Day: 28 December 2025

Eurobest reveals 2025 Shortlists

Stuart Mitchell

The Eurobest Awards, celebrating Europe’s most groundbreaking creativity, has today revealed the 2025 shortlisted work. Last month, Juries convened in London to review and benchmark the very best in European creativity and effectiveness. This year’s Awards received entries from 37 markets across Europe, with work from 25 of those markets making the shortlists. Bosnia & Herzegovina made history at this year’s Awards, with ‘It’s Time to Stop!’ from Via Media for Bingo receiving four shortlists across the Glass: The Award for Change, Creative Strategy and PR Eurobest Awards. Independent agencies…

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Clyde & Co partners with Nature Broking with pioneering balance sheet treatment that transforms sustainability investment from cost to asset 

Stuart Mitchell

An innovative approach to sustainability accounting this week resulted in a major deal between global law firm Clyde & Co and Nature Broking. Capitalising the firm’s investment as a balance sheet asset rather than a profit-and-loss expense, Nature Broking is set to manage a strategic portfolio for a multi-year carbon removal credit procurement programme. It has secured supply to be delivered in 2038 for residual emissions.  The five-year partnership addresses 10,000 tonnes per year of projected residual emissions from 2038. Positioning Clyde & Co ahead of emerging regulatory requirements, the deal anticipates the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) recently updated…

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Regional UK & Ireland winner of global Cook for Change! sustainability chef challenge announced

Stuart Mitchell

Gordon Carberry, a craft development chef with Sodexo Ireland has won the UK and Ireland regional final of the Sodexo global Cook for Change! sustainability chef challenge 2026 and will go on to compete against eight other Sodexo chefs from across the globe in the grand final which is being held in London in March 2026. The global challenge, now in its third year, showcases the most talented chefs from within the Sodexo culinary community to unleash their creativity, showcase their love for food, and champion sustainability in the kitchen.…

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Change happens often; transformation doesn’t. Fairtrade Standards are evolving to support farmers, workers, and businesses thrive in a rapidly changing world

Stuart Mitchell

From climate change and widening social inequalities, to rising costs and an increasingly complex regulatory environment, farmers, workers, and businesses  are facing a complex range of challenges. Fairtrade International recognises that responding to these evolving needs requires innovative approaches and stronger support systems. Tapping into the organisation’s decades long experience of supporting certified organisations to thrive and achieve their goals, Fairtrade is excited to announce that its standards are evolving to make them more effective, while remaining practical to implement and firmly grounded in its core principles and values. The…

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Women working for women experience smaller pay gaps

Stuart Mitchell

Women working in organisations led by a woman chief executive tend to face smaller pay gaps than those working for a man, according to a new study of companies and non-profits working in the global health sector. Closing the Gap? 2025 Analysis of Gender Pay Gaps in UK Organisations Active in Global Health, published by independent thinktank Global 50/50 finds that over the last eight years, the average gender pay gap — the difference in hourly earnings between men and women — is smaller for women working for a woman…

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