Day: 25 June 2026

ICCO Launches World PR Report 2025–2026

Stuart Mitchell

The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) has officially launched the ICCO World PR Report 2025–2026, offering a comprehensive global snapshot of the public relations and communications industry at a time of rapid technological, geopolitical and societal change. Powered by Opinium and featuring insights from PR leaders across global markets, the report captures the evolving priorities, opportunities and challenges shaping the profession, from the rise of AI and strategic consulting to growing concerns around ethics, talent and misinformation. Based on responses from PR professionals across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the…

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DPA and easyJet launch Tech4Takeoff to provide iPads to help students without access to devices

Stuart Mitchell

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) and easyJet have launched Tech4Takeoff, a new programme that will provide iPads to students aged 11-19 who need better access to technology outside the classroom. Applications open on 21 May, with the first phase prioritising communities near easyJet’s UK bases in Luton, Gatwick and Newcastle. Around 500 iPads previously used by easyJet crew and flight-deck teams will be made available through the programme. Tech4Takeoff responds to a pressure now felt across education. Students are expected to use technology throughout the school week, not only during…

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Only three dairy and coffee companies set methane targets, new rankings find

Stuart Mitchell

Changing Markets Foundation has published the third edition of its dairy and coffee methane rankings, assessing the methane performance of 23 dairy and coffee companies across Europe and North America. Danone tops the rankings with 75.5 points, followed closely by General Mills with 74.5 points, while Starbucks ranks third with 65 points. While frontrunners have started disclosing methane emissions and have methane action plans, the rest of the sector is still lagging. This is not due to a lack of awareness: 91% of companies assessed recognised the link between livestock…

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Thrive appoints leading Social Value Economist Dr Daniel Fujiwara as Head of Economics

Stuart Mitchell

Thrive, the social impact measurement platform, recently announced Dr Daniel Fujiwara’s appointment as its Head of Economics. He will lead Thrive’s in-house Economics Team, deepening the economic expertise that already underpins the Impact Evaluation Standard.   Dr Fujiwara authored the chapters on valuation in the HM Treasury Green Book, which underpins how the UK Government appraises social outcomes, as well as co-authoring various supplementary guidelines such as on wellbeing analysis and for the Department for Work and Pensions. He is internationally recognised for his work pioneering new methods in social value such as wellbeing valuation, distributional weights, equity analysis and econometric methods,…

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