Month: June 2023

New Study Reveals 66% of Conservatives and 46% of Independent Voters Lack Confidence in Elections

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council Research Institute (ACRI) and the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) released findings from a new study that revealed a significant knowledge gap, as well as ongoing fears and concerns about the fairness and accuracy of the U.S. election process among many conservative-leaning and independent voters. The new study, (Dis)Trust in Elections: Rebuilding Voter Trust & Confidence in the U.S. Election Process, offers organizations, government entities, election boards, and election officials key insights into the ideal target audience for election-confidence building efforts. “Especially as we head into a new…

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IOC receives ISO 20121 certification for sustainability performance at corporate events

Stuart Mitchell

The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s efforts to systematically and continually improve the sustainability performance across its corporate events has resulted in it receiving certification to the international standard ISO 20121:2012 for its corporate events. ISO 20121:2012 is an international standard for sustainability management systems applied to events, pioneered by the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games London 2012. It assesses the way sustainability is integrated into key decisions at every step of event planning and staging. The IOC’s corporate events, which were subject to the certification process, include those organised…

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National Emergencies Trust appoints new Chair and President

Stuart Mitchell

UK disaster response charity, the National Emergencies Trust, has announced the appointment of a new Chair, John Barradell, as General The Lord Richard Dannatt, the charity’s current Chair, steps into the newly formed role of Founding President. A current Trustee, former City of London Town Clerk, and CEO and Deputy Chair of the London Resilience Forum, John Barradell has been actively involved in resilience-building and emergency response within London and across the UK for many years. He led the Grenfell Recovery Taskforce set up by Government in 2017 after the…

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The Creative Shootout Charity Of The Year 2024

Stuart Mitchell

The Creative Shootout, the UK’s leading done in a day creative-for-good awards are back, and are looking for nominations from UK charities to be its Charity of the Year 2024. The Shootout is calling on all UK charities that work to support, improve and protect the health of the nation to enter. These charities might help with the cost-of-living after a diagnosis, support families through palliative care, fundraise for critical medical research, promote initiatives to combat mental health issues and loneliness, provide access to hygiene products and rehabilitation programmes –…

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New educational hub at the LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome offers an education in sustainable building design

Stuart Mitchell

A stunning new educational hub has recently been completed at the LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome, using sustainably sourced Kebony wood cladding for a striking, nature-inspired and eco-friendly façade.   Located in the heart of the Paroli district, the project has just completed following a successful collaboration between architecture firms Alvisi Kirimoto and Studio Gemma, and completes the university spaces, providing a new learning centre designed in harmony with its natural surroundings.  Developed across two levels with a total area of 1,500 sq m, the project has been constructed from scratch following the demolition…

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