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CIPR reveals 2018 PRide Awards shortlist

Stuart Mitchell

More than 300 public relations teams, consultancies and individuals have been shortlisted for the 2018 CIPR PRide Awards, the UK’s leading regional PR awards. Now in their fifteenth year, the Awards recognise outstanding practice in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as across six English regions. This year’s PRide Awards received more than 1,000 entries.  Winners will be revealed at prestigious ceremonies, held nationwide between October and December.  Sarah Hall Chart.PR, FCIPR, CIPR President said: Congratulations to all of our shortlisted entrants. The number of entries we received this year is testament…

SIR receives ASAE 2018 Power of A Award for “IAmIR” diversity and inclusion campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The Society of Interventional Radiology has been honored with a 2018 ASAE Power of A Silver Award for its “IAmIR” diversity and inclusion campaign. ASAE recognized the IAmIR campaign in the category of “The Power to Create a Competitive Workforce.” Through this effort, SIR is empowering members and helping to include more women and underrepresented minorities in the growing, cutting-edge medical specialty of interventional radiology. “This award is a testament to our members’ commitment to creating an interventional radiology workforce that reflects the diversity of the patients they treat,” said…

Nominees announced for PinkNews’ Third Sector Equality Award

Stuart Mitchell

PinkNews has announced the nominees of the Third Sector Equality Award, sponsored by Amazon, at the PinkNews summer reception in Edinburgh, which is supported by Virgin Money and DLA Piper. The nominees are Amnesty International, National Trust, St Mungo’s and Victim support, all of which have shown significant support for the LGBT+ community. The winner will be announced at PinkNews’ annual awards night in London on 17th October.  Victim Support has been a Stonewall Top 100 Employer since 2010, and this year was named a top trans-inclusive employer, working on…

Co-op AGM backs Stop Funding Hate

Stuart Mitchell

96% of the Co-op Group annual general meeting has voted in favour of a motion on responsible advertising. The motion notes “the concern from the United Nations and hate crime experts that some media outlets in the UK are fuelling and legitimising prejudice and an increase in hate crime” and calls on the Board to review existing policy and “prepare an ethical advertising policy that puts controls in place to ensure adverts do not appear in media that are incompatible with co-operative ethics, values and principles”. The member motion was…

London Mayor launches initiative to address the lack of women leaders

Stuart Mitchell

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today launched a bold new plan to tackle the lack of women leaders.  The initiative, called ‘Our Time: Supporting Future Leaders’, is the first and largest-scale programme of its kind to be adopted in the public sector. The new scheme will take crucial action to address the gender imbalance in leadership roles, and bridge the gender pay gap. ‘Our Time’ will work through pairing high-potential women with senior staff champions (men and women) who will help to open up the professional networks, opportunities…