Unilever achieves 100% renewable electricity across five continents

Unilever have announced that its factories, offices, R&D facilities, data centres, warehouses and distribution centres across five continents are now powered by 100% renewable grid electricity.    As far as possible, Unilever’s transition to renewable electricity has been delivered through supporting the development of local renewable energy markets, with 38% of its grid electricity supplied through corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and green electricity tariffs. Where it has not been feasible to do this, Unilever has purchased Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) – openly-traded certificates linked to renewable electricity generation. Sam…

CIPR PRide Awards celebrate Scotland’s thriving Public Relations industry

More than 300 PR professionals gathered at the Radisson Blu in Glasgow for the 2019 CIPR Scotland PRide Awards ceremony – the nation’s annual public relations showpiece. Weber Shandwick Scotland were the big winners of the night, scooping five Gold Awards, including ‘Best Use of Social Media’ and ‘Best Use of Influencer Relations’ for their continued work with VELUX. Holyrood PR took home four Gold Awards, whilst British Heart Foundation Scotland won a hat-trick for their “Scotland: A Nation of Lifesavers” campaign, raising awareness of the importance of bystander CPR…

Plan International USA Wins PR Daily Grand Prize as Media Relations Campaign of the Year

Plan International USA (Plan) was named a winner of PR Daily’s Media Relations Awards in the Media Relations Campaign of the Year (over $50,000) category for its survey, The State of Gender Equality. In 2018, Plan surveyed youth ages 10 to 19 about their views and experiences with gender-based norms and perceptions. Surveys like these are rare – because of the additional parental permissions and cost required – but Plan’s belief in the importance of such research to support its efforts toward gender equality propelled the organization forward. “Societal norms…

Belu honoured with Queen’s Award for innovation in partnership with WaterAid

Her Majesty the Queen has awarded Belu Water with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation. This prestigious award recognises outstanding business achievement by UK organisations, and Belu has been honoured for its pioneering Belu Filter Initiative, which serves a dual purpose of empowering restaurants and hotels to make a real difference to people’s lives whilst reducing their impact on the environment. The simple yet effective initiative is the first of its kind in this country, providing a free filtration system to restaurants or hotels who, in return, agree to raise…

WGL and Clean Air Partners Complete 5th Annual Public Awareness Campaign and Concert Contest to Promote Air Quality in the DC-Region

For the 5th consecutive year, WGL joined with Clean Air Partners, a DC-based air quality advocacy group, for Clean Air Partners’ annual #BreatheEasy campaign and concert ticket contest. Designed to generate public awareness about the impact of taking simple but critical steps in everyday life to improve air quality, the program encouraged DC-area residents to share their plans to promote cleaner air. The campaign included a concert ticket giveaway with winners attending Jennifer Lopez’s “It’s My Party” show at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 17. As…