Day: 17 March 2022

New ILO/WHO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers

Stuart Mitchell

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have published a new guide on developing and implementing stronger occupational health and safety programmes for health workers, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exert great pressure on them. “Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the health sector was among the most hazardous sectors to work in,” said Dr Maria Neira, Director, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO. “Only a few healthcare facilities had programmes in place for managing health and safety at work. Health workers suffered from…

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New case study guide from the CIPR demonstrates value of PR in time of crisis

Stuart Mitchell

A new guide from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) showcases the strategic value of public relations to organisations.  The ‘Communicating in a Crisis’ guide features 21 award-winning case studies on how organisations use their PR teams to navigate through times of crisis. Previous research from the CIPR has highlighted the increased value placed on public relations during the pandemic. This new guide demonstrates how PR teams deliver that value.  Case studies include examples of how PR has been used to fight misinformation, unite remotely working colleagues, support the…

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PRCA Americas launch inaugural US PR Census

Stuart Mitchell

The inaugural PRCA U.S. Census in collaboration with the USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations and PRWeek is now live. The world’s largest professional PR association is asking all PR and communications professionals to spare 10 minutes of their time to complete the survey. Responses will help paint the most accurate picture of what the industry looks like right now, including who is in the industry, what they do, what their working hours are, and how much they earn. The survey is being administered by PRCA partner Perspectus Global –…

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UK biodiversity renewal project to revive nature and communities receives £10 million investment

Stuart Mitchell

Researchers at the University of Exeter have received £10 million to investigate and tackle biodiversity loss in the UK through partnerships and community action. The ‘Renewing biodiversity through a people-in-nature approach’ (RENEW) project will work with landowners, businesses, and communities to restore woodlands, wetlands and farmland across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The project will put people at the centre of action on biodiversity renewal and build expertise across different sectors and communities to address the environment and climate crisis.  The collaboration between the University of Exeter and the…

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Tesco removes one and a half billion pieces of plastic

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has now removed more than one and a half billion pieces of plastic from its UK business since it launched its 4Rs – Remove, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle – packaging strategy. In the last 12 months, 500 million more pieces of unnecessary plastic have been identified and removed. The most recent annual savings include: More than 200 million bags removed from Tesco.com deliveries 42 million plastic forks from prepared salads and rice bowls, replaced by the option of wooden alternatives 14 million plastic chicken trays from whole chickens 48 million…

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