WFA launches guide to diversity and representation in media planning and buying

WFA has launched a guide to tackling diversity and representation issues in the media planning and buying process, covering issues ranging from inclusive audience planning to measuring success. Developed by the WFA Diversity Task Force with the support of GARM – the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, Diversity & Representation: Focus on Media Planning and Buying highlights four key areas where bias can occur and proposes questions and approaches that can be used to ensure progress. It also pulls together key resources that can be used to tackle any gaps or…

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UN Women, International Capital Market Association and IFC launch new guide on the use of sustainable bonds to advance gender equality

UN Women, IFC and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) have launched a new practical guide to using sustainable bond issuances to advance gender equality, entitled “Bonds to Bridge the Gender Gap: A Practitioner’s Guide to Using Sustainable Debt for Gender Equality”. Gender inequalities persist in every country and society around the world but COVID-19 has revealed how the crisis has disproportionally affected women. With less than a decade remaining to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, financing solutions that drive gender equality must be accelerated. Global debt capital…

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Ikea pre-launch of new guide to unlock business action on air pollution

IKEA and partners are introducing a practical guide for businesses on how to measure air pollution across value chains. The guide will support companies to understand their impact on air quality and to take necessary actions to reduce their emissions. The guide is being developed by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition and Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), in co-operation with IKEA with the ambition to contribute to better health for people and the planet. Reducing air pollution is more important now than ever before. Today, air pollution is shortening the…

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UNESCO publishes new guide to best practices of media councils for the digital age

How press councils have adapted to the digital ages? Have they for instance developed guidelines on the use of algorithms by social media? Do they address issues of online hate speech and disinformation? Are they using ICTs to improve accessibility to media users? These are some of the questions addressed by the newly published UNESCO “Guide to Best Practices for the Digital Age – Media Self-Regulation in South East Europe”. This publication offers an analytical summary combined with best practices of how media self-regulatory bodies in South East Europe have…

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Cancer Support Specialists Launch New Guide For Employers

With the cost of cancer to business estimated at £5.3billion Specialist Cancer Care provider Harley Street Concierge launched a new guide for employers to mark World Cancer Day (4th February 2019). On average a cancer diagnosis in the family causes 27 days of direct absenteeism. One third of people living with cancer are of working age and so supporting employees has moved up the workplace agenda. The guide is available for free and provides bite-sized practical information developed by the team’s advisers and specialist cancer nurses. TV and radio’s Dr.…

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