Day: 11 July 2025

CAP – Celebrating diversity in advertising

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Celebrating diversity in advertising. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. International Transgender Day of Visibility, which celebrates the contributions of the Transgender community, was observed earlier this year on 31st March. On 14 July, it’s International Non-Binary People’s Day, which celebrates people who identify as non-binary. Many advertisers wish to ensure their advertising includes authentic…

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Specialist ‘Blue Planet’ Communications Consultancy Set To Make Waves With New Senior Team And Rebrand As ‘Cause And Effect’ Agency

Stuart Mitchell

Mindfully Wired, a specialist, Bristol-based environmental and sustainability communications consultancy, has re-launched with a refreshed ‘cause and effect’ agency proposition and a newly bolstered senior leadership team. Founded by Katrina Ryan just over a decade ago, Mindfully Wired’s roots are in the marine conservation, fisheries and sustainable seafood world. With Ryan at the helm, the agency has established itself as one of the UK’s leading blue planet comms agencies. The team delivers mission-led communications that drive real-world impact across a broad range of issues including promoting traceability in supply chains,…

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amfori Europe Sustainability Summit will take place on 23 September 2025 in Frankfurt

Stuart Mitchell

amfori is pleased to announce the amfori Europe SustainabilitySummit, a public forum that will be held on 23 September 2025, in Frankfurt/Sulzbach (Germany). Themed ‘Supply chain resilience in a volatile world’, the event is designed to address the challenges businesses currently face in global supply chains. European businesses today must navigate an increasingly complex environment shaped by expanding regulations, such as the EU’s Omnibus Directive, and shifting geopolitical dynamics. Rising tariffs, export controls, supply chain fragmentation, and the strategic realignment of trade relations are creating new challenges in global supply…

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‘These children have seen things they should never see’: Powerful photos by young Palestinian refugees from Gaza tell stories of hope, endurance and a longing to return home

Stuart Mitchell

A poignant photography project spearheaded by the Oscar-nominated director, photographer and Save the Children Ambassador Misan Harriman has supported Palestinian refugee children from Gaza to tell their own stories through the medium of photography. The incredible photo series, released during World Refugee Week, shows their lives, dreams and aspirations during the harrowing war on their homeland.    Harriman led a special photography workshop in Cairo for a group of ten Palestinian children from Gaza, aged between 11 and 13, who were then given digital cameras and invited to document their lives over…

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UK public overwhelmingly supports action for older people in poverty

Stuart Mitchell

New polling commissioned by charity Independent Age, reveals that a staggering 82% of people think the UK Government should be providing more support to older people. The polling also shows the importance of this issue at the ballot box, with more than 4 in 5 (81%) saying that policies to support older people in poverty would influence their vote in a General Election. Independent Age welcomed the UK Government’s changes to the Winter Fuel Payment eligibility criteria announced last week, however receiving this money only puts many older people living…

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