Day: 3 January 2022

International Women’s Day 2022: “Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”

Stuart Mitchell

The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March, 2022 (IWD 2022) is, “Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, recognizing the contribution of women and girls around the world, who are leading the charge on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and response, to build a more sustainable future for all. International Women’s Day 2022: “Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow” Advancing gender equality in the context of the climate crisis and disaster risk reduction is one of the greatest global challenges of the 21st century. The issues of climate change and sustainability…

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Francis Ingham wins AMEC’s Don Barthomelew Award

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) Director General Francis Ingham has been named winner of the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication’s (AMEC) Don Bartholomew Award for 2021. The Award – AMEC’s most prestigious accolade – recognises outstanding service to the communication measurement and evaluation industry. Previous recipients include Jim Macnamara, John Croll, Allyson Hugley, and Sandra Macleod. The news was revealed at a virtual ceremony for the 2021 AMEC Awards, the industry’s global award programme for communications measurement. PRCA Director General Francis Ingham MPRCA said: “I am deeply…

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UN Launches Training Manual for the Meaningful Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities

Stuart Mitchell

On International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2021, UNESCO called for coordinated actions by private and public stakeholders in the Caribbean Small Island Developing States, SIDS, to remove barriers so persons with disabilities can fully enjoy their human rights and fundamental freedoms. A prerequisite for this is the advancing of legislation to protect these citizens from discrimination and exclusion and to ensure their meaningful participation in society on an equal basis with others. The Centre for Disability Studies at The University of the West Indies (UWICDS) and the United Nations…

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LG Pledges Transition to 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2050

Stuart Mitchell

LG Electronics Inc. made public its commitment to transition completely to renewable energy by 2050 as a key component of its sustainability strategy. The announcement in the just released LG Electronics Sustainability Report comes on top of its earlier commitment to carbon neutrality through the Zero Carbon 2030 initiative in which LG has pledged to reduce carbon emissions in the production stage to 50 percent of 2017 standards by 2030. The transformation will be implemented region by region starting in North America where every office and manufacturing site will be…

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Amazon Investing in 274 Renewable Energy Projects Globally, Adds 18 New Projects in Europe and U.S.

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon has announced 18 new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects across the U.S., Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK, totaling 5.6 gigawatts (GW) of procured capacity to date in 2021. Amazon now has 274 renewable energy projects globally and is on a path to power 100% of its business operations with renewable energy by 2025—five years earlier than its original 2030 commitment. These new utility-scale wind and solar projects bring Amazon’s total committed renewable electricity production capacity to more than 12 GW and 33,700 gigawatt hours (GWh) when…

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