Day: 19 May 2024

Renewable electricity surges ahead in business energy procurement

Stuart Mitchell

More than 180 major Indian and global businesses operating in India procured almost a quarter of their electricity needs from renewable energy in 2022 in the country, driving forward the demand for renewable energy in one of the biggest economies in the world. This is according to RE100’s latest Annual Disclosure Report.  Renewable electricity sourcing saw a 5% jump to 23% in 2022 from 2021, when companies sourced 18% of their electricity needs from renewables.   With an increasing share of RE100 companies operating in India, the report also documents…

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The Romans star duo win UK Young Lions Competition

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) is pleased to announce that Jack Moriarty and Scarlet Pughe from The Romans have won the UK Young Lions Competition 2024 for their ‘Bedroom Blue’ campaign. The duo will go on to represent the UK at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Responding to a brief set by Barnardo’s, a UK childcare charity, Jack and Scarlet beat a field of 48 teams with their campaign ‘Bedroom Blue’. Each team had 24 hours to create a campaign to help reduce child poverty in…

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AdGreen Appoints Donna Head as Managing Director

Stuart Mitchell

AdGreen, the UK based advertising industry initiative supporting the sector to reduce carbon emissions from production, recently announced the appointment of Donna Head as Managing Director for an initial period of six months. She brings with her over 20 years of experience in the advertising industry, most recently serving as Executive Producer at Smoke & Mirrors, a Tag company, winning new business from leading creative agencies, production companies and brands including Amazon Prime and Booking.com. Head brings a wealth of agency, post production, and client liaison experience to AdGreen, having…

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Further, Faster from Home Truths Two now open for applications

Stuart Mitchell

Further, Faster is the flagship leadership learning programme of Home Truths 2, convened and facilitated by ACEVO and Voice4Change England and designed to challenge and support mainstream UK civil society to take serious practical action on anti-racism and race equity. Further, Faster will bring together a group of up to 50 civil society CEOs and senior executives committed to serious action on anti-racism and racial justice in their organisations and civil society as a whole. Applications to take part in Further, Faster – the first leadership learning programme of its…

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Peninsula Group announces £1m fundraising goal for Together for Short Lives

Stuart Mitchell

Together for Short Lives are pleased to announce the launch of a £1million charity partnership with Peninsula Group, to help support families like Lorna’s across the UK. “What our children’s hospice gave us as a family is memories that will last a lifetime, without them we would have been in a horrifically dark place”. Lorna and her family are one of the thousands across the UK supported by their local children’s hospice. After suffering complications at birth Lorna was told that her daughter, Essie, had a range of life-limiting conditions…

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