Day: 27 July 2022

The One Club and 3% Movement Open Call For Global Next Creative Leaders 2022

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity and The 3% Movement have opened the call for entries for Next Creative Leaders 2022, a free competition recognizing women and non-binary creatives on the rise. Now in its eighth year, Next Creative Leaders is a free portfolio competition that identifies, celebrates, and gives a global platform to talented women and non-binary creatives who are making their mark on the world with both their work and a unique point of view on creative leadership that’s changing the industry for the better.   Eligible participants are…

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The Diamonds Are Forever BBQ Party Rocks Cannes

Stuart Mitchell

Following the shortlist announcement, the Gerety Awards celebrated with an Argentinian barbeque last month with hosts Tantor Films. Over 500 guests from 40 different countries joined the Gerety Awards to honour their shortlist as well as past and present judges. Guests were given a beautiful replica Diamond brooch following the name of the award taken from that of Frances Gerety, who coined the slogan “a Diamond is Forever,”. On entering the villa one of the guests, Zoë Red of Creatives for Climate, chose a slightly different brooch which meant she…

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Simply Business renew sponsorship of the England Amputee Football Association ahead of 2022 Amputee Football World Cup in Turkey

Stuart Mitchell

Simply Business have renewed their sponsorship of the England Amputee Football Association for a fifth term in what is a crucial year – with England setting their sights on World Cup glory in October. The England Amputee Football Association (EAFA) will travel to Turkey to take on the world’s best amputee football nations, and will do so in partnership with Simply Business, one of the UK’s biggest providers of business insurance. Simply Business have sponsored the EAFA since 2017, in that time providing over £200,000 of funding to the charity.…

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The state of Digital Poverty in the UK unveiled via landmark Evidence Review at the House of Lords

Stuart Mitchell

The Digital Poverty Alliance, (The DPA) a charitable coalition of third, public and private sector partners working to end digital poverty, has recently launched a major Evidence Review which, for the first time, unveils the state of digital poverty in the UK and calls for more action from national bodies and local communities. The report, UK Evidence Review 2022 – Inclusion to Equity, which was launched at the House of Lords in June 2022, finds that digital poverty is a much wider issue  than just making sure people are ‘online’…

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New report shows jobs in UK offshore wind industry to grow to 100,000

Stuart Mitchell

A new report published by the Offshore Wind Industry Council shows a surge in the number of people working in the UK offshore wind industry, and a substantial increase in the billions of pounds of private investment which the sector is attracting every year.  The UK Offshore Wind Skills Intelligence Report reveals that the sector supports over 31,000 jobs, which is a 16% increase on the 26,000 jobs reported in last year’s survey. 19,600 are direct jobs (solely in offshore wind) and 11,500 are indirect (e.g. supply chain companies which…

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