Day: 16 August 2019

Iceland Trials UK’s First Plastic Bag Free Store In Fight Against Plastic

Stuart Mitchell

Iceland has launched an industry leading trial, removing plastic bags altogether from one of its stores, as it continues to lead the way in the fight against plastic. The trial will run in Iceland’s Hackney store, with customers being offered extra-strong paper bags for 15p. The bags can hold up to 16kg – the equivalent of 70 packs of Iceland’s No Bull Burgers (226g per pack). Lighter weight paper carrier bags (10p), jute bags (£1), Disney branded cotton bags (£1), and small paper bags for meat products will also be…

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‘Prioritise data privacy’ – CIPR #AIinPR Panel responds to AI and Public Standards Review

Stuart Mitchell

The CIPR’s Artificial Intelligence (#AIinPR) Panel has called on government to prioritise data privacy, claiming it is vital that the public are made aware of how their data can be used to power AI-enabled services. In a written response to the Committee on Standards in Public Life’s AI and Public Standards Review, the panel urged government to adopt a best practice approach to data privacy by ensuring all public sector contracts were only awarded to businesses that meet public standards on data and artificial intelligence The Panel believes these standards must cover: Trust Transparency Ethics Fairness Accountability Leadership The report states:…

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PRCA appoints Koray Camgoz as Head of Comms and Marketing

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) is pleased to announce that Koray Camgoz has been appointed to the role of Head of Communications and Marketing. Koray joins the PRCA from the CIPR, where he led the communications function as Public Relations Manager. He oversaw projects including the annual State of the Profession report and more recently conducted interviews with business leaders for the CIPR’s #PRpays campaign. Koray began his career in New York with communications firm Tiberend Strategic Advisors, before joining the CIPR in 2012. He holds a Masters…

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UN Women hosts first high-level event on gender diversity and non-binary identities at UN headquarters

Stuart Mitchell

In the first ever high-level meeting on gender diversity and non-binary identities held at UN headquarters in New York, Member States, UN entities and civil society came together to discuss the current state of LGBTI rights globally. “We are at a stage where there is tremendous, one might say unprecedented progress,” said Imara Jones, journalist and moderator of the event. “There are trans people and gender nonconforming people and gay people, and lesbian people and bisexual people who have been elected to offices around the world. There’s a tremendous amount…

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The India-UN Fund and UNESCO support Togo in reducing poverty through green economy initiatives

Stuart Mitchell

The government of Togo has prioritized a Sustainable Development approach that seeks to both preserve biodiversity and reduce poverty in Fazao-Malfakassa National Park. A new project mobilizes UNESCO’s technical support and a $1 million grant from the India-UN Development Partnership Fund to stimulate the creation of green jobs in this remote area of northern Togo. Members of the local community will receive training and support to create sustainable businesses in bee-keeping/apiculture, snail rearing, mushroom farming, fish farming and eco-tourism. This project was launched on 15 July with the participation of…

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