ICCO Announces Winners of the ICCO NextGen PR World Cup 2025

The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) is proud to announce the winners of the NextGen PR World Cup 2025, a global competition that celebrates the brightest rising stars in public relations and communications. The Gold, Silver and Bronze winning teams were revealed today during a special virtual ceremony attended by leading industry figures and global partners. The competition attracted exceptional entries from young professionals across continents, each delivering creative, strategic and purpose-driven communications campaigns in response to a real-world brief. 🥇 Gold – Sweden (GK Sweden) Walter Westerlund Dan Vesterberg…

Local Climate Bond market attracts £16 million in private funding to support local authority net-zero projects

Two major private investors – Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (“Esmée Fairbairn”) and Unity Trust Bank (“Unity”) – have committed significant funding to scale the green municipal investment market (also known as Local Climate Bonds), opening new opportunities for local authorities to accelerate their net-zero projects. The commitments made reflect confidence in municipal investing’s ability to combine strong, predictable returns with tangible local impact. These local authority green investments deliver a scalable solution for citizen-led financing of place-based climate initiatives making a difference to cities and communities across the UK. According to…

Hey Girls Teams Up with Oxfam to Tackle Period Poverty

We’re excited to share that Hey Girls has joined forces with Oxfam to help make period products more accessible and affordable across the UK.This partnership helps us expand our reach and continue the fight for period dignity. You can now find our sustainable range of organic cotton pads, liners and tampons in selected Oxfam high street shops and on the Oxfam Online Shop. As always, for every pack you buy, we donate one to someone in need through our ‘buy one, donate one’ model. Oxfam is a leading voice in…

The Clipper Race And UNICEF Mark A Decade Of Partnership, To Champion A Better World For Children.

The leading child rights organisation, UNICEF, was announced as a Team and Charity Partner of the Clipper Race once again. The announcement came ahead of the 2025-26 race season, and marks a decade of commitment from the global yacht race to advancing child rights globally. Whilst setting non-professional sailors on one of the biggest challenges across the world, the Clipper Race renewed its commitment to contribute towards UNICEF’s work around the world to overcome the most urgent challenges they face.  Funding driven by Clipper Race crew will continue to help…

OAAA Announces 2025 Local Case Study Award Winners, Celebrating Innovative Campaigns in OOH Advertising

The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) proudly announced the winners of the 2025 Local Case Study Awards this week during its annual Media Conference in Boston. The awards honor campaigns that effectively harnessed out of home (OOH) advertising to drive business success, showcasing exceptional creativity, strategic audience targeting, and measurable impact across the OOH landscape. Since its inception, the OAAA/Geopath Local Case Study Awards have honored OOH’s power to fuel business growth and deliver real-world results. This year’s competition showcased a diverse range of innovative campaigns across…