Tag: Climate Misinformation Strategy Group

PRCA Climate Misinformation Strategy Group responds to latest IPCC report

Stuart Mitchell

PRCA Climate Misinformation Strategy Group Chair John Brown FPRCA has issued the following statement in response to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. “The latest report from The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes it clear that we have a brief window of time to avoid some of the most catastrophic consequences of climate change. As a PR industry, it’s crucial that we play our part. In particular, it’s more important than ever that we scrutinise and ask the right questions when it comes to clients, claims and…

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PRCA Climate Misinformation Strategy Group welcomes Treasury’s net zero reporting plans

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) Climate Misinformation Strategy Group has welcomed an announcement by HM Treasury requiring financial institutions and listed companies in the UK to publish net zero transition plans by 2023. The requirements means companies will need to provide evidence on how they plan to adapt and decarbonise as the UK moves towards to a net zero economy by 2050. PRCA Climate Misinformation Strategy Group lead John Brown FPRCA commented: “A big part of what the strategy group has called for is around transparency and accountability, especially…

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PRCA Climate Misinformation Strategy Group welcomes CMA’s Green Code

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) Climate Misinformation Strategy Group has welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority’s new Green Claims Code, designed to help organisations remain legally compliant when making environmental claims.  The Code – which is particularly relevant to communications professionals – requires all environmental claims to be truthful, unambiguous, and transparent. It also compels organisations to include all relevant information relating to a claim. The Code has been developed in response to increasing consumer demand for products and services that protect the environment. PRCA Climate Misinformation Strategy…

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PRCA Climate Misinformation Strategy Group welcomes CMA’s Green Code

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) Climate Misinformation Strategy Group has welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority’s new Green Claims Code, designed to help organisations remain legally compliant when making environmental claims.  The Code – which is particularly relevant to communications professionals – requires all environmental claims to be truthful, unambiguous, and transparent. It also compels organisations to include all relevant information relating to a claim. The Code has been developed in response to increasing consumer demand for products and services that protect the environment. PRCA Climate Misinformation Strategy…

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