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AdGreen Appoints Donna Head as Managing Director

Stuart Mitchell

AdGreen, the UK based advertising industry initiative supporting the sector to reduce carbon emissions from production, recently announced the appointment of Donna Head as Managing Director for an initial period of six months. She brings with her over 20 years of experience in the advertising industry, most recently serving as Executive Producer at Smoke & Mirrors, a Tag company, winning new business from leading creative agencies, production companies and brands including Amazon Prime and Booking.com. Head brings a wealth of agency, post production, and client liaison experience to AdGreen, having…

Margaret Calvert To Receive Type Directors Club’s Prestigious TDC Medal

Stuart Mitchell

The Type Directors Club, the world’s leading typography organization, announced Margaret Calvert OBE RDI as this year’s recipient of its highest honor, the prestigious TDC Medal. First awarded to Hermann Zapf in 1967, the TDC Medal recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of typography.  The honor represents TDC’s collective gratitude to those who, by their work and talent, have demonstrated the value of typography in communication, community, and culture.  The list of past TDC Medalists can be viewed here.   Calvert is best known for her…

New directory from Zero Carbon Forum helps hospitality and brewing operators reduce supply chain emissions

Stuart Mitchell

Marketplace from Zero Carbon Forum has officially launched the world’s first directory of pioneering sustainability products and services dedicated to helping reduce hospitality and brewing operators’ supply chain emissions.  A recent benchmark study by Zero Carbon Forum, a non-profit members organisation empowering the brewing and hospitality to reach sustainability targets at pace, revealed that Scope 3 emissions account for over 90% of overall emissions in the brewing and hospitality sectors. Now operators using Marketplace can quickly and easily source the latest innovations in carbon-reducing products and services to radially reduce…

Former “Dance Moms” Star Nia Sioux Highlights Mental Health with “Seize the Awkward” in Directorial Debut

Stuart Mitchell

The national “Seize the Awkward” campaign premiered a new digital content series recently starring and directed by actress, activist, and creator Nia Sioux. The “Capture the Convo” series marks the former “Dance Moms” star and executive producer’s debut as creative director. By featuring intimate conversations between friends, the series inspires teens and young adults to normalize talking about mental health with their peers. In the seven-part “Capture the Convo” video series, Sioux joins her friends to model safe conversations about mental health and discuss their real experiences checking in with…

Climate Governance Initiative launches free online course on effective climate governance for board directors

Stuart Mitchell

Board directors across the globe can now be empowered to act as effective stewards of their companies in a changing climate, through a new online course called Climate in the Boardroom from the Climate Governance Initiative. The Climate Governance Initiative’s introductory course on climate change and effective climate governance is the essential starting point to prepare directors for boardroom discussions and decisions on climate change, sustainability and the transition to a net zero economy. The course introduces board directors to topics relevant to their role, including managing climate risks, the…