Author: Stuart Mitchell

London Stock Ex-change starts with water – WaterAid takes over global markets with powerful clean water campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Last month WaterAid opened trading on the London Stock Exchange, flooding screens to make the power of water impossible to ignore – spreading the message that clean water changes everything, ahead of World Water Day next week. In the UK, access to clean water is something many take for granted, but almost one in ten people across the globe still do not have access to clean water close to home and climate change is making the situation worse. More extreme droughts and floods are threatening water sources, spreading disease and…

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Ceres celebrates the 2025 BICEP Award winners for leading on corporate clean energy advocacy

Stuart Mitchell

Last month, business leaders took to Capitol Hill to take part in one of the most important clean energy policy advocacy events in a generation. LEAD on a Clean Economy 2025 focused squarely on defending the federal policy that has unleashed so much economic growth through clean energy investment: the tax credits that are helping America rebuild its manufacturing base, meet surging electricity demand, and ensure its leadership in the global competition to command the industries of the 21st century.  Ceres wrote: In dozens of meetings with Republican Congressional offices,…

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EcoVadis Unveils Carbon Data Network to Help Meet Net Zero Targets

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis, the leading sustainability intelligence platform for global supply chains, today unveiled its Carbon Data Network (CDN) at the Sustain 2025 conference. CDN represents a giant leap-forward in Scope 3 decarbonization, providing businesses with unparalleled access to insights on primary carbon data reliability from their suppliers. Built on a network of more than 150,000 organizations, this streamlined collection and transparency of primary emissions data empowers companies to drive and measure their Scope 3 decarbonization progress.   Only 16% of the world’s largest companies are currently on track to meet their 2050 Net…

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AARP and the Ad Council Encourage People in Their “Pretirement” Years to Take Key Steps Toward Saving

Stuart Mitchell

According to a recent AARP survey, 61% of older adults are worried they will not have enough money to support themselves in retirement, and 20% of older adults have no retirement savings at all. To help people plan for retirement and boost their financial security, today the Ad Council and AARP are launching new public service advertisements (PSAs), titled “The Pre-Game,” to raise awareness of free retirement planning resources at ThisIsPretirement.org. AARP research shows that 47% of American private sector workers, and 52% of Black working adults, lack access to…

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Serviceplan Group named Independent Agency Network of the Year by Ad Age

Stuart Mitchell

Serviceplan Group has been named Independent Agency Network of the Year at the Ad Age A-List & Creativity Awards, recognizing its outstanding creativity, growth, and innovation in 2024. As the largest independent agency network worldwide, Serviceplan Group stood out for its House of Communication model, seamless integration of creativity, media, and technology, and its pioneering AI initiatives, including the launch of AI Labs in Munich and San Francisco. “Being named Independent Agency Network of the Year is more than an honor—it’s a testament to our teams and partners worldwide,” said Florian…

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