Cannes Lions honours Yvon Chouinard as the 2023 Cannes LionHeart

Cannes Lions has announced that it will honour the founder and former owner of Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, as its Cannes LionHeart; the award given to a person who has harnessed their position to make a significant and positive difference to the world around us. Philip Thomas, CEO, Ascential Futures, Chairman, LIONS, said, “Yvon Chouinard has made a tireless commitment to environmentalism through his philanthropic contributions and leadership of Patagonia. He embodies the purpose of the LionHeart award and we are humbled to be able to offer the platform of Cannes…

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Leading media agencies dentsu and IPG Mediabrands announced as newest members of the Conscious Advertising Network

The Conscious Advertising Network (CAN) has announced two new members – dentsu and IPG Mediabrands. Both media agencies commit to CAN’s ethical business practice manifestos in order to retain membership, which cover seven main areas: hate speech; dis/misinformation; diversity and inclusion; children’s wellbeing; informed consent, advertising fraud, and climate and sustainability.  Launched in 2019, CAN is a UK-based voluntary coalition of over 150 organisations, which share a vision to ensure industry ethics catch up with the technology of modern advertising. Two of dentsu’s agencies, Merkle and gyro, have been members…

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The One Club and AIR Announce Expanded Equify Diversity Certification Program

The One Club for Creativity and Allies in Recruiting (AIR) have launched an expanded version of their successful Equify diversity training and certification program to help both senior executives and staff create more inclusive and equitable practices throughout their organizations. Equify was developed for AIR in 2020 by James Nicholas Kinney, global chief people officer, MediaMonks, and an AIR founding partner and board advisor, to fill a void in the ad industry and establish foundational best practices for inclusion education across organizations.  AIR became part of The One Club in…

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Entries open for the Campaign Ad Net Zero Awards 2023

The Campaign Ad Net Zero Awards are back for the second time! A partnership between Campaign Magazine and Ad Net Zero, the awards aim to identify the industry’s very best examples of work in support of a net zero economy. The awards will recognise work from across the advertising industry that is accelerating the transition to net zero and driving sustainable growth. We would also like to say a big thank you to Google, our headline partner! Ad Net Zero, UK advertising’s response to the climate emergency, was launched in…

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Eco Home Care champion Homethings unveils its first ever TV spot with a Tap-Tapity-Tap

Homethings – the most innovative challenger brand in sustainable home care – reveals the creative for its first ever national TV advert. A finalist in the 2022 Sky Zero Footprint Fund, Homethings winning advert is imaginative, witty and boldly understated. The 30” spot brings to life the brand’s trademark slogan “Just Add Tap™” and further forwards the brand’s mission to make refillable products more mainstream.  Created and produced by Founders Makers in conjunction with the team at Homethings, the ad opens with ​​‘your pretty average guy’ dressed in a grey…

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