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Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance calls for urgent action to tackle deforestation

Stuart Mitchell

As deforestation rises rapidly up the global agenda, the USD 9.5 trillion Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) releases Guidelines and Recommendations for Halting Deforestation. Highlighting the necessity for action and collaboration between investors, policymakers, companies, and data providers to tackle this issue effectively, the paper provides specific recommendations for each group. Investors are encouraged to evaluate their portfolio exposure to deforestation and linked human rights abuses, phase out deforestation and forest conversion risks by 2030, actively engage with companies, asset managers, and policymakers, and disclose their actions, risks, and progress…

Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally – ILO, UNICEF

Stuart Mitchell

Nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labour in 2024, including around 54 million in hazardous work likely to jeopardize their health, safety, or development, according to new estimates released today by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF. The latest data show a total reduction of over 20 million children since 2020, reversing an alarming spike between 2016 and 2020. Despite this positive trend, the world has missed its target of eliminating child labour by 2025. The report, titled “Child Labour: Global estimates 2024, trends and the road…

Global Alliance Updates Responsible AI Guiding Principles for the PR and Communication Profession

Stuart Mitchell

The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management is proud to announce the updated Responsible AI Guiding Principles for the PR and Communication Profession, officially ratified by its Board of Directors in June 2025. These revised principles are the result of a collaborative AI Symposium Workshop Session held in Venice, Italy, hosted by the Global Alliance’s European Regional Council in partnership with FERPI – Italian Federation of Public Relations, as part of the Global Alliance’s Technology, Trends, and Communication Transformation Month in May 2025. This milestone gathering brought together…

Fairtrade: small investments can make a big difference in preventing child labour

Stuart Mitchell

In the cocoa sector, child labour is especially prevalent in West Africa, where according to the latest figures  1.6 million children are estimated to be working on cocoa farms in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. As we approach World Day Against Child Labour, Fairtrade, which has been actively working to prevent and remediate child labour through its strict certification standards, monitoring systems, and remediation programmes, recognises that the problem still remains large and that eliminating all forms of child labour as noted in Target 8.7 a specific goal of Sustainable Development…

Honeywell, Johnson Matthey, GIDARA Energy and SAMSUNG E&A Form SAF Technology Alliance

Stuart Mitchell

Honeywell, Johnson Matthey, GIDARA Energy and SAMSUNG E&A recently announced the formation of a strategic technology alliance to bring a groundbreaking end-to-end global solution to market for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass and municipal solid waste. The alliance brings together a wealth of diverse expertise and capabilities to help customers streamline the entire SAF production chain—from feedstock to final product. By collaborating, the companies plan to introduce a new joint technology offering that leverages the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) production process and aims to unlock abundant, globally available feedstock options…