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New Year brings new companies committing to transform their supply chains to protect forests

Stuart Mitchell

11 companies, including Boden, Nobis, Native Shoes, Bobo Choses, Finisterre, SMCP, and moodytiger have pledged to eliminate the use of Ancient and Endangered Forests in their textile and paper packaging supply chains, and joined solutions-driven non-profit Canopy’s CanopyStyle and Pack4Good initiatives. This bold commitment underscores growing sector dedication to protecting climate-critical forests and global biodiversity. They are joined by Next Gen innovators Circulose, Palouse Fiber Packaging, and Medoola, forward-thinking companies making packaging or viscose out of clothing waste, wheat straw, and food waste, respectively.  This cohort of companies is rounded…

Malawi first lady named as Global Girls Foundation ambassador

Stuart Mitchell

Her Excellency Monica Chakwera, First Lady of Malawi, has been appointed as the newest Ambassador of Plan International’s Global Girls Foundation (GGF).   The announcement was made at a dedicated event on Sunday, 16th February in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, taking place during the 2025 African Union Heads of State and Government Summit, where African leaders and development partners gather to discuss urgent issues affecting girls and young women.   As GGF Ambassador, Monica Chakwera will play a key role in advocating for girls’ rights, education, and leadership across the continent, strengthening…

PRCA Large Agency Forum: Industry reputation, representation and investment

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has created a Large Agency Forum to engage the largest employers in the industry on issues related to reputation, representation and investment. This initiative is part of PRCA’s ongoing commitment to increasing member value. It recognises the central role large agencies play in driving the industry. The Large Agency Forum will provide a confidential space for agency leaders to engage in high-level discussions on key issues impacting the sector. Discussions within the Forum will centre on: Factors affecting large agencies The state of…

PRSA Clarify Position on DEI for PRSA and PRSSA Members

Stuart Mitchell

The PRSA clarify their position on DEI for their members. At Ethical Markeyting News we are grateful that they have taken this stance where many other have given in. DEI is an essential ppart of ethical marketing, it’s not about promoting people into undeserving positions but is about meaning the positions are open to everyone qualified. Dear PRSA and PRSSA Members, At the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is unwavering. In recent years, DEI initiatives have become vastly criticized and often…

CIPR announces new 2025 Council

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has announced the line-up of its new Council. Following a two-and-a-half-week election period, the new Council is a broad reflection of the CIPR community with members from across the world representing the public sector, agencies, in-house teams, and NGOs as well as disciplines including public affairs and internal communications. Council members play a vital role in shaping our policies, driving forward new initiatives, and ensuring the CIPR continues to lead the public relations profession.  The new Council members are: Hajira Amla Mike Browne…