Month: August 2024

CAP – Anyone for a mocktail? Keeping ads for alcohol and alcohol alternatives compliant

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Anyone for a mocktail? Keeping ads for alcohol and alcohol alternatives compliant. 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. We would like to rum you through some tips for keeping your alcohol ads in line with the Code, with the new rules for zero alcohol drinks in mind.  Alcohol section shaken and stirred – new rules…

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Fairtrade International Announces Election of Board Members

Stuart Mitchell

The Board of Directors of Fairtrade International announced the election of new Board members during its annual General Assembly. The Board members, who were elected to a three year term, bring diversity and valuable skills. “I am pleased to welcome our new Board members to Fairtrade International, their unique expertise and leadership abilities will be extremely valuable as we move towards our goals of fostering growth and innovation, promoting commercial value with a responsibility lens, and working on social justice through advocacy and partnerships,” said Laurence Tanty, Chair of the…

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NSC Releases Report on Technology Solutions to Prevent Worker Injuries, Save Lives

Stuart Mitchell

In the United States, a worker dies every 96 minutes, with nearly 5,500 fatal work injuries occurring in 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unfortunately, this represents a nearly 6% increase in fatal occupational injuries from 2021 and a 3% increase from pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels in 2019. To help reverse this devastating trend, the National Safety Council launched the Work to Zero initiative in 2019, with funding from the McElhattan Foundation, to educate employers on technological safety enhancements that can reduce deaths in the workplace.  In 2020, Work…

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“Project Yellow Light” Names 2024 Student Scholarship Winners Spotlighting the Dangers of Distracted Driving Through PSAs

Stuart Mitchell

In its 13th year, the Ad Council and Project Yellow Light announced the winners of the annual Project Yellow Light scholarship competition. This contest offers students an opportunity to create TV, radio and billboard PSAs to educate their peers about the dangers of distracted driving, specifically cell phone usage while driving. The winning PSAs will be seen in New York City on June 28 on a digital billboard in Times Square, and in space donated by Clear Channel Outdoor. Established in 2007, Project Yellow Light honors the memory of Hunter…

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Energy, finance and climate leaders address need to boost investment in clean energy at high-level dialogue in London

Stuart Mitchell

At COP29-IEA roundtable, participants from across public and private sector exchange views on getting capital to projects that need it, especially in emerging and developing economies The COP29 Presidency and the International Energy Agency (IEA), in close partnership with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, today held the second in a series of High-Level Energy Transition Dialogues ahead of the COP29 climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. The dialogue – which was co-chaired by COP29 President-Designate Mukhtar Babayev and IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol – was hosted by the City of…

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