Day: 15 September 2024

Innovative Trials announces UK and US partnerships to empower children with cancer and accelerate research

Stuart Mitchell

Innovative Trials, a global clinical trials patient recruitment company with offices in both the UK and US, has today announced its ambition to accelerate research into childhood cancers, contribute to the development of better care and support and play a part in empowering children with cancer across the world. To help fulfil this mission, the organisation has established strategic partnerships with two charities, both of which are focused on improving outcomes for children with cancer: Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) in the UK and the Oliver Patch…

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Palladium Hotel Group’s ‘Palladium Cares’ CSR Initiative Reflects On Progress One Year Since Its Launch

Stuart Mitchell

One year on since the launch of its Palladium Cares programme, Palladium Hotel Group reflects on the leaps and bounds made through its corporate social responsibility initiatives. Launched in 2023, Palladium Cares encompasses a wide range of initiatives focused on three key pillars: Our People, Our Community, and Our Planet. These pillars aim to improve quality of life for both employees and surrounding communities. Palladium Cares has already made significant progress in both Europe and the Americas within its first year, with a total of 486 CSR initiatives – including…

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Gaming worth $184bn globally but advertiser spend is fractional – WARC Global Ad Trends

Stuart Mitchell

Gaming has a vast global audience and is a key driver of culture, yet in-game advertising spend remains stubbornly low, according to WARC Media’s latest Global Ad Trends report, ‘Gaming: Advertising’s untapped opportunity’ released today. Alex Brownsell, Head of WARC Media, says: “Gaming is huge, both in audience and cultural impact, and its highly complex ecosystem spans devices and platforms defying conventional definitions of a channel. Gaming has long been heralded as a vital emerging opportunity for brands, particularly those wanting to reach younger audiences.  “However, in-game advertising spend remains…

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CIPR’s Diversity and Inclusion Network release new guide on Disability allyship and advocacy

Stuart Mitchell

A new guide from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ (CIPR) Diversity and Inclusion Network is out today, exploring the role and importance of allyship, advocacy, and accomplices in dismantling barriers which exist in the PR industry.  The final instalment in a five-part series of guides is designed to enhance understanding of disability allyship and advocacy by offering practical strategies for how PR professionals can support colleagues and close the gap between industry discourse and tangible change. The guide is part of a free-to-download series of EDI essentials, covering the following…

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UNESCO’s network of centres of excellence are using science to catalyse sustainable development

Stuart Mitchell

There are currently 62 centres of excellence around the world that operate under the auspices of UNESCO and specialize in science and engineering. These centres contribute to the execution of UNESCO’s programmes: they are fostering responsible forest management, developing early warning systems for floods and droughts, using remote sensing to identify and study archaeological remains, training hundreds of water professionals all over the world each year from to bridge the chronic skills shortage in this field, and much more. UNESCO brought these centres together in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to deepen…

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