Year: 2022

Whirlpool Corporation To Reach 100 Percent Renewable Electricity for U.S. Plant Operations

Stuart Mitchell

Whirlpool Corp. announced that it has entered into a second wind Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) to accelerate progress towards its commitment to reach Net Zero (scopes 1 and 2) emissions in its plants and operations by 2030. This latest agreement with ENGIE North America will represent 53 megawatts of clean, renewable wind energy over 12 years, equivalent to: Removing 30,633 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles from the roads each year, or displacing 329,151 barrels of oil consumed each year, or providing 27,662 homes’ electricity use for one year.* To meet its…

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PRCA and PR Academy launch self-paced Specialist Diplomas

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has joined forces with PR Academy to bring self-paced learning to their specialist diplomas for PR and Communications professionals across the world starting in 2023. The brand-new ‘anytime, anywhere’ offering provides practitioners’ greater control and flexibility in how they want to learn. Self-paced learning is especially helpful for participants that have other tasks and can’t attend a live class or training. The PRCA’s suite of diploma qualifications will be delivered on PR Academy Study Hub, which hosts easy to follow lessons with podcasts,…

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Cost of Living Crisis Threatens to Widen Disparities for Ethnic Minority Workers in the UK

Stuart Mitchell

New research from non-profit People Like Us and Censuswide reveals professionals surveyed from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and minority ethnic backgrounds say government support will not see them through the next six months, a rate 7% higher than their white counterparts (52% vs 45%). This is causing them to dip into savings at a greater rate, with ethnic minority professionals’ savings declining 1.3x faster than their white colleagues (falling 16% vs. last year; compared to 13% for white professionals). Therefore professionals from racially diverse backgrounds are facing a two-fold crunch,…

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New IPA survey reveals best online media owners to work with in autumn 2022

Stuart Mitchell

The IPA has announced the findings of its autumn 2022 poll revealing the best online media owners to work with, as voted for by agencies and digital specialists. According to the results, Azerion has taken the top spot for a second time, this time achieving the highest overall score in the history of the survey. The survey, supported by True & North, which details which media owners deliver the highest levels of service and which have shown a commitment to continually improving their digital standards, shows that 95.5% of respondents…

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Water Utilities Set the Pace in Race to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Stuart Mitchell

More than 80 water and wastewater utilities worldwide have set net-zero and climate-neutrality targets. These utilities are leading the decarbonization of the water sector with strategies that optimize operations while cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A new paper from global water technology company Xylem, Net Zero: The Race We All Win, shows how water managers are reducing their emissions and making infrastructure more resilient to climate change. “We have an opportunity to help the water sector be the fastest to reduce its carbon emission footprint. Utilities, already on the frontlines…

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