Tag: 2021

PayPal study reveals how the pandemic will influence our celebrations, gift giving and generosity in 2021

Stuart Mitchell

With Christmas fast approaching, PayPal’s Generosity and Giving 2021 study shines a light on how the pandemic continues to shape our celebrations and gifting traditions. Whilst a quarter of Brits (24%) say it feels like Christmas will be back to normal this year, more than half (57%) of Christmas hosts will only invite double vaccinated guests and two in five (39%) will demand guests take a COVID-19 test before they arrive with 25 per cent admitting it’s because they’re anxious about hosting people due to the pandemic. A key worry…

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‘PR industry roars back’ – 2021 PRCA UK Census

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has published the results of its flagship annual UK PR and Communications Census, showing that the industry has roared back. This year’s research, sponsored and carried out by 3Gem, is based on survey responses from 541 PR and communications professionals across the UK. After the disruption caused by Covid, the UK PR industry has bounced back strongly. The industry has grown by slightly over 6% since 2020, contributing a record £16.7bn* to the economy, and comprising an all-time high of 99,900 practitioners. This year’s…

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WRAP announces new Food Waste Action Week for 2021

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP will trailblaze a new week of action in March 2021 to wake the nation up to the environmental consequences of wasting food. The inaugural Food Waste Action Week will run from Monday 1 to Sunday 7 March 2021, and will bring together organisations from retailers to local authorities, restaurants to manufacturers, and beyond. WRAP will work with a variety of partners to show that wasted food is an issue that affects everyone – and the planet. Wasted food contributes 8–10% of total man-made greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and roughly…

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International Women’s Day 2021 theme – “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”

Stuart Mitchell

UN Women announces the theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2021 (IWD 2021) as, “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” The theme celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also aligned with the priority theme of the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, “Women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender…

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