Archive
Year: 2022
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COP27 Review: Global action slows despite notable successes
November 21, 2022
Michael Hartt, Senior Partner and Head of International Affairs Despite the intense last-minute wrangling as COP27 carried on for two days beyond its scheduled close, the summit yielded little in the way of major breakthroughs. While the commitment to a loss and damage fund deserves celebrating, the failure to reach agreement in other key areas will likely leave delegates disappointed by the final text and dismayed that the goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C...
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Autumn Statement Review: Growth vs Stability, and a bad deal for young people
November 18, 2022
The Autumn Statement that took place yesterday essentially reversed the entire plan that the Liz Truss administration had put in place in her Growth Plan. In the space of 55 days, the UK has gone from around £30 billion in tax cuts to c.£54 billion in tax rises – under the same Party. The problem was that the Growth Plan as a fiscal stimulus did not work with supply constraints, as it focused on demand...
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COP27 Reflections: Transforming Trade to Accelerate Climate Action
November 18, 2022
Tim Harding, Associate Director and International Trade Lead COP27 has been framed as being all about implementation, with delegates looking for substantial but practical solutions to a challenge of immense scale: A report commissioned by the UK and Egyptian governments estimated developing nations will require $2 trillion per year by 2030 for energy transition alone. International trade can play a pivotal role driving climate improvement and make progress on this implementation gap, if only governments...
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FleishmanHillard TRUE Global Intelligence bring home an AMEC Award
November 18, 2022
At last night's AMEC Awards, FleishmanHillard TRUE Global Intelligence in partnership with Commetric were crowned a Silver Winner of Most Impactful Client Recommendations Arising from a Measurement Study for Outstanding Measurement and Evaluation for client Novartis! The category recognises outstanding measurement and evaluation that improves a client’s future communications strategies and channel planning. It's a testament to the great ongoing collaboration between Commetric and TRUE Global Intelligence to serve joint-client Novartis. Congratulations to everyone involved...
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FleishmanHillard’s Ensemble Studio win at the Strategic Comms Awards
November 18, 2022
FleishmanHillard's Ensemble Studio won Best Unlisted Organisation Annual Report at CorpComms Magazine's Strategic Comms Awards 2022 with EY’s Impact Report! Ensemble Studio creative director Steve Hickman said, "This work is a wonderful example of our commitment to expressing your true voice, we’re very proud!" Check out the full list of winners and view the award-winning annual report. Contact us...
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Re-evaluating Employee Value Proposition for the new era of work
November 18, 2022
It’s time to let go of the idea of “employer brand.” You have only one brand — it’s what the world, employees, and prospective talent all see and interact with — and amid the tightest global labour market in decades, it must be thoughtfully established and maintained to attract all audiences. Instead, organizations should focus on defining their Employee Value Proposition (EVP) as the way to differentiate their unique talent offering, boost performance and engagement...
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COP27 Reflections: Authentic communication is critical to maintaining public belief in corporate engagement
November 17, 2022
Imogen Sackey, Associate Director, Corporate Reputation & Purpose; and Anthea Flint, Director, Consumer Almost half of consumers either don’t know which business commitments to believe in or don’t trust companies on climate change and sustainability issues. Given 64% of the British public believe business is accountable for helping to tackle climate change, this lack of credibility is worth paying attention to. Looking at the journey to COP27 and engagement on the ground, it is perhaps easy...
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ESG doublespeak: The authenticity gap
November 16, 2022
My last post, 'Knowing the score', highlighted how companies might assess CSR-bang for ESG-buck and how third-party ratings can play a role in the trouble with ESG. We’ll now hone in on how the 'feel-good' acronym is marketed, why, and the unintended consequences. Register to join us on Wednesday 30th November from 2-3 PM (GMT) to explore the role of communications in disentangling ESG at a time when sustainability has never been higher on the...
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FleishmanHillard COP27 Reflections: Youth take their seat at the table
November 15, 2022
Jamal Johnson, graduate trainee, Consumer Brand, Youth & Culture Week one of COP27 was dominated by the arrival of world leaders and negotiations to scale up the investment needed to tackle the climate crisis. And while this COP feels a little lacklustre in comparison to years past (including the notable absence from Greta Thunberg), the voice of youth staked a new claim at the Summit with the first-ever dedicated COP platform. On Wednesday, a dedicated...
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FleishmanHillard UK November Monthly Media Briefing
November 15, 2022
This month’s Media Briefing focused on the two main crises dominating the headlines: the cost-of-living and the climate. To gain some insight into the coverage on both topics, our head of news Pete Meikle spoke with International Correspondent for Sky News, Saima Mohsin, who currently presents across a spectrum of Sky News programmes, including their dedicated climate programme – The Daily Climate Show. Climate Crisis Saima explained that coverage of climate change has evolved significantly...