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Carrefour aims to sell 30 million 1 euro books by 2030 to make reading accessible to all

Stuart Mitchell

Carrefour is pursuing its ambition to make reading accessible to all from an early age, and has set itself the target of selling 30 million 1 euro books by 2030. This initiative is in line with its program to combat illiteracy and dyslexia-related disorders. Making reading accessible to all, in particular by giving the youngest children a taste for reading, is a social challenge and a factor of inclusion, to which Carrefour intends to contribute by launching a new collection of 20 books at 1€ in partnership with Rue Des…

IPOS Launches Ramp Up Phase with Open Call to States at UN Ocean Conference

Stuart Mitchell

The International Platform for Ocean Sustainability (IPOS) recently officially launched the ramp up phase of its operations at a high-level event aboard the OceanXplorer vessel, during the 2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC-3) in Nice. The launch follows the formal recognition of IPOS in the final draft of the UNOC Declaration, which cites the Platform as a key initiative to help address growing demands for credible, timely, and inclusive knowledge to support ocean sustainability. IPOS is now opening a call to States to submit requests for knowledge support during its two-year…

Civil Society Calls for Plastic Production Cuts on World Environment Day

Stuart Mitchell

On last months World Environment Day, civil society leaders around the world are holding participating countries accountable to their shared commitment to ratify a plastics treaty that targets the full lifecycle of plastics– including production.  The theme of this year’s World Environment Day is #BeatPlasticPollution, a campaign led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The choice of this theme is particularly timely given that what is hoped to be the final round of negotiations for an international plastics treaty will be held later this year, on August 5-14 in…

Page joins Global Alliance

Stuart Mitchell

Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management Board of Directors is honored to inform that Page, the premier global professional association for senior strategic communication leaders, is our newest member. “We are delighted to welcome Page to Global Alliance as our newest member. This endorsement speaks highly of the many wide-sweeping changes implemented by the Board at the new Global Alliance over the past eight years, always putting our members first, continuing to increase their membership benefits, advocating on their behalf and leading the world’s profession. As the confederation…

World Environment Day 2025 mobilizes commitment, action to end plastic pollution globally

Stuart Mitchell

Communities, civil society, businesses, and governments around the world today marked World Environment Day under the theme #BeatPlasticPollution, with official celebrations held in the Republic of Korea’s Jeju Province. Plastic pollution permeates every corner of the planet. By 2040, plastic leakage to the environment is predicted to grow by 50 per cent, and that pollution creeps into our bodies through the food we eat, the water we drink, and even the air that we breathe. World Environment Day 2025 calls for collective action to tackle plastic pollution. It comes exactly two months before…