Day: 9 February 2025

IRENA to Host Secretariat for Global Coalition on Energy Planning

Stuart Mitchell

The outgoing G20 President Brazil has invites IRENA to serve as the Secretariat of the Global Coalition on Energy Planning (GCEP). At a time when developing countries need to increase clean energy investments six-fold to meet global climate goals, Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira De Oliveira, officially handed over the invitation to IRENA’s Director-General Francesco La Camera during the side event “Global Coalition for Energy Planning – Shaping the Agenda for Action” today ahead of the 15th IRENA Assembly. The establishment of GCEP was announced by the…

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McVitie’s and To Boldly Go win Ocean Outdoor’s inaugural Digital Creative Competition Grand Prix

Stuart Mitchell

Leading biscuit brand McVitie’s and the London based creative agency To Boldly Go last month announced the winners of Ocean Outdoor’s inaugural Digital Creative Competition Grand Prix. The Grand Prix was selected by an independent jury from a shortlist of 11 agencies and brands who secured Gold prizes from a pool of over 360 entries in this year’s annual digital creative competitions which span six European countries. Ocean’s competition seeks original, bold concepts which both advance Digital out of home (DOOH) as an advertising medium and inspire creativity. First established…

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Octopus Energy urges NESO to strengthen household flexibility

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy calls on the National Energy System Operator (NESO) to strengthen the role of households in managing grid constraints, reducing the need to turn on expensive and polluting fossil fuel plants. This plea comes after the system chose to pay over £17 million to two fossil fuel power plants for backup power amid a cold weather snap yesterday, instead of calling on the significantly cheaper Demand Flexibility Service (DFS). The gas stations received payments of up to £5,750 per MWh of power generated between midday and 7pm. In stark…

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FCB Retains Top Spots in The One Club’s Year-End Global Creative Rankings

Stuart Mitchell

FCB ended the year repeating its top positions in The One Club for Creativity’s Global Creative Rankings, with FCB New York again crowned Global Agency of the Year and FCB Global finishing as Agency Network of the Year for 2024. The annual worldwide benchmark report, which is free to view, is a comprehensive ranking of agencies, brands, countries, and individuals based on points earned from winning entries in The One Club’s eight global, regional, and local awards shows: The One Show 2024, ADC 103rd Annual Awards, Type Directors Club TDC70…

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Bids Received for World Public Relations Forum 2026

Stuart Mitchell

The Global Alliance is pleased to announce that it has received several bids to host the World Public Relations Forum (WPRF) 2026. To assess the bids, the Global Alliance board has appointed a committee comprising: Boy Kelana Soebroto, Chairman of Perhumas Indonesia Public Relations Association and host of WPRF 2024 in Bali, Indonesia. Amith Prabhu, Co-founder of Promise Foundation and host of WPRF 2023 in Chennai, India. Fiona Cassidy, Former Chair of PRINZ (Public Relations Institute of New Zealand) and awarded host of WPRF 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand.  

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