Day: 29 August 2024

Information Commissioner calls for water companies to be crystal clear with public over sewage pollution

Stuart Mitchell

The ICO have released the following article: Water companies must put transparency first if they want to rebuild public trust, we have warned. John Edwards spoke out following ongoing public concern about sewage discharges and the lack of information made readily available to the public. We have today written to 12 water companies, calling on them to be as transparent as possible with their customers. The letter encourages water companies to proactively disclose information relating to sewage discharges on a monthly basis. This will provide more efficient and timely details…

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PRSA Announces Selection of 11 New Members for College of Fellows

Stuart Mitchell

PRSA announced recently the 11 new members selected to the College of Fellows. Established in 1989, the College of Fellows includes more than 750 professionals and educators who have made a significant impact on the public relations and communications profession.  “This class of Fellows represents the best of the best in communications,” said Joseph Abreu, APR, CPRC, 2024 PRSA Chair. “We are pleased to recognize these 11 members for their incredible body of work over the past several decades and all they’ve done throughout their careers to represent the profession…

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Pinterest advertising revenue forecast to reach $4.2bn in 2025, rising 17.1% year-on-year, as the platform embraces shoppability and AI

Stuart Mitchell

Pinterest’s commercial momentum is accelerating, with the platform recording its fastest rate of both advertising revenue and monthly active user (MAU) growth since 2021.  According to WARC Media, Pinterest’s advertising revenue is forecast to reach $3.6bn in 2024 (+17.3% year-on-year), and will maintain that rate of growth in 2025, with revenue next year set to total $4.2bn.  From an audience perspective, Pinterest surpassed half a billion users for the first time in Q1 2024, with its MAU number now totalling 518 million.  WARC’s Celeste Huang, author of the report, says:…

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Clear Channel UK unveils Vertical Meadows: transforming urban spaces with biodiversity-boosting green walls

Stuart Mitchell

Clear Channel continues to champion the restoration of biodiversity in urban areas by launching the Vertical Meadow. The green wall system is designed to integrate biodiversity into urban landscapes and underscores Clear Channel’s commitment to enhancing the natural environment through innovative advertising solutions.  The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world, with nearly one in six species threatened with extinction. Insects crucial for pollination and ecosystem support, are disappearing at an alarming rate, with 41% of species facing extinction. Additionally, a newly released report by the…

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Books offer novel way to counter prison overcrowding in the Philippines

Stuart Mitchell

The initiative supported by the UN office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the Philippines is also expected to help ease chronic overcrowding in detention centres across the Southeast Asian nation. Dave*, who is one month into a six-month sentence, spends up to eight hours a day in the library of the Iligan City Jail. He’s currently engrossed in a graphic novel called El Filibusterismo, an adaptation of a story by the revered Filipino intellectual and political activist José Rizal. “I like reading, especially historical fiction,” he told UN News…

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