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PRSA Foundation Announces 2025 Fellowship Recipients in Partnership with Eight Public Relations and Communications Agencies

Stuart Mitchell

The PRSA Foundation announced the 2025 class of its annual fellowship program. The collaborative program creates pathways for underrepresented students pursuing careers in PR and communications by offering opportunities to gain valuable work experience while offsetting some of the financial burdens of tuition and other education expenses. Launched in 2022, the fellowship program is expanding its impact with the support of eight leading PR and communications agencies, including four new partners this year. In addition to a paid internship at each participating agency, a total of $92,500 in scholarships and…

Fairtrade remains the “go-to” ethical label for shoppers thanks to its clear link to responsibly made products

Stuart Mitchell

Once again Fairtrade is the most visible and trusted ethical label in the UK for shoppers of all ages, especially amongst non-parents and millennials / Gen X, according to research findings released today by GlobeScan and Fairtrade.   Prompted awareness of the Fairtrade label is very high at 94 percent, while visibility on products has increased.   Some 71 percent of shoppers recognise the Fairtrade label more often than other leading labels, and trust in the Fairtrade label also remains high: 84 percent, or about eight in ten shoppers who recognise the…

UK teachers spend £25 a month of their own money feeding hungry pupils

Stuart Mitchell

16 per cent of teachers report regularly parting with their own money to buy food or snacks for kids, while over a quarter (27 per cent) have given away food they personally brought in for their own snacks or meals. A new report launched today, Hungry to Learn: The impact of morning hunger on our schoolchildren, reveals the extreme lengths teachers are going to feed hungry children at school; a sign of the increased pressures schools and families are facing when it comes to food poverty. The report by Kellogg’s…

New analysis shows major food companies are addressing climate risk and opportunities

Stuart Mitchell

A new Ceres’ analysis highlights four key areas where dozens of the largest food companies operating in North America are working to reduce emissions, better assess climate risk, and seize opportunities in a more resilient food system.  Notably, Ceres’ Food Emissions 50 Company Benchmark shows that companies are increasingly disclosing detailed information about the primary sources of their supply chain emissions, which often account for 95% of a food companies’ overall emissions footprint. Specifically, more companies are outlining the products and activities that contribute most to these emissions, largely those…

IEA workshop on sustainable fuels highlights need for global ambition to support uptake

Stuart Mitchell

The IEA recently convened a workshop on sustainable fuels, bringing together more than 80 experts from governments, industry, international organizations and civil society to discuss how to support their adoption around the world. The event on 29 April, which was hosted in collaboration with Brazil’s COP30 Presidency, underscored the critical importance of establishing a global level of ambition for the deployment of sustainable fuels and the need to seek international alignment across carbon accounting frameworks. Sustainable fuels, such as liquid biofuels, biogases, hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels, complement the electrification of…