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Prevented Ocean Plastic Uses Global Recycling Day To Champion Its Recycling Heroes As It Hits 500 Product Milestone

Stuart Mitchell

Prevented Ocean Plastic™ used last months Global Recycling Day to champion the people on the frontlines of the recycling revolution and announces there are now 500 products packaged in its high quality, traceable and certified recycled plastic, made from discarded plastic collected from coastal areas at risk of ocean plastic pollution. Global Recycling Day celebrates the importance of recycling in preserving our precious resources and securing the future of our planet. This year’s theme is #RecyclingHeroes, recognising the people, places and activities championing recycling. Prevented Ocean Plastic™ is celebrating its…

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Company directors should consider company’s nature-related risks, landmark English law legal opinion finds

Stuart Mitchell

Company directors should consider their company’s nature-related risks as part of their legal duties under the law of England and Wales, a landmark legal opinion has found. It warns that failure to identify and assess latent financial risks arising from a company’s unaddressed nature-related impacts and dependencies could expose directors to increased shareholder scrutiny and legal consequences under the Companies Act 2006. Directors can document active consideration of these risks to protect from litigation like the recent ClientEarth v Shell case (see further below). Nature-related risks (which encompass, but are…

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EARTHDAY.ORG Partners With OAAA To Bring Awareness To The Dangers Of Plastics To Human Health

Stuart Mitchell

EARTHDAY.ORG, the global force behind Earth Day, is partnering with the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA), the leading trade group representing the entire out of home (OOH) advertising industry,  for the sixth year in a row! OAAA and their membership are supporting the launch of a national OOH campaign to help shine a light on the dangers of plastics to human health. EARTHDAY.ORG, the global force behind Earth Day, is partnering with the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) on a campaign created with Extra Credit Projects. The…

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UK business leaders place reputation risk in their top five concerns, new Business Leaders Survey finds

Stuart Mitchell

A new survey has revealed that while UK businesses recognise the risks associated with reputational damage, over one-third of those polled do not have in-house public relations expertise to manage it.  The Business Leaders Survey from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and delivered by global market research agency, 3Gem, revealed that business leaders place reputation risk in their top five concerns. However, it also found that over 40% of those businesses didn’t retain the services of a public relations firm.  The report is the fourth in the series…

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PRCA remembers Francis Ingham, with new initiative to open doors to the profession, working with Taylor Bennett Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

PRCA, the trade association for the PR, communications and public affairs industry, this weekend marks the first anniversary of the death of its Director General, Francis Ingham, who led the organisation from 2007 to 2023 and was known for his efforts to make the industry more accessible and to support early-career practitioners. A professional development programme to break down barriers that prevent people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds from thriving in the PR and communications industry, has been launched today by the PRCA and Taylor Bennett Foundation (TBF).…

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