#EthicsMatter – How lobbying can serve democracy

As part of Global Alliance Ethics Month, Päivi Shivola, Chair of the Council of Ethics for Communication in Finland talks with Tuomo Yli-Huttula, Chair of the Lobbying network in Finland, Director for Communications and Public Relations at Finance Finland about how lobbying can serve democracy by sharing their experience in Finland. #EthicsMatter #EthicsMonth You can view the video here:  

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‘Bee Bus Stops’ coming to Derby

Around half of Derby’s 90 new shelters will feature Living Roofs – nicknamed ‘Bee Bus Stops’ – designed to enhance biodiversity, at no cost to taxpayers or the Council. Each one is planted with a carefully selected mix of native wildflowers and sedum plants – ideal food sources and habitats for a wide variety of pollinating insects including solitary bees, hoverflies and butterflies, whose numbers have been in decline in recent years. As well as being visually attractive, the Living Roofs also benefit the environment by absorbing rainwater falling on…

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John Lewis introduces new pledge on Quality & Value

John Lewis is pledging a £500m investment to give John Lewis quality at great value prices – as shoppers become more cost conscious this year. The following statement was on their website: John Lewis is the brand you can trust for Quality & Value. Our Never Knowingly Undersold pledge has given customers reassurance for nearly a century. However, Never Knowingly Undersold is no longer enough to assure trust because it applies to fewer and fewer sales as shopping moves increasingly online, and isn’t applicable to online-only retailers. So, we’re replacing…

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B2B Cut announced and deadline extension for Gerety 2022

The Gerety Awards has announced an extension of its deadline until April 15th and a new category for B2B. The new category will celebrate the best in creativity for advertising of products and services between two businesses. In announcing the B2B Cut executive jury member, Katharina Maun, Founder & CCO, DODO, Austria explained:  “B2B marketing being treated as the unloved stepchild of creative advertising, is a thing of the past. Realizing that we live in a globalized world where businesses need to build relationships with partners around the world, opens…

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WaterAid condemns lack of climate adaption funding for world’s poorest as IPCC report is released

WaterAid condemns the lack of worldwide action to make sure the world’s most vulnerable people have reliable access to clean water, good sanitation and hygiene to face the impacts of the climate crisis. The international development organisation comes with its statement in response to a new assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which looks at impacts, adaptation and vulnerability linked with climate change. WaterAid welcomes the IPCC report focused on the dire need for adaptation and said far more funds are needed to truly support those already…

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