Day: 18 December 2023

Human Rights Campaign and SHOWTIME® Announce The 2023 QUEER TO STAY Small-Business Funding Recipients

Stuart Mitchell

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, and SHOWTIME recently announced this year’s 25 recipients of “Queer to Stay: An LGBTQ+ Business Preservation Initiative.” Supporting and uplifting small businesses that focus on LGBTQ+ people of color, women and the transgender community, “Queer to Stay” ensures that LGBTQ+ businesses can keep their doors open and serve their communities. In June 2020, the “Queer to Stay” initiative launched its inaugural awards to 10 LGBTQ+ small businesses across the country and addressed…

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ELC Celebrates Six Years of Advancing Possibilities for Women in STEM With Springer Nature

Stuart Mitchell

The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) have a long-term commitment to advancing possibilities for women and girls around the world. In our 6th year of partnership with Springer Nature, the world’s leading scientific research publisher, they continue to recognize and celebrate inspirational early-career women researchers and those who have worked to champion women and girls’ participation in science through the Nature Awards for Inspiring Women in Science. This year’s awards ceremony, hosted across 2 days and held for the first time at the company’s global headquarters and Research & Development (R&D)…

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IFC Announces Support for UNEP-GlobalABC Buildings Breakthrough Target

Stuart Mitchell

 IFC announced its support of the Buildings Breakthrough Target (BBT), an initiative co-led by the Government of France (Ministry for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion) and the Kingdom of Morocco (Ministry of National Territory Planning, Land Planning, Housing and City Policy), and coordinated under the umbrella of the UNEP-hosted Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC). IFC will become the first private sector-focused development financial institution globally to endorse the Buildings Breakthrough Target via its two climate innovations: EDGE (“Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies”) Green Building market transformation program and…

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IPA and ISBA launch industry principles for use of generative AI in advertising

Stuart Mitchell

The IPA and ISBA have announced twelve guiding principles for agencies and advertisers on the use of generative AI in advertising. The principles are broad-brush and designed to ensure that the industry embraces AI in an ethical way that protects both consumers and those working in the creative sector. They cover issues around transparency, intellectual property rights, human oversight and more. These principles are not exhaustive and apply only to the creative process rather than other areas of the industry. The IPA and ISBA will consider publishing additional best practice guidance…

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Sustainable Apparel Coalition 2023 Annual Meeting Calls for Industry Evolution

Stuart Mitchell

More than 500 in-person and virtual attendees joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) for its Annual Meeting on September 26 in Boston, MA. Reflecting the theme Evolution for Impact, the event brought together stakeholders from across the fashion and apparel value chain to discuss and explore opportunities for the industry to deepen collaborations in order to drive true and lasting impact for people and planet. Sponsors included Target Corporation, Lululemon, REN Energy, and Worldly, an impact intelligence platform that is the exclusive licensee of the Higg Index tools. Announcements at…

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