Day: 18 November 2025

CAP – From rough idea to radiant execution – how to make your laboratory-grown diamond advertising dazzle.

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: From rough idea to radiant execution – how to make your laboratory-grown diamond advertising dazzle.. 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. Often marketed to consumers as the more ethical choice, laboratory-grown diamonds share the same physical and chemical properties as natural diamonds – so much so that consumers and even industry experts struggle to tell…

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AMA, Ad Council and Coalition of Health Care Leaders Launch New Effort to Provide Health Care Professionals with Tools to Prevent Firearm Injuries

Stuart Mitchell

With firearm injuries the leading cause of death of children and teens in the U.S., the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Ad Council, in collaboration with a coalition of health care leaders, launched a new digital resource hub at AgreeToAgree.org/HealthCare to empower physicians and other health care professionals to confidently and compassionately engage patients in conversations about firearm injury prevention. The digital resource hub features new “Agree to Agree” campaign videos, fact sheets, toolkits, and conversation guides for clinicians to help patients and their families understand the risks associated…

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New IEA report lays out pathway to finance universal electricity access in Africa

Stuart Mitchell

First-of-its-kind tracking shows investment is rising but remains well below levels needed to close the access gap Insufficient capital is a key obstacle to expanding electricity access for the roughly 600 million people in Africa who currently live without it, according to a new IEA report that outlines essential tools to unlock greater investment and eliminate the access gap. Financing Electricity Access in Africa, published today, finds that with progress on expanding electricity access in Africa stalling, $150 billion in investment is needed to deliver universal access within the next…

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EcoVadis Expands Partnership Network to Enhance Client Value with New Audit Service Offerings

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis has announced a significant expansion of its Partnership & Alliance network with the addition of two onsite audit firms, SGS and QIMA.  This strategic move directly addresses the growing demand for trusted recommendations for training and auditing services when risks are identified and targeted verification is required during EcoVadis’ ESG assessments. New partner accreditation results from a rigorous selection process. Both SGS and QIMA were identified based on their commitment to excellence, deep expertise, and client-first approach, ensuring EcoVadis’ clients receive high-quality, seamless support. From anonymous worker insights to…

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IFC and BMW Foundation Launch RESPOND Scaleup to Help European Clean-Tech Startups Scale Globally

Stuart Mitchell

Europe leads the world in clean technology innovation, but without the ability to scale industrial solutions, it risks falling behind. To close this critical “scale-up gap,” the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, today announced the launch of the RESPOND Scaleup program, a six-month pilot initiative designed to help CEOs of leading clean-tech startups to navigate the complexities of scaling to full commercialization. Building on the success of the RESPOND Accelerator, which has supported more than 65 impact-driven startups…

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