Day: 3 April 2021

PRCA Digital Awards 2021 Winners Announced

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has announced the winners of the PRCA Digital Awards 2021. Fourteen winners were announced last night (24th March) in a virtual awards ceremony. The Awards were sponsored by 3Gem Research (headline sponsor), Reuben Sinclair, CARMA, DeHavilland, and Milk & Honey PR. PRCA Director General Francis Ingham MPRCA said: “Congratulations to the all the winners! The events of the past twelve months have proved the undeniable importance of digital communications for organisations and society. Although we hope last night’s event will be our last virtual awards ceremony,…

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Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge to Benefit 12 Nonprofit Organizations in the U.S. and UK

Stuart Mitchell

Morgan Stanley has announced the launch of the 2021 Strategy Challenge, the Firm’s flagship pro bono volunteer program. Morgan Stanley employees in New York and London will work virtually with leadership teams at 12 nonprofit organizations to provide strategic recommendations to address their mission-critical challenges. “Nonprofits are experiencing greater challenges than ever before with the pandemic exacerbating many of the issues organizations take on, leading to overwhelming demand for their services,” said Joan Steinberg, Global Head of Philanthropy at Morgan Stanley. “I am very proud of the Morgan Stanley employees…

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New global effort launches for investors to achieve net-zero portfolios in line with the Paris Agreement goals

Stuart Mitchell

The sustainability nonprofit Ceres and investor networks from Asia, Australia and Europe are joining forces in a new international initiative to persuade asset owners and asset managers to commit to transition their investments to achieve net-zero portfolio greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner, and help investors achieve interim portfolio emissions reduction targets by 2030 or earlier.   Through the Paris Aligned Investment Initiative, the networks are releasing a Net Zero Asset Owners Commitment for asset owners to commit to 10 specific actions to achieve Paris-aligned portfolios, including setting an interim…

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Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter and First Ladies Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Rosalynn Carter Join the Ad Council and COVID Collaborative’s National COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council and COVID Collaborative have announced new PSAs as part of their COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative’s “It’s Up To You” campaign featuring former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and former First Ladies Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton and Rosalynn Carter. The videos are designed to encourage all Americans to get answers to the top questions about the COVID-19 vaccines at GetVaccineAnswers.org and to get a vaccination when it’s available to them. “Over the past year, the pandemic has taken an immeasurable toll…

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Bauer Media Group and Serviceplan Launch Joint Content and Publishing Agency

Stuart Mitchell

The Bauer Media Group and the Serviceplan Group have launched a joint venture for content marketing and corporate publishing. Operating under the name ‘BAUERSERVICEPLAN – The Content Company,’ the joint venture headquartered in the House of Communication Berlin (HdK) brings together broad journalistic know-how, creative excellence and digital expertise in an integrated agency concept. The inaugural client of BAUERSERVICEPLAN will be the Federal Association of Local Health Insurance Funds (AOK). Bauer Media Multi-Editor-in-Chief Uwe Bokelmann and Benedikt Göttert, Location Head of the Serviceplan Group’s Berlin HdK, will be in charge as…

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