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First Minister opens Scotland’s first hydrogen homes

Stuart Mitchell

The First Minister John Swinney has hailed the opening of Scotland’s first hydrogen homes as a ‘shining example’ of how the country is leading the way in solutions to tackle climate change. The homes are part of gas network company SGN’s H100 Fife project and showcase the potential for hydrogen to reduce carbon emissions in households and businesses across Scotland and the UK. Located in Levenmouth on Fife’s east coast, the demonstration homes showcase how hydrogen can provide heating and cooking experiences very similar to natural gas. Familiar appliances like…

Cannes Lions announces its 2025 Jury President line-up

Stuart Mitchell

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has opened for Awards submissions for its 72nd edition, alongside announcing the names of the global experts confirmed to lead the 2025 Juries. Convening in Cannes in June, the Jury Presidents will help benchmark excellence across the world’s very best creative and effective work. This year’s Jury Presidents include Ali Ali, Co-Founder and Film Director, Good People Films, representing Egypt on the line-up for the first time, as the Film Craft Lions Jury President. Cannes Lions has announced significant updates for 2025, including…

IPA appoints three new Group Chairs to drive sustainable growth in agencies

Stuart Mitchell

Jason Cobbold CEO of BMB has been named Chair of the IPA Commercial Leadership Group, while Nick Maddison, Managing Partner at the7stars and Genna Trentham, Client MD at Wavemaker UK will co-Chair the IPA Client Relationship Group. In his role, Jason will host the flagship IPA Business Growth Conference and steer the IPA Commercial Pillar’s overall direction through new research, best practice guides, courses, events and thought leadership. Jason will also host a new IPA podcast The Money and the Magic, launching later this quarter. As Client Relationship Group co-Chairs,…

KFC celebrates inspirational African women accelerating action towards equality

Stuart Mitchell

Progress in closing the gender gap in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa has almost halted, leaving millions of women at a disadvantage to men. But female role models across the continent are refusing to admit defeat, dedicating themselves to accelerating progress towards gender equality. To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March and honour its theme of “Accelerate Action”, KFC Africa has collected the stories of dozens of women who are taking bold steps to advance equality on the continent by educating, empowering and supporting women to achieve more, together,…

IPA appoints three new Group Chairs to drive sustainable growth in agencies

Stuart Mitchell

Jason Cobbold CEO of BMB has been named Chair of the IPA Commercial Leadership Group, while Nick Maddison, Managing Partner at the7stars and Genna Trentham, Client MD at Wavemaker UK will co-Chair the IPA Client Relationship Group. In his role, Jason will host the flagship IPA Business Growth Conference and steer the IPA Commercial Pillar’s overall direction through new research, best practice guides, courses, events and thought leadership. Jason will also host a new IPA podcast The Money and the Magic, launching later this quarter. As Client Relationship Group co-Chairs,…