Month: January 2023

Investors continue to prioritise climate action despite lacking trusted information

Stuart Mitchell

PwC’s 2022 Global Investor Survey paints a picture of investors juggling multiple priorities with limited information. While investors see inflation (67%) and macroeconomic volatility (62%) as the biggest threats facing business over the next 12 months, the survey shows that investors want management to continue to make climate change a focus. Almost half (44%) of the investor community surveyed believe that tackling climate change should be a top five priority for business. This contrasts with lower scores for societal ESG issues such as protecting worker health and safety (27%) and…

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Ocean lights the darkness on Holocaust Memorial Day 2023

Stuart Mitchell

Ocean screens across the UK joined a national moment to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 on Friday. Leading the “Light the Darkness” commemoration were London’s Piccadilly Lights and the BFI IMAX. In a powerful 11-minute domination, the Piccadilly Lights in London displayed black and white portraits of four genocide survivors taken by the British photographer and director Rankin. The subjects included John Hajdu MBE, a Holocaust survivor; Sokphal Din BEM, survivor of the genocide in Cambodia; Antoinette Mutabazi, who survived the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda; and Amouna Adam, survivor…

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PRCA announces 2023 Council Line-up

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association has announced the line-up of its PR and Communications Council for 2023. The Council’s 2022 Vice Chair, Claire Williamson, Managing Director, Resonance will become Chair of Council from January. Claire succeeds 2022 Chair Rob Colmer, who led the delivery of several successful Council projects including the forthcoming PRCA Client Consultancy Charter. Jonny Curtis, Managing Director of Grayling UK, has been appointed Vice Chair for 2023 after standing unopposed. In his role, Jonny has helped Grayling double in size over the last few years and…

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Ocean Outdoor reopens advertising fund for environmental charities and causes working to protect the planet

Stuart Mitchell

Premium digital out of home (DOOH) media owner Ocean Outdoor has reopened its advertising fund which gives free space to environmental charities and non-profits that are working to save the planet. Under the Drops in the Ocean initiative, Ocean Outdoor donates 2% of the Group’s annual reported revenue to environmental charities in the form of advertising value across the company’s extensive UK digital screen network. Organisations and causes associated with the preservation of land, nature, the oceans, global warming, pollution, sustainability and the climate emergency are invited to tap into…

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bp invests $20m AUD in low-cost, rapid deployment solar provider 5B

Stuart Mitchell

bp ventures has made a $20 million AUD investment in 5B Holdings Pty Ltd, an Australian renewable company with technology that enables rapid deployment of solar power at scale. The investment closes 5B’s $55 million AUD Series B funding round, which was co-led by existing investors The AES Corporation and Artesian. 5B’s leading solar technology, the 5B Maverick®, consists of up to 90 solar panels mounted on specially designed frames that can be unfolded and installed at speed. To date, 5B has deployed its technology across more than 100 sites…

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