Month: March 2020

IPA names iList shortlist

Stuart Mitchell

Sixty-three outstanding ad practitioners have made the shortlist of the inaugural iList, the IPA’s initiative to celebrate the industry’s inclusivity game-changers. The iList, which is open to those working at agencies, media owners and freelancers, features candidates from a wide range of disciplines and levels – from junior execs all the way up to CEO; and from creative, planning and strategy as well as HR and inclusion. Each of the remarkable applicants has demonstrated how they are shifting the culture within the industry and demanding better representation in creative work.…

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Third Sector Digital Awards are launched

Stuart Mitchell

Third Sector has launched a new set of digital awards that recognise the transformational role digital plays in the charity and voluntary sector. The Third Sector Digital Awards cover 19 categories, including Best Website, Digital Agency of the Year, Digital Champion of the Year and Online Donation Platform of the Year. The awards are aimed primarily at digital agencies and suppliers supporting charities. In most categories, the awards will be presented jointly to the agency or supplier and its charity partner or partners. Submissions need to relate to work carried…

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Co-op TV ad showcases the ground-breaking moves it’s making on recyclable packaging

Stuart Mitchell

The new TV ad from Co-op has launched this week, highlighting how it’s taken a slice out of landfill waste as the first retailer to introduce recyclable pizza packaging. It launched during the break of Coronation Street this new TV ad, entitled Pizza and Plastics, created by Lucky Generals, tells the story of how Co-op replaced polystyrene pizza discs with corrugated cardboard across all of its own brand pizzas, preventing 200 tonnes of waste. The market-leading corrugated cardboard pizza discs were first launched on the market by Co-op, manufactured by…

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Unilever’s SUAVE combines value and cruelty-free care with PETA accreditation

Stuart Mitchell

Suave has become the latest of Unilever’s beauty and personal care brands to gain global ‘cruelty-free’ accreditation from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Found in one in every two homes in the U.S., a Suave product is sold every 14 seconds, demonstrating that quality, value and safe products that do not require animal testing can be accessible to all. Berengere Loubatier, Suave’s Senior Brand Director said, “We are delighted to be part of PETA’s ‘Beauty Without Bunnies’ program. Suave is known for its high-quality beauty products made…

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Women’s Aid launches urgent appeal on International Women’s Day to keep its life-saving Live Chat service running

Stuart Mitchell

On International Women’s Day (Sunday 8th March 2020) Women’s Aid launched an urgent appeal to raise £200,000 to keep its life-saving Live Chat service running for survivors of domestic abuse. In the first three months of opening, 30,000 people came to the service, but without urgent funding it risks closure. 70% of women who used the service said it was the first time they’d contacted Women’s Aid. The service is run by expert domestic abuse workers who offer survivors free, confidential and non-judgemental advice and support about their situation, including…

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