Month: May 2022

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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Sustainable fashion search engine, Ethical Clothing, launches in the US & Canada with thousands of searchable, ethically produced clothes

Stuart Mitchell

An uptick in the importance of brand values and consumer consciousness has resulted in not only large high street brands taking sustainable fashion seriously, but also a significant increase in new smaller brands that have sustainability baked into their DNA. Studies in the US show that more than two thirds of Americans are willing to pay more for sustainable products, but most (74%) don’t know how to identify them. The launch of Ethical Clothing’s sustainable fashion search engine in North America aims to resolve this problem. The sustainable clothing search…

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GM Asks Suppliers to Sign Pledge Advancing Global Climate Action and Human Rights

Stuart Mitchell

General Motors has announced an innovative new pledge that invites global suppliers to join the company in a commitment to carbon neutrality, the development of social responsibility programs and implementation of sustainable procurement practices in their supply chain operations. The Environmental, Social and Governance Partnership Pledge is unique because it calls for social and governance commitments, such as human rights protections and fair operating practices. By signing the pledge suppliers commit to: Achieving carbon neutrality for their Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by dates based on their respective industry.…

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