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UnLtd. and Big Issue Invest’s £10 million pound Fund announces new investment into neurodivergent talent startup

Stuart Mitchell

The Growth Impact Fund, a social impact investment fund developed by Big Issue Invest (BII) and UnLtd, has made its first investment aimed at tackling the underrepresentation in the workplace of people from neurodivergent backgrounds. The Fund has invested £300,000 in neurodivergent talent platform Neuropool, which aims to get more than 10,000 neurodivergent people into employment by 2030. The company was established by Jack Dyrhauge, an Autistic / ADHD Entrepreneur. The tech-for-good organisation builds neurodivergent talent pools for leading brands like Universal Music Group, the Financial Times and universities like…

Introducing the new plastic-free poppy, made entirely from paper

Stuart Mitchell

Available from October 2023, the new poppy is made from an innovative blend of renewable fibres from responsible sources and can be recycled in ordinary paper recycling collections. Removing single-use plastic We’ve been developing the plastic-free poppy for the last three years, in collaboration with expert partners, in efforts to reduce its use of single-use plastic and be economical, sustainable, and less impactful to the environment. We set out not just to simply reduce single use plastic, but to eliminate it completely. Hundreds of iterations were explored during the design…

CIPR partner with BME PR Pros partners, Google UK and PRovoke Media to launch The Xec. Allstars

Stuart Mitchell

BME PR Pros has partnered with Google UK, PRovoke Media and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) to launch The Xec. Allstars, an alum group to support future leaders from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and Ethnic Minority (BME) backgrounds who have completed The Xec. leadership course. The Xec. Allstars will provide peer-to-peer support for those on the course, professional development opportunities for the alum, host exclusive events, and will aim to promote BME leadership in PR and communications. The Xec. Class of ’22, the first cohort to complete the…

The One Club Launches ONE Creator Lab To Address Industry Talent Gap

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity, in partnership with TikTok, has taken the next step in helping agencies and brands meet the growing demand for relevant branded content with the launch of ONE Creator Lab, an intensive, nearly cost-free 20-week training program that combines advertising fundamentals with the maker skills and tools needed to bring effective short-form, video-first campaigns to life at the speed of culture. The program bridges the gap between creators and agency creatives, and helps agencies and brands find talent with the soft and hard skills required to…

Xavier Rees to chair IPA Talent Leadership Group

Stuart Mitchell

Havas Creative UK Group CEO Xavier Rees has been announced as the new Chair of the IPA Talent Leadership Group. The news, which was announced at the IPA Talent & Diversity Conference, sees him succeed ACNE London Managing Director Annie Gallimore in the role. As Chair, Rees will play a key part in shaping the IPA’s mission to attract new and diverse talent into adland while creating inclusive workplace cultures through IPA and industry-wide initiatives like Advertising Unlocked, the IPA iList, the IPA Talent & Diversity Conference and All In.…