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Charity values may not be so important to the ethics of turning down donations

Stuart Mitchell

Many fundraisers – and perhaps more non-fundraisers, such as senior leadership and trustees – might consider that not aligning with their charities’ values is an important consideration in deciding whether to refuse a donation from a ‘tainted’ source. However, new work from Rogare – The Fundraising Think Tank – produced in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and published in the new paper: Take it or Leave It: The Ethics of Gift Acceptance and Refusal– argues that values alignment may not be the best way to make the most…

Five takeouts from the predicted media inflation rises

Stuart Mitchell

Media inflation is predicted to rise over the next couple of years. WFA Tom Ashby, Global Lead, Media Services, highlights some implications for advertisers. The latest WFA Outlook report highlights a return to a rising inflationary market and that presents challenges that brands need to manage. Every media director will have to work out the right solution for their brands, but five general trends are apparent from the aggregate data provided by our nine agency and consultant partners: Inflation is challenging for media budgets Just as compound interest helps your…

RepTrak Launches “RepTrak for Industry”

Stuart Mitchell

The RepTrak Company™ announces the launch of RepTrak for Industry, an innovative solution that redefines reputation management by offering tailored insights across multiple industries including: Pharmaceutical, Food and Beverage, Consumer Goods, Energy, Airlines, Financial Services, Automotive, Manufacturing, and more. RepTrak has enhanced their platform to include in-depth industry and market-specific reports that address sector-specific challenges. RepTrak for Industry is the only reputation management solution providing a comprehensive platform, expert recommendations, and actionable, industry-specific data across 30+ industries in 60 countries. “Our RepTrak for Industry solution is a true innovation, transforming…

Ensuring trust in AI to unlock £6.5 billion over next decade

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s market for ensuring the trustworthiness of AI systems is poised to grow six-fold over the next decade – unlocking more than £6.5 billion as the UK government uses AI to kickstart growth. Using AI is central to the government’s plans for reforming the country’s public services and wider economy, going hand in hand with ensuring public trust in the innovations which will ultimately deliver these reforms.    Assurance ensures AI systems work as intended – in turn boosting public trust in the technology with a particular focus on making…

Atos Sustainable Workplace research finds device lifespan can double while still delighting users

Stuart Mitchell

Atos has released its research on digital workplace sustainability, providing valuable insights to help organizations enhance their IT decision-making and corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies. The report, “Increasing digital workplace sustainability: Data-driven strategy to accelerate progress together,” highlights high levels of waste endemic across the IT industry and also identifies a series of actions all can take to turn this around. Since 79% of a laptop’s carbon footprint is produced during manufacturing, with each new device creating roughly 338kg CO2eq of carbon before use, life cycle extension can have a…