Month: May 2018

Advertised delivery restrictions and surcharges

Stuart Mitchell

CAP has published a new Enforcement Notice on Advertised Delivery Restrictions and Surcharges which is applicable to advertisers across the UK. They go into more detail on their website which is copied below: Online and distance sellers who use parcel delivery services must ensure their ads are in line with the Notice by 31 May 2018. The Compliance team will take targeted enforcement action from this date to ensure a level-playing-field, which may include – where advertisers are unwilling to comply – referral to our legal backstop. Consumers going postal…

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Nestlé aiming at 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé today announced its ambition to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025. Its vision is that none of its packaging, including plastics, ends up in landfill or as litter. Nestlé believes that there is an urgent need to minimize the impact of packaging on the environment. Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider said, “Plastic waste is one of the biggest sustainability issues the world is facing today. Tackling it requires a collective approach. We are committed to finding improved solutions to reduce, reuse and recycle. Our ambition is…

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Pret Teams Up with Chilly’s to Launch New Reusable Bottles

Stuart Mitchell

Pret A Manger has collaborated with Chilly’s to create a new range of reusable bottles to help customers reduce the number of plastic bottles they use. The bottles will be available from today in a selection of Pret shops and feature three exclusive Pret designs. Pret has been encouraging customers to reduce the number of plastic bottles they use since last October, when the company began adding free filtered water stations to shops. Pret CEO Clive Schlee blogged about it at the time when he asked, “What if Pret stopped…

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’70 at 70′ to celebrate CIPR’s unsung heroes

Stuart Mitchell

The CIPR will celebrate its pioneering members and volunteers in a unique project commemorating the Institute’s seventieth anniversary. 70 at 70 will spotlight CIPR members who’ve made an outstanding contribution to the CIPR or the wider public relations community. The initiative will profile seventy CIPR members in an online publication due to be released later this year. Nominees must be CIPR members who have contributed to the industry in a least one of the following areas: outstanding or exemplary public relations practice volunteering and commitment to the PR communityentrepreneurship within the professiondevelopment of…

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PRCA welcomes creative industries’ freelance visa proposal

Stuart Mitchell

Responding to the House of Lords Communications Committee report, UK advertising in a digital age, the PRCA has welcomed the suggestion of a creative industries’ freelance visa for European Union citizens. Francis Ingham MPRCA, Director General, PRCA, said: “Given they represent 5% of the UK PR and communications workforce, 4,000 non-UK EU citizens would naturally welcome the introduction of a creative industries’ freelance visa, and rightly so. “Not only does it offer them options and flexibility for the future, it would be keenly welcomed by employers who can continue to…

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