Day: 1 July 2024

Emerging Market Green Bonds Report 2023: Green bonds issuance in emerging markets increased 34% in 2023

Stuart Mitchell

Amundi, the leading European asset manager, and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today published the sixth edition of the Emerging Market Green Bonds Report that provides developments in the green bonds market for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The report focuses on green bonds issuances in EMDEs as well as the overall sustainable bonds market’s growth, perception and outlook. Against the backdrop of broadly favorable financial market developments, the overall market for sustainable finance in EMDEs staged a rebound in new debt issuance during 2023 on…

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Reddit tops 2024 IPA Digital Media Owners Spring Survey

Stuart Mitchell

Agencies and digital specialists have named Reddit as the best media owner to work with, according to the 2024 IPA Digital Media Owners Spring Survey. The survey, which is supported by True & North and details which media owners deliver the highest levels of service, reveals that 86.0% of respondents say that their overall experience of working with Reddit was a good one. While Reddit leads overall and among Online Pure Plays, Mobsta led the way for Ad Networks/Exchanges, DSP and Sales Houses, while Mail Metro Media was the best…

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Vattenfall receives Platinum for its sustainability performance again

Stuart Mitchell

For the fourth time, Vattenfall’s sustainability performance receives Platinum, the highest rating from EcoVadis, one of the largest and most trusted providers of sustainability assessments. With a score of 85 out of 100, Vattenfall remains in the top 1 percent of all companies assessed by EcoVadis in the electricity, gas & steam category. The top rating from EcoVadis strengthens Vattenfall´s position as one of the most sustainability-oriented companies in the energy sector being ranked the top 1 percent among 100,000 companies. “To be recognized by EcoVadis as a Platinum industry…

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CAP – In-game purchases: guidance review

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: In-game purchases: guidance review. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. In 2021, CAP and BCAP published new guidance on the advertising of in-game purchases. This set out what advertisers must do to advertise in-game purchases, and the games that feature them, responsibly and without misleading consumers. The games industry is growing, and CAP has completed…

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Diageo announces paper-based bottle trial for Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur

Stuart Mitchell

Diageo, the maker of Johnnie Walker Scotch Whisky, Don Julio Tequila and Guinness has today announced new plans to trial paper-based packaging for Baileys, the Original Irish Cream Liqueur. In partnership with PA Consulting, as part of the Bottle Collective with PA and PulPac, Diageo is trialling a Dry Molded Fiber bottle which is 90% paper, with a thin plastic liner and a foil seal. The bottle is designed for recycling in standard paper streams and does not require the consumer to separate the plastic liner from the paper bottle…

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