Month: November 2025

Opportunity@Work and the Ad Council Rally Employers Seeking a Resilient, Competitive Workforce to “Look Beyond the Paper”

Stuart Mitchell

Building on the measurable success of the first “Tear the Paper Ceiling” launch in 2022, the Ad Council and Opportunity@Work today unveiled new public service advertisements (PSAs), titled “Story Unfold,” encouraging employers to embrace skills-first hiring practices and access overlooked talent. Research from LinkedIn shows that hiring managers who start with skills are 60% more likely to find a successful hire. Yet, in the United States, more than 70 million STARs — workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes, such as apprenticeships, certifications, on-the-job training, and more — are too often disqualified…

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SBTi releases second draft corporate net-zero standard V2 for consultation

Stuart Mitchell

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has released a second draft of its revised Corporate Net-Zero Standard for public consultation. Informed by feedback from the first public consultation and expert working groups, the updated draft reinforces scientific integrity while improving clarity, actionability, and usability—helping businesses translate science-based ambition into credible action. The draft Standard aims to accelerate corporate decarbonization by: Making science-based climate action more accessible and actionable to empower more companies to set and implement ambitious targets and deliver measurable progress. Bringing forward a stronger, more inclusive framework, with…

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EcoVadis Chief Executives Win Reuters Events Sustainability Trailblazer Award

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis, the global standard for resilient, sustainable supply chains, today announced its Chief Executive Officers have been named the winner in the Sustainability Trailblazer Award category at the Reuters Events Global Sustainability Awards 2025.  The award celebrates global leaders who pioneer new ideas and actions that challenge the status quo within their businesses and industries. Recipients are recognized for their proven commitment to driving long-term sustainable impact, with measurable results showing how their initiatives benefit the business and scale across the organization. Under the co-leadership EcoVadis has evolved from an…

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Are you rewriting the rules on inclusivity and representation?

Stuart Mitchell

The IPA is calling on adland’s bold thinkers, inclusive leaders and innovative changemakers to tell their story and enter the IPA iList 2026. If you, or someone you admire, at any level, is breaking barriers through intentional storytelling, inclusive casting, building cultural fluency and belonging in the workplace or industry, or driving real change in our industry around inclusivity and representation, then make sure that story is heard. Since 2020, 90 inclusivity gamechangers have been honoured on the IPA iList for their part in some of the industry’s most impactful…

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Gold Standard Labels First Credits as Eligible for CORSIA Compliance

Stuart Mitchell

Gold Standard has for the first time labelled carbon credits as eligible to be used under Phase One of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), marking a step forward in the functioning of CORSIA and other compliance frameworks worldwide. In a related development Gold Standard has also announced the approval of a new insurance policy under provider, Artio, for use by project developers seeking eligibility for Gold Standard Verified Reductions under Phase One of CORSIA. The credits were issued to a clean cooking programme in Malawi,…

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