Month: April 2025

PRCA launches second phase consultation on proposed Code for Professional Lobbying

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has launched the second phase of its consultation on the revised Public Affairs Code, now proposed to be renamed the Code for Professional Lobbying. The consultation opened on Monday, 24th March 2025, and will run for five weeks, concluding on Monday, 28th April 2025. This marks a central stage in the PRCA’s review of its Public Affairs Code, ensuring that it is clear, relevant, and fit for purpose. The process began with a Call for Evidence, launched on 9th December 2024, which closed…

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Glaciers and mountains: melting water towers will aggravate global crises (report)

Stuart Mitchell

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2025, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water, reveals the extent to which climate disruption, biodiversity loss, and unsustainable activities are transforming mountain environments at an unprecedented rate, threatening the water resources upon which billions of people and countless ecosystems depend. There is now an urgent need for international cooperation and adaptation strategies and actions to face the unfolding crisis in our mountains and glaciers.   Click here to view the full report. Regardless of where we live, we all depend in some…

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Hunger skyrockets by nearly 80 percent in Eastern and Southern Africa over past five years amidst worsening water crisis

Stuart Mitchell

The climate crisis has dramatically worsened water scarcity in Eastern and Southern Africa over the past few decades, leaving nearly 116 million people – or 40 percent of the population – without safe drinking water, according to a new Oxfam report. Climate change is supercharging extreme weather events like droughts, cyclones and flash floods, and has led to the disappearance of more than 90 percent of Africa’s tropical glaciers and the depletion of groundwater. This has had knock-on effects on Africa’s small-scale farmers, pastoralists and fisherpersons leaving millions without basic…

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The winners of the Smiley Charity Film Awards 2025 have been announced!

Stuart Mitchell

The winners of the Smiley Charity Film Awards 2025 have been announced! The award ceremony took place at Indigo at the O2, showcasing some of the year’s best charity films alongside a star-studded guest list. A night celebrating the power of film in raising awareness for important causes, hosted by TV presenter and fashion model Lisa Snowdon, the evening was filled with energy, warmth, and plenty of memorable moments. One of the highlights of the night was the presentation of the Smiley Champion of Change award to Annabel Kiki, an…

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Buy loose, waste less: more than half of UK adults shopping for fresh fruit and veg prefer loose over packaged

Stuart Mitchell

Award-winning author, low waste chef and campaigner Max La Manna was this year’s Food Waste Action Week campaign ambassador. A recent Love Food Hate Waste survey indicates that UK adults who buy fresh fruit or vegetables prefer loose produce across 19 of the 21** fruits and vegetables included, and so does Max. He has brought to life the reality of how much pre-packaged fruit and vegetables (particularly potatoes) end up in the bin in a tongue in cheek home cooking video which demonstrates how ridiculous it is to throw away…

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