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“The Price Isn’t Right”: New IPA report urges agencies to rethink commercial models

Stuart Mitchell

Agencies must ensure that the prices they charge accurately reflect the value they deliver. This is the central message of the IPA’s latest report, The Price Isn’t Right, to be unveiled at the flagship IPA Business Growth Conference recently that calls for a fundamental reassessment of, and proposes a roadmap for, how agencies structure their commercial models and client partnerships. Published five years after the IPA’s seminal study The Price of Success, this new report, produced in partnership with Creative Salon and based on 63 qualitative interviews with creative and…

Saskia Konynenburg appointed Interim Chief Executive of NCVO

Stuart Mitchell

NCVO has confirmed the appointment of Saskia Konynenburg as Interim Chief Executive from 1 August 2025. New leadership team in place to guide NCVO through transition NCVO has announced that Saskia Konynenburg will take on the role of Interim Chief Executive from 1 August. She steps up from her current position as Executive Director of Voice and Impact, where she has led NCVO’s communications, influencing and insight work. Her appointment follows the announcement that current CEO Sarah Elliott will leave NCVO this summer to become CEO of Shelter. The formal,…

El Masnou, becomes the 2nd city in Spain to support calls for an international Plant Based Treaty and prioritise plant-based food

Stuart Mitchell

El Masnou has become the 42nd city worldwide, and the second in Spain to endorse the call for a global Plant Based Treaty. They join cities including Parla, Amsterdam, Los Angeles and Edinburgh in recognizing the need to promote plant-based food to improve public health, address the climate emergency and reduce animal suffering.  The motion introduced on Thursday June 19th by Fem Masnou’s Councillor Sergi Amat Giró, passed with a strong majority of 17 votes in favor, two against.  The motion states: “We are living in a climate emergency that…

Carbon credit retirements hit all-time high while issuances surge, Sylvera reports

Stuart Mitchell

Carbon credit retirements surged to 95 million in H1 2025, the highest half-year figure ever recorded, according to an analysis by carbon data provider Sylvera. In carbon markets, retirement is the process of using a credit to offset emissions and making it no longer tradable. On the supply side of the market, Sylvera has recorded a flurry of issuances – the process of newly creating credits that are available for trading – with 77 million credits being issued, an increase of 39% from the first quarter of the year, and…

enfinium signs three-year Power Purchase Agreement with ENGIE to power British homes and businesses

Stuart Mitchell

enfinium, a leading UK energy from waste operator, has today announced it has signed a three-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with ENGIE, a global leader in low-carbon energy and services, to provide reliable, homegrown electricity from its latest facility in Leeds. Under the agreement, enfinium’s Skelton Grange facility will supply around 390 GWh of electricity per year over a three-year period from 2025, equivalent to the annual electricity usage of 140,000 British households. ENGIE intends to deliver the reliable, homegrown energy to industrial customers. Wayne Robertson, Chief Commercial & Strategy…