Month: February 2023

Moneysupermarket Group Announces Two-Year Partnership With Suicide Prevention Charity CALM

Stuart Mitchell

Moneysupermarket Group is pleased to announce its new two-year charity partnership with suicide prevention organisation Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). Moneysupermarket Group businesses include financial consumer website MoneySavingExpert, MoneySuperMarket – one of the UK’s leading price comparison websites, and cashback site Quidco. The partnership will see the Group’s 600 plus colleagues come together to help fundraise and volunteer to support CALM’s critical work to prevent suicides.  The partnership is particularly timely as the impact of Covid and the cost-of-living crisis continues to take a huge toll on mental health. Demand…

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Ogilvy Mumbai Wins Best of Show and Agency of Year In 2022 ONE Asia Creative Awards

Stuart Mitchell

Ogilvy Mumbai had an outstanding showing in the ONE Asia Creative Awards 2022, picking up Best of Show, two Best of Disciplines, and the Cultural Driver Award for “Shah Rukh Khan-My-Ad” on behalf of Cadbury Celebrations, and ranked as 2022 APAC Agency of the Year. The work, created with Wavemaker Mumbai, Rephrase.ai Bengaluru and The Pack Mumbai, won Best of Discipline in Experiential & Immersive and Public Relations, three Golds (one each in Experiential & Immersive, Public Relations, and Social Media), a Silver in Social Media, and two Merits.  …

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Cannes Lions announces its 2023 Jury President line-up for its 70th edition 

Stuart Mitchell

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the names of the Jury Presidents who will lead juries to award this year’s Lions and set the global benchmark for excellence in creativity.  Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, said, “These individuals represent the rich spread of exceptional talent from across the full spectrum of the creative industry. The Cannes Lions Jury Presidents play an essential role in upholding the integrity of the Lions as well as setting the creative benchmark for the global industry. We thank them for their unique perspectives,…

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National Grid goes carbon-free with hydrogen-powered substation trial

Stuart Mitchell

National Grid has completed a ten-week trial to test a hydrogen-powered generator at its Deeside Centre for Innovation (DCI), a state-of-the-art testing facility hosting a 400 kV modified substation, designed as a unique environment for development and trial of innovative technologies and practices. A GeoPura 250kW hydrogen power unit (HPU) contained within a transportable shipping container measuring 7.2 m by 2.5 m was installed at DCI and produced the energy to power low-voltage equipment needed for National Grid’s innovation testing projects and site operations. The trial tested the capabilities and…

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Businesses are setting strong climate targets and decarbonizing – and say carbon credits are key for taking climate action

Stuart Mitchell

New report by Conservation International and We Mean Business Coalition reveals that business leaders want to deploy every tool available to progress climate targets this decade and beyond. Businesses are committed to long-term decarbonization while they continue to seek pathways to accelerate impactful climate action this decade. Almost 80% of business leaders agree that science-based targets keep companies on track to meet goals and 100% of businesses surveyed already have or are working towards climate targets. Businesses overwhelmingly agree (82%) they need to accelerate decarbonization efforts but need additional support,…

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