Day: 24 September 2025

Recycling Roadmap for Flexible Plastics launches

Stuart Mitchell

A long-awaited solution to a major plastic recycling challenge has been revealed in a report and blueprint launched in Parliament this week. The report, titled “The Future of Recycling Flexible Plastic Packaging in the UK,” provides a comprehensive blueprint detailing how flexible plastics, such as food packaging, film, and carrier bags, can be cost-effectively collected and recycled. The report is the result of the three-year FlexCollect project which piloted different collection and processing methods for flexible plastics across 10 local authorities and 160,000 households across England. The work was led…

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OAAA Expands Agency and Brand Councils with New Distinguished Leaders

Stuart Mitchell

The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) is adding fresh perspectives to its Agency and Brand Councils, uniting some of the industry’s most forward-thinking and strategic minds to shape the next chapter of out of home (OOH) advertising. Formed earlier this year, the Agency Council brings senior agency leaders into direct conversation with the OOH community, creating a space to tackle shifting media habits, new technologies, and evolving brand priorities. New members of the Agency Council include: A.J. Storinge, EVP, Global Managing Partner, Client Leader, UM Ellie Bamford,…

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Most British businesses do nothing to support charities

Stuart Mitchell

Most of Britain’s businesses do nothing to support charities, new research by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has found. Only 25% of British businesses donated to charities in the form of time, cash or goods last year. CAF’s Corporate Giving Report 2025 reveals that from those that do support charities, an estimated £4.2 billion was donated by British business in 2024, with nearly half donated by FTSE 100 companies. Charitable donations by FTSE 100 companies totalled £1.85 billion last year. If donations had kept up with inflation, charities would have…

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PRSA Completes Leadership Team with 2 Strategic Appointments, Positioning the Organization for Future Success

Stuart Mitchell

PRSA, the nation’s leading professional organization serving the communications community, today announced two key appointments that strengthen its senior team, and position the organization for continued growth, operational efficiency and expanded partnerships. Amber Shaverdi Huston Appointed Chief Operating OfficerAmber Shaverdi Huston, CAE, will join PRSA as chief operating officer on September 2. Huston has more than 15 years of association management expertise and has a proven record of driving operational excellence and organizational transformation. Most recently, Huston served as executive director of the National Association for Campus Activities, where she…

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Families gain half a million pounds in pioneering benefit scheme, with billions still left unclaimed

Stuart Mitchell

Low-income families in the North West have boosted their incomes with help from a scheme which provides financial advice in schools for struggling families. After a successful pilot of the ‘Money Matters’ scheme, more than 300 families are around £500,000 better off – an average of £1,634 a year each. With one family seeing their income rise by a staggering £24,121 a year. In the UK, an estimated £23 billion of benefits goes unclaimed every year because of a lack of awareness and complicated application processes. Money Matters, a scheme…

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