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UNESCO welcomes Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira as Champion for the Ocean and Youth

Stuart Mitchell

Lisbon recently hosted the UN Ocean Conference, a major event in the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 (‘the Ocean Decade’), led by UNESCO. This international conference aims to strengthen international cooperation on the ocean, promoting better understanding and protection of it. On the opening day, Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, announced the nomination of the Brazilian Big Wave surfer Maya Gabeira as a goodwill ambassador, appointing her to the position of “UNESCO Champion for the Ocean and Youth”. UNESCO’s advocacy on ocean-sustainability issues We are children…

NextWave Plastics Expands Cross-Industry Consortium; Welcomes Logitech, Prevented Ocean Plastic, #tide ocean material

Stuart Mitchell

NextWave Plastics announces today the addition of international consumer technology company Logitech and leading ocean-bound plastic suppliers Prevented Ocean Plastic and #tide ocean material to its consortium of cross-industry companies and organizations taking measurable strides to keep plastic in the economy and out of the ocean. Nearly five years since the inception of NextWave Plastics, a growing number of member companies across a range of industries are collaborating to reach their shared goal of diverting a minimum of 25,000 metric tons of plastic, equivalent to 2.7 billion single-use plastic water…

Path Financial welcomes Jude Kelly CBE to its Steering Group 

Stuart Mitchell

Path Financial – the first and only national financial advisory firm in the UK set up specifically to tackle the climate crisis – has announced the appointment of Jude Kelly CBE to its Steering Group. Path has been disrupting the financial advice market since its creation in 2019 and the appointment of Jude Kelly CBE is intended to ensure Path continues to lead the way in offering the leading values-driven financial advice choice in the UK to its customers.  Jude Kelly CBE is Founder and CEO of The WOW Foundation…

PRCA welcomes proposed lobbying ban for MPs

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) Public Affairs Board has welcomed the Committee on Standards’ proposals to tighten lobbying rules for MPs. Under the new proposals, MPs can neither initiate nor participate in approaches to parliamentarians where they stand to gain commercially. The new proposals – which include a new Code of Conduct for MPs – feature an outright ban on MPs providing paid parliamentary advice, consultancy, or strategy services. The professional lobbying industry – represented by the Public Affairs Board – has long campaigned for such reforms to…

Ceres welcomes SEC rule proposals to protect investors with stronger ESG disclosures from investment funds and advisors

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres welcomes two new proposed rules issued today by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which aim to strengthen protections and address increasing confusion around the rapid growth of ESG-oriented funds.   One proposal, Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies about Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Practices, requires U.S. investment companies and advisors to state whether they use ESG criteria and disclose data that shows how funds meet those criteria if they have them. The other proposal, Investment Company Names, would strengthen the fund names rule to…