Day: 10 February 2025

CIPR launches 41st Excellence Awards celebrating global PR achievement

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has launched its 2025 Excellence Awards, the PR industry’s most prestigious awards scheme, celebrating the achievements of public relations practitioners around the globe.  Now in its 41st year, the CIPR’s flagship awards programme continues to set the standard for professional excellence, celebrating the creativity, innovation, and strategic thinking demonstrated by individuals, teams, and campaigns across the profession. This year’s Awards feature 30 award categories, including the best Social Purpose Campaign and the Outstanding Young Communicator of the Year. The dates to enter the Excellence…

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New Collection of Free Environmental Education Resources Encourages Students and Teachers to Explore the World

Stuart Mitchell

To empower teachers and students to explore their world, the Environmental Education Initiative offers a curated collection of free environmental education resources for K-12 classrooms. Powered by worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education, the Environmental Education Initiative is a first-of-its-kind effort that helps students engage in environment science, make informed decisions that support healthy environments, and supports civic engagement.  The Environmental Education Initiative supports learners with standards-aligned resources that explore contemporary topics in environmental studies. The captivating multimodal content created by this initiative includes videos, ready-to-use lessons, and student activities exploring subjects such as…

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UK supply chains get safeguarding boost

Stuart Mitchell

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) awards £13 million to make UK supply chains more resilient. Queen’s University Belfast has been awarded £5 million to create a new network plus for reimagining supply chains in food, fashion and critical minerals. An additional £7.25 million has been shared among five research projects focused on strengthening the UK’s food system. New centre for reimagining supply chains The ReImagining Supply Chains Network Plus (RiSC+) will bring together experts from academia, industry and government to map out potential supply chain disruptions and find ways to…

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Cadbury launches moving portrayal of dementia in new ad and extends partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK

Stuart Mitchell

Cadbury kickstarted the New Year by launching its latest advert, ‘Memory.’ The heartwarming ad tells the story of a father living with dementia, who never forgets his love for his daughter, despite not always recognising her. In the film, he shares an untold story from his past after he is gifted a bar of Dairy Milk Wholenut. ‘Memory,’ which features Alzheimer’s Research UK’s logo on the endplate, was launched on 1 January. Hilary Evans-Newton, Chief Executive at Alzheimer’s Research UK, said: “We welcome this new ad from our partner, Cadbury,…

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Asda donates 1m meals as part of new fruit and veg pledge

Stuart Mitchell

Asda will donate the equivalent of one million meals during the start of 2025, as part of a brand-new “Winter Fruit and Veg pledge” with FareShare and the Coronation Food Project. Running from January to March, the initiative will see over 420 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables donated to the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and tackling food waste. The donation will support FareShare’s nationwide network of charities including afterschool and breakfast clubs, homelessness shelters, and older people’s lunch clubs. As many families face rising heating bills, FareShare will…

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