Day: 22 March 2021

CIPR confirmed as Women in Communications 2021 Conference partner

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) is proud to be an official partner of this year’s Women in Communications virtual conference on Wednesday 28 April.  The annual conference will explore the role of women in communications and offer practical advice and coaching on how to develop your career and leadership capabilities.  According to the 2019/20 State of the Profession Survey, two-thirds of the public relations profession is comprised of women, but the number of women occupying the top Director, Partner or Managing Director roles remains 10% lower than men.  Attendees will hear from a line up of expert speakers on topics including: The Power of Storytelling: using storytelling…

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World Water Day: Action urged on plastic water bottles

Stuart Mitchell

City to Sea and Friends of the Earth are marking World Water Day today by urging politicians, companies and the public to help reduce plastic pollution caused by the billions of single-use plastic water bottles used in the UK every year. • Around 14 billion plastic bottles were estimated to be used in the UK in 2018.• Billions of these are plastic water bottles – 7.7 billion it was estimated in 2017. • Every single day, it’s been estimated that around 16 million plastic bottles in the UK are not recycled,…

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Ad Net Zero supporters line-up for critical year in climate action

Stuart Mitchell

Ad Net Zero, the UK advertising industry’s initiative to help UK advertising respond to the climate crisis caused by CO2 emissions, headed by the Advertising Association, ISBA and the IPA, has announced its supporter base as it readies for a critical year in climate action. The list of supporters, all of which have made a contribution to help the UK advertising industry achieve net zero by end 2030 through funding, specialist expertise and resourcing are: PRCA, Campaign Collective, Accenture Interactive/Karmarama, APA, APR, Channel 4, Coffee and TV Dentsu, Direct Line,…

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ASEAN, Canada and UN Women jointly launch a 5-year programme to advance Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Stuart Mitchell

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Canada and UN Women jointly launched today a 5-year programme to expand and strengthen women’s leadership and participation in conflict prevention, resolution and recovery in South-East Asia. The CAD 8.5 million (USD 6.36 million) programme, “Empowering women for sustainable peace: preventing violence and promoting social cohesion in ASEAN”, is funded by Global Affairs Canada with the support of UN Women as a lead UN partner. “Canada is proud to launch this flagship initiative that uses the women, peace and security approach to promote…

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GOOD launch The GOOD Download

Stuart Mitchell

At a time when the world, and the news, can seem a bit bleak, GOOD have decided to launch The GOOD Download, a fortnightly injection of positivity from the world of Marketing & Communications. Developed from the popularity of GOOD’s ‘Three Good Things’ weekly newsletter, The GOOD Download dives deeper into the most inspiring and uplifting stories from the world of brands, causes and creativity. Each episode will see the hosts, Pete Grant, Isobel Boyce and Helena Farrell bring their individual voices and expertise to the conversation. The first two…

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