Day: 24 April 2019

Public Affairs Board announces new Executive Committee leadership team​

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Affairs Board has announced a five-strong leadership team for its executive committee, pointing to ethics, diversity, and the devolved nations as issues they will focus on. George McGregor CMPRCA, Managing Partner,  Interel, and Emma Petela CMPRCA, Director, GK Strategy have been appointed as Co-chairs, following the resignation of Paul Bristow MPRCA, Managing Director, PB Consulting, as Public Affairs Board Chair. In addition, Cathy Owens MPRCA, Director, Deryn Consulting and Paul Church CMPRCA, Associate Director, The Whitehouse Consultancy, have been appointed as Vice-chairs, filling the vacant roles left by…

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Charity Commission publishes new guidance for charities with close links to non-charitable organisations

Stuart Mitchell

Charities are being told to ensure the close relationships some enjoy with non-charitable organisations are made clear to people outside their charity and never used to advance non-charitable agendas and interests. Amid concerns that some relationships between charities and non-charities have damaged public confidence in charity, the Charity Commission has published new guidance. The Commission says its casework has identified examples where charities have not managed their links to non-charitable organisations with care, in some cases allowing charities to be misused to further non-charitable interests, including commercial or private interests.…

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Black & Abroad aims to displace the hate with pan-African tourism campaign, “Go Back To Africa”

Stuart Mitchell

Black & Abroad, a multi-platform travel & lifestyle company dedicated to redefining world experiences for the modern Black traveler, hijacks the racialized and derogatory phrase “Go back to Africa” (#GoBackToAfrica) for a pan-African tourism campaign. By blacking out hate-fueled Twitter posts and reframing them against words and images showing the beauty and diversity of all African countries, the brand is putting a positive and uplifting spin on a negative and disparaging narrative. “One of the campaign’s goals is to effectively strip the perceived power away from those who use the…

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Charity calls for people to ‘spark joy’ by donating pre-loved clothes during its ‘Big Spring Clean’ initiative

Stuart Mitchell

Barnardo’s is calling for people across the UK to take inspiration from tidying sensation Marie Kondo and spring clean their cupboards of any clothes which no longer spark joy. Marie Kondo’s hit Netflix show ‘Tidying Up With Marie Kondo’ sees the author urging families to only hold onto items which “spark joy” to create more space and organisation in their homes. As households across the UK embark on their own spring cleans, Barnardo’s is encouraging people to donate any pre-loved clothes to its shops, where they will not only spark…

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Lucozade Ribena Suntory’s Sustainability Journey Leads To Future-Generation Bottle Redesign

Stuart Mitchell

Lucozade Ribena Suntory is intensifying its sustainability programme, and is announcing the launch of an ambitious redesign project of its Ribena bottles. This is the company’s latest move to ensure all its packaging is fully recyclable within the UK’s current recycling infrastructure. The manufacturer has appointed industrial design agency Seymour Powell to lead the redesign, following an in-depth agency pitch process which began in the summer of 2018. Lucozade Ribena Suntory – one of the UK’s leading soft drinks manufacturers – has already pledged to ensure 100% of its plastic…

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