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Clearing decades-old landmines will protect endangered elephants, lions and local communities

Stuart Mitchell

APOPO, the charity famed for its use of specially trained rats in landmine and tuberculosis detection, is proud to announce it will begin clearing landmines in Zimbabwe’s largest wildlife conservation area and important elephant migration area, coinciding with new beginnings in the country. APOPO has been tasked by the Zimbabwean Ministry of Defence with clearing the deadly landmines inside what is now the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park (GLTP) – the largest conservation area in the world, spanning South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The four-decades old landmines cause a serious threat…

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21-year-old Sathviga Sridhar from India wins first ever UNICEF Climate Comic Contest

Stuart Mitchell

Sathviga ‘Sona’ Sridhar, a 21-year-old artist from Chennai, India, is the winner of the first ever UNICEF Climate Comic Contest for her character ‘Light’ – a half tree-half human who uses special powers to save nature from a warming planet. Sridhar was inspired to take action on climate change after her community was hit by devastating floods in 2015. Together with her family, she provided food and water to people living in severely affected neighborhoods. The contest was created by UNICEF to inspire and engage children and youth to take…

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Scotland backs Gender representation on public boards

Stuart Mitchell

The Scottish Parliament has approved the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Bill in principle after a stage one debate. The bill sets an objective for public boards that 50% of their non-executive members are women. It also requires steps to be taken to encourage women to apply to become non-executive members of public boards. Evidence shows that diversity leads to better decision making and ultimately, better performance. Equalities Secretary Angela Constance said:  “At its heart this bill is equality for women. It is about this Parliament using the powers…

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The CAP Launches new guidance on “Free trial” or other promotional offer subscription models in advertising

Stuart Mitchell

The CAP has launched new guidance on “Free trial” or other promotional offer subscription models. It provides clear examples of the dos and don’ts when advertising offers that invite consumers to take advantage of a “free trial” product offer, test subscription, or other promotional benefit before enrolling them into making ongoing payments.  They have posted this as part of their commitment to National Consumer Week 2017 which this year focuses on subscriptions and subscription traps. Working with other organisations, including Citizens Advice, National Trading Standards and the Competition and Markets…

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The Ad Council’s 64th Annual Public Service Award Dinner in Honor of Unilever CEO Paul Polman Celebrates the Power of Advertising for Social Change

Stuart Mitchell

On the 30th November the Ad Council, the non-profit leader behind iconic and impactful public service campaigns including “Love Has No Labels” and Smokey Bear, held its 64th Annual Public Service Award Dinner honoring Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever. Samantha Bee, host of TBS’s Emmy-winning Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, emceed the event, which concluded with a live performance from musicians Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo. The event was held at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City. Attended by more than 1,500 prominent executives from the media,…

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