetty, as the host for this year’s Amnesty Media Awards ceremony, which will be held on Wednesday 22 April 2020 at BFI London. A full list of judges has also been announced. These include Gary Younge (Guardian), Simon Israel (Channel 4 News), Jessica Winch (The Telegraph), Catrin Nye (BBC), Liliane Landor (Channel 4 News), Cait FitzSimons (5…

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ICO launches consultation on draft direct marketing code of practice

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a public consultation on a draft direct marketing code of practice. Processing personal data for direct marketing purposes is carried out by the vast majority of organisations. Businesses from sole traders through to large corporations as well as the public sector, charities, political parties and other not-for-profit organisations all use direct marketing as a tool to grow their business or publicise their causes and aims. However all organisations have an obligation to ensure their direct marketing activities comply with the General Data Protection…

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