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  • What we learned from our panel discussion on sustainability regulation and communications in 2024

    January 30, 2024

    It’s difficult to do justice in just one blog, to a one-hour conversation with four experts that covered the highs and lows of sustainability communications, but in the following words we certainly try! On Thursday 25th we hosted, Justine Grimley from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Louisa Humm from Chivas Brothers, Alex Lawson from The Guardian and our very own Holly Rouse, to talk about the future of sustainability regulation and communication in 2024. The...

  • It’s time we stop pitting purpose and profits against each other. Here’s how communications can help – Lessons learned from Sustainability Live

    September 15, 2023

    Last week, FleishmanHillard’s Climate & Sustainability unit treated themselves to two days out at Sustainability LIVE, London. The event was a refreshing breath of optimism, determination (and sunshine!), a marked shift away from the doom and gloom we too often see in headlines – particularly for climate and sustainability news. The sustainability and ESG event was also a powerful reminder of the job to be done to drive meaningful sustainable change and importantly, of the...

  • Davos 2023 Wrap-up

    February 3, 2023

    Catch up on the goings on at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, Davos 2023 from our team of FleishmanHillard WEF watchers who had their finger on the pulse of all the key news and developments from the global conference. Davos Digest 2023: Issue One In the highest town in Europe, a rare winter heatwave has resulted in dwindling snow atop the craggy Swiss mountain peaks. A telling backdrop for this year’s Davos, where the...

  • Fighting food waste during the cost-of-living crisis

    December 15, 2022

    As the cost-of-living crisis continues to crystalise and the food and drink sector ramps up for Christmas, the FleishmanHillard UK Food, Agriculture and Beverage team assesses the implications for brand and communication teams in the last instalment of our ‘Cost-of-Living Bites’ series. Charley Sambridge, account director, Public Affairs explores the scale of food wastage in the UK, how consumers are tackling food waste during the festive period and how food and drink businesses can help...

  • ESG doublespeak: Back to basics and corporate culture

    November 23, 2022

    In post 3. “The authenticity gap”, we honed in on how the 'feel-good' acronym ESG is marketed, why, and some of the unintended consequences. We now take ESG back to basics, with the connection between externalities and reputation, and the role played by corporate culture. Blinded by a thicket of ESG metrics, targets and ratings, managers can miss the point of why they measure in the first place: i.e., to ensure that their business endures...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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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