Month: August 2025

Born Free calls for an end to the captivity of great apes in national DOOH campaign

Stuart Mitchell

International wildlife charity Born Free has launched a national Digital Out of Home (DOOH) calling for an end to the captivity of great apes in UK and European zoos. Great Apes ‘Not for a Cage’  features still photography brought to life through digital animation to deliver the message that wild animals should be Born Free, not for a cage or public entertainment.  The wild gorillas featured were photographed in their natural habitat in Limbe, Cameroon by George Logan who worked with Born Free and Jake Hickman at postproduction house Neon…

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Dancing for water: Strictly and Kinky Boots star Johannes Radebe marvels at how clean water changes lives on trip with WaterAid in South Africa

Stuart Mitchell

Strictly Come Dancing star Johannes Radebe was “blown away” by an inspiring visit with WaterAid in his home country of South Africa when he saw how clean water is changing lives for good, enabling people to stay healthy and live their dreams.  The well-loved dancer and choreographer, who is currently touring the UK and Ireland with Kinky Boots, visited a community in the northern province of Limpopo, where less than one-third of people have piped water at home.  Johannes is sharing the stories of those he met in support of…

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Cannes Lions Introduces Global Integrity Standards to Define Creative Accountability for a New Era

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions has announced new integrity standards and measures for its Awards. Following a thorough review, an evolved framework will be introduced to provide a renewed model of accountability, rigour, and trust for creative excellence. “The industry landscape is changing at lightning speed,” said Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS. “And, in common with the rest of the industry, Cannes Lions is adapting at pace to meet this.” During Cannes Lions 2025, collective concerns around manipulation, synthetic media and the use of AI, resulted in the necessary withdrawal of Lion-winning work. To…

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UK’s best AI engineers can apply now to build tech for public services in $1 million fellowship

Stuart Mitchell

A new $1 million programme will bring the UK’s top AI experts into government to build cutting-edge AI tools, helping to make the state more agile so it can deliver the Plan for Change.  Fellows could join government to build AI tools for high-security use cases across the public sector such as language translation in a national security context, and making use of construction planning data to speed up the approvals process and get more homes built.  They could also help expand “Humphrey”, a bundle of AI tools that help…

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NSC Honors 50 Organizations with 2025 Industry Leader Awards

Stuart Mitchell

The National Safety Council awarded 50 organizations with the 2025 Industry Leader Awards for outstanding safety performance within their industries, up from 35 organizations in 2024.  The Industry Leader Awards are a part of the NSC Occupational Awards Program, which recognizes exceptional safety achievements of NSC members. Award recipients represent the top 5% of member companies that qualified for the NSC 2025 Occupational Excellence Achievement Award, based on 2024 calendar year data. Winners are selected based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, lowest total incidence rates and…

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