Day: 22 May 2022

Mendix and Atos expand global partnership to drive efficient, digital decarbonization across every industry with enterprise low-code

Stuart Mitchell

Mendix, a Siemens business and global leader in enterprise application development, and Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announced that they have signed an expanded partnership agreement to empower Atos to leverage the Mendix low-code platform to drive hyper-automation and decarbonization in enterprises. This partnership with Mendix enhances the longstanding, trusted partnership between Atos and Siemens, cementing Atos’ commitment to providing world-class, low-code solutions for global businesses. At launch, the agreement will give Atos the license to sell Mendix low-code platform in multiple regions where Atos has a…

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Unilever and ISS join ILO’s Global Business and Disability Network

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever is the latest enterprise to join the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Global Business and Disability Network  (GBDN). The move follows that of ISS – the Danish facility management services company – which joined the network in March 2022. Thirty-three multinational enterprises are now part of GBDN, which provides peer-to-peer support and exchanges on good corporate disability inclusion practices, worldwide. Network members come from a range of industry sectors and include eight international non-business entities with disability expertise, as well as the International Disability Alliance. By signing the ILO GBDN…

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CIPR’s PRide Awards return for 2022 to celebrate outstanding work across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The largest regional celebration of PR practice in the UK returns as the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) launches the 2022 PRide Awards.  The PRide Awards shine a light on the hard work, dedication, and talent across nine PRide regions covering the devolved nations and England outside London.  There are 18 all-region PRide categories and 13 region-specific categories to enter. Entrants have until 15 June to apply for the standard deadline and 22 June for the late deadline. To enter please visit our PRide 2022 webpage. The PRide Awards showcase the…

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Charities give rural farmers ownership of tea factory

Stuart Mitchell

A ceremony, which was attended by the Prime Minister of Rwanda, the Right Honorable Édouard Ngirente, was held at Mulindi Tea Factory in Gicumbi, Rwanda, whereby shares in the Mulindi Tea Factory were signed over by The Wood Foundation Africa and Gatsby Africa, the philanthropic investors who had acquired the company when it was privatized by the Government of Rwanda in 2012. This is the first factory to be owned 100% by smallholder farmers in Rwanda. Sir Ian Wood, Executive Chairman of The Wood Foundation, attended the ceremony on behalf…

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New Forrester Report States The Entire Ad Supply Chain Is At Fault For Disinformation

Stuart Mitchell

Forrester has published a new report ‘Finding Truth In The Misinformation Age’, which reveals how misinformation and disinformation permeate the advertising landscape. It also sheds light on the main culprits across the ad supply chain and the steps marketing executives can take to stop funding misinformation and disinformation inadvertently through their media strategies. Would you be interested in seeing a copy? The monetisation of misinformation and disinformation content is a vicious cycle. And the open web is riddled with it — much of which the adtech industry makes easy to monetize.…

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