Day: 29 April 2025

Cannes Lions honours Brazil as the inaugural recipient of the Creative Country of the Year

Stuart Mitchell

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is proud to announce that Brazil will be recognised as the inaugural recipient of the Creative Country of the Year. An annual accolade that recognises a country’s exceptional and enduring commitment to creativity that drives progress and growth. As part of this recognition, the 2025 Festival will feature Brazilian creative showcases, celebratory events, dedicated stage talks and Brazilian-led activations across the City of Cannes, including the return of FilmBrazil, which will host a networking event and bring together the Brazilian and global community…

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Food Industry Benchmark Reveals Animal Welfare Leaders Among 150 Global Food Companies

Stuart Mitchell

The latest Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW), released today, reveals steady progress on farm animal welfare across the global food industry. A leading group of companies demonstrate that humane standards of farm animal welfare, such as providing animals with more space or using best practice methods of slaughter, is integral to their business strategy. There are concerns however that a significant block of large food companies (79%), including household names like Nestlé and McDonalds remain in ‘Tiers 5 and 6’ – the bottom two tiers – for a…

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World-leading companies on track to run 100% EV fleets by 2030, despite challenges

Stuart Mitchell

A challenging economy, geopolitical events and political shifts are not stopping companies from forging ahead with ambitious plans to operate zero emission fleets by 2030. Members of EV100, Climate Group’s global network of companies committed to full fleet electrification, advanced their plans with steady momentum over the last 12 months, according to the network’s latest Progress and Insights Report.  Nearly 70% of companies said they were able to sustain progress towards a 100% EV goal by 2030, the EV100 deadline – despite challenging conditions. Collectively, members added more than 127,000 EVs…

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Bigger, bolder, better: Clear Channel’s Compass scheme expands to support scaling businesses with national reach

Stuart Mitchell

Clear Channel UK is doubling down on its commitment to supporting Black-owned businesses with the return of the Compass scheme in 2025, in partnership with Jamii. This year, the initiative is expanding its impact with a £250,000 prize pot—providing five winners with national digital Out of Home advertising campaigns worth £50,000 each to help scale their businesses and increase their visibility. Following previous successful editions, Clear Channel is evolving Compass to support more established businesses looking to scale up, ensuring that winning brands have a national presence—whether through e-commerce platforms…

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Latest Blackbaud Institute Data Reveals 2024 Charitable Giving Neared All-Time High

Stuart Mitchell

The Blackbaud Institute, a research lab at Blackbaud, the leading provider of software for powering social impact, today released new insights in its 2024 Trends in Giving Spotlight. This report draws from Blackbaud’s robust philanthropic dataset to provide social impact professionals with insights into industry trends, benchmarks for success, and strategies to elevate fundraising efforts. The Blackbaud Institute gives social impact professionals data to understand broader industry trends, benchmark success and take fundraising to new levels. The current spotlight provides a round-up of the charitable giving trends that defined 2024,…

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