IKEA supports 2021 as the UN international year for the elimination of child labour

The UN has designated 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour1. IKEA has for many years been working in a dedicated way to tackle child labour and fully supports the UN initiative. As a further commitment, IKEA submits an action pledge to accelerate efforts to strengthen child rights in the IKEA supply chain. “Children are key stakeholders of our business – as members of the communities where we operate, as users of our products and services, as family members of our co-workers, as young workers and…

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CIPR’s #AIinPR Panel and Page Society partner to launch Global AI Literacy in Public Relations survey

The Chartered Institute for Public Relations’ (CIPR) #AIinPR Panel is undertaking large-scale global research to assess the level of knowledge and competency in data and artificial intelligence within the public relations profession. Delivered in an exclusive partnership with the Arthur W Page Society – the world’s leading professional association for senior public relations and corporate communications executives and educators – the research will report on where the profession stands with data and AI knowledge, understanding, and upskilling. Public relations practitioners from across the world, at all levels, can take part…

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Visualizing Sustainability in our More Empathetic World By Rebecca Rom-Frank, Creative Insights Researcher, iStock

We don’t often do Guest Posts but we thought that this post from Rebecca Rom-Frank, the Creative Insights Researcher at iStock would be of interest and value to our readers, thanks to Rebecca: This year, Earth Day, celebrated globally on April 22, took place in a changed world. After a year of a global pandemic and social justice movements, consumers now expect brands to communicate with greater empathy than ever before. At iStock, global customer searches for “solar panels on roof” and “sustainable finance” rose significantly in 2020, along with…

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Digital PR thriving during pandemic – PRCA Digital Report

The growth of digital PR and communications continued unabated in 2020 according to a new report published by the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA). The PRCA Digital Report – carried out by 3Gem in November last year – polled around 250 professionals across all sectors. The research shows that more than half (53%) of PR professionals had their budgets increased in 2020. This comes against a backdrop of unprecedented budgets cuts caused by the pandemic and is supported by nine out of ten respondents (92%) revealing the pandemic has encouraged…

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EY announces ambition to be carbon negative in 2021

EY has announced an ambition to be carbon negative in 2021 by setting targets to significantly reduce its absolute emissions and removing and offsetting more carbon than it emits. In a new statement on sustainability, EY set out the seven key components of its plans to not only become carbon negative but to reduce total emissions by 40% – consistent with a science-based target – and achieve net zero in 2025. The EY commitment to sustainability is an integral part of its NextWave strategy and ambition to create long-term value…

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