Day: 1 October 2020

CAP – Habits of impeccably groomed male beauty ads

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Habits of impeccably groomed male beauty ads. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. You may or may not be aware but later this month, on 21st August 2020, it’s ‘Men’s Grooming Day’. With the male beauty market consistently on the rise, including in terms of advertising spend, it’s certainly an emerging area – but, from…

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Novartis Announces Ambitious ESG Targets to Increase Access to Medicines and Achieve Full Carbon Neutrality

Stuart Mitchell

Novartis hosted a virtual investor event to provide a comprehensive overview of the company’s progress in its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy. “ESG is a key strategic priority for the Novartis Board and Executive Committee and we made progress in all of our key ESG strategic pillars,” said Joerg Reinhardt, Chairman of Novartis. “Moving forward, we are further reinforcing the way we measure our impact with a set of new ESG targets, increasing our ambition to drive more value for society.” Novartis focuses on 4 key strategic ESG pillars…

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Triodos Bank bolsters its UK impact investment portfolio

Stuart Mitchell

Triodos Investment Management (Triodos IM), the investment arm of Triodos Bank, is launching the Triodos Sterling Bond Impact Fund – a bond fund at the lower end of the risk/return spectrum rated with an SRRI of 3/7 based on simulated past performance data.  It is the first time Triodos IM has issued a fund in GBP. The new Fund, which will be open for pre-launch subscriptions from 24 September (and is expected to launch on Monday 2 November) at the price of £20 per share, bolsters the Triodos impact investment portfolio…

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UN Women and Asian Development Bank (ADB) join forces to step up COVID-19 gender-sensitive responses

Stuart Mitchell

UN Women and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have announced a new collaboration that would aim to protect women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region from the COVID-19 pandemic’s multiple negative consequences on jobs, livelihoods and well-being. The announcement took place at a virtual gathering convened today, co-organised by UN Women and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), advocating for a gender lens in the recovery from COVID-19, with Ministers of Finance and Gender and other senior Government officials from Fiji, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Republic of Korea, and Samoa. Experts and…

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Call for Slogan Campaigns under the theme of Creating a Peaceful Society: Media and Information Literacy, A Way out

Stuart Mitchell

The 2020 Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week will take place on Oct. 24-31, 2020 under the theme “Creating a Peaceful Society: Media and Information Literacy, A Way out” for regional commemoration. This year’s theme highlights how to address disinformation and divides by recognizing our shared interest in improving everyone’s competencies to engage with the opportunities and risks in today’s landscape of communication, technology, and information. In line with the global commemoration, UNESCO Abuja Regional Office is organizing a series of activities on promoting MIL into a broader population…

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