Day: 2 May 2023

Without climate finance for states and regions there can be no net zero, warns Climate Group

Stuart Mitchell

Funding for climate action and policies at subnational level is essential to keep the world on track for 1.5 degrees of warming, especially as state and regional governments represent over 50% of all environment and climate spending. This is according to new research, published by Climate Group, looking at the mechanisms states and regions can use to raise funds to accelerate to net zero and adapt to climate change: particularly carbon pricing, green bonds, national government funding and taxes and fees. The report also examines ways in which subnational governments…

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Progress on better social protection for 30 million of people

Stuart Mitchell

Twenty-five million people have benefited from improved access to social protection in the last two years, due to the ILO’s Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All . The programme’s annual Development Partners meeting  noted significant progress made by the Programme in expanding and improving access to social protection globally. The meeting reviewed the achievements of first two years of the programme’s second phase, in 2021 and 2022. In this period the programme worked in 50 countries and territories, playing a role in 56 institutional changes that brought…

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Latest CIPR Engage Podcast out now; Reflections on tech, diversity and entering the profession

Stuart Mitchell

“We need to be brought in right from the start. It’s to do with having a seat at the boardroom table to some extent, but it’s actually just to be treated with seriousness and as a real management necessity. It’s not just a benefit, it’s a necessity. We have to be there from the beginning and be able to help shape the company’s future, if you like.”– Eva Maclaine, Founder at Maclaine Communications The new episode of the Engage podcast from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) is out…

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New IPA President Josh Krichefski launches ‘People First’ agenda

Stuart Mitchell

New IPA President Josh Krichefski has announced his three-prong, ‘People First’ agenda to open people’s eyes to the ad industry and to open the hearts and minds of those working within agencies, in order to boost the overall health and wealth of the agency business. Within his speech, Krichefski set out the three key tenets of his agenda: Opening eyes: Re-frame advertising’s cultural and societal relevance in modern Britain to attract the best talent. Opening hearts: Help retain and nurture advertising talent by being more inclusive than ever. Opening minds:…

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WRAP wins Gold Smiley Award for Recycle Week video

Stuart Mitchell

The ‘Let’s Get Real’ film has picked up a Gold Smiley award at the OCFA Charity Film Awards, where it was up against strong contenders from Barts, Scout Association, Samaritans, Diabetes UK, Breast Cancer Now and The Bible Society. Recycle Now is WRAP’s national campaign which aims to motivate more people to recycle more of the right things, more often. It works alongside brands, retailers, waste management companies, local authorities and Government to bring about real sustainable change. Recycle Week is Recycle Now’s flagship annual event which is a celebration…

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