ICAS LatAm Meetings 2023 in Bogotá, Colombia: Enhancing Advertising Self-Regulation in Latin America

The International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS) is heading to Bogotá, Colombia, from the 23rd to the 25th of October 2023 for the first ever ICAS LatAm Meeting. This unique event will bring together the Latin American Ad Standards Bodies or so called Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs) but also key marketers and brands from the region as ICAS joins up with the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and WFA’s Regional LatAm Meeting. The LatAm meetings will create a platform for meaningful dialogue, collaboration, and knowledge sharing amongst advertising self-regulatory bodies and…

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Guy Parker re-elected President of ICAS

At the annual meeting of the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS), Guy Parker, Chief Executive of the UK ASA, has been re-elected President for a second term, with the new term running until April 2025. Guy Parker will be supported by an expanded Executive Committee whose priority will be to strengthen and grow ICAS as well as increase the promotion of effective advertising self-regulatory programs as a way to ensure responsible marketing practices worldwide. Launched as an independent organization in October 2016, ICAS is a global platform that promotes…

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ICAS announces winners of the 2023 Global Awards and launches new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award category

On 24 April 2023, the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS) held its Global Awards Ceremony at the Feriye Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. The ceremony was organized in the context of the ICAS annual meetings that took place this year, jointly with the European Advertising Standards Alliance and alongside the Global Marketer Week of the World Federation of Advertisers. The objective of the ICAS Awards is to reward initiatives that contribute to responsible marketing practices and a more effective and impactful self-regulatory system. New award categories have been introduced in 2022…

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ICAS supports second wave of the Global DEI Census

ICAS is delighted to join and support the Global DEI Census 2023, an initiative that examines the state of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the marketing industry with the goal to identify in which areas change is needed to make the industry more diverse and the advertising industry a better place for everyone. The International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS) is delighted to join for the second time the Global DEI Census which is going live today, 15 March, in 34 markets. The main  goal of the census is to…

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New edition of the Global SRO Database now available

The International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS) is proud to release the fifth edition of its Global SRO Database and Factbook.  Since 2017, ICAS has been collecting basic facts and figures on existing self-regulatory systems. By bringing more transparency on how SROs operate in the different markets represented in its network, ICAS hopes to contribute to a better understanding of advertising self-regulation by the industry, regulators, and the general public. What information is included? information about the governance of SROs and their funding model; links to the main advertising standards currently…

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