Day: 9 March 2023

An all-female jury. A powerful perspective.

Stuart Mitchell

One of the world’s most awarded independent agencies, Cossette creates a powerful call for entries campaign for the Gerety Awards. With more than 20 translations the viral campaign emphasises the power of having a different perspective. The kind of perspective the industry (quite literally) can’t get anywhere else other than the Gerety Awards jury. This year’s jury includes 190 judges from 40 different countries, open to all advertising agencies, advertisers, studios and production companies worldwide. Both national and international campaigns may compete. The only judging criteria is originality of the…

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Pirelli launches first ever benchmark sustainability-linked bond for the tyre sector

Stuart Mitchell

Italian multinational tyre manufacturer Pirelli benefitted from an exceptional market reception for its inaugural €600 million Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) issue; a first in the industry with an orderbook almost six times oversubscribed.  The SLB, priced on 11 January, is also Pirelli’s inaugural rated bond, assigned with investment grade ratings by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings. The transaction targets emissions reduction goals validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and is aligned with a 1.5-degree scenario. These include:  KPI 1: Absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions reduction by 42% by…

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TikTok’s Sofia Hernandez, GUT’s Anselmo Ramos and Ogilvy’s Liz Taylor Join The One Club Board of Directors

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity, the world’s foremost nonprofit organization supporting the global creative community, has added three top industry leaders to its esteemed Board of Directors. Elected by a vote of The One Club membership to two-year terms, effective immediately, are Sofia Hernandez, Global Head of Business Marketing, TikTok; Anselmo Ramos, Cofounder, Creative Chairman, GUT; and Liz Taylor, Global Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy. Board member responsibilities include providing input and feedback on the club’s many professional development, education, inclusion & diversity and gender equality programs, connecting the club with…

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Pinsent Masons advises SUSI Partners on the launch of its Southeast Asian Renewables platform

Stuart Mitchell

Multinationallaw firm Pinsent Masons has advised SUSI Partners and its Asia EnergyTransition Fund on the launch of a renewable energy platform to developlarge-scale renewable assets across Southeast Asia. The platform will establish utility-scale renewable energy assets across the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia and other Southeast Asian markets in partnership with regional developer Pacific Impact Development (Pacific Impact). It will focus on greenfield development including solar PV, wind and hydro assets, and the construction and operation of utility-scale generating renewable assets. Pinsent Masons facilitated the agreement between the platform and the…

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Update on the ICO’s change of approach to regulating communication service providers

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published a statement on 20 January 2023 about the obligations of public electronic communications service providers (CSPs) under Regulation 5A of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). Following feedback received, the ICO removed the statement from its website so it could review it in order to provide greater clarity regarding its shift in regulatory approach to CSPs, which is in line with ICO25 – our three-year strategic plan. As part of ICO25 we are aiming to reduce data protection compliance burdens and costs for…

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