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FleishmanHillard Fishburn helps Virgin Money release new corporate sustainability hub and annual report
December 1, 2020
Virgin Money has published a new corporate sustainability hub and 2020 annual report as a result of a collaboration with FleishmanHillard Fishburn's corporate team and Creative Studio. The hub represents the launch of Virgin Money's ESG goals whilst the report brings to life Virgin Money’s business aims and achievements. The information architecture, interconnected content and creative execution, led by FHF's Corporate and Creative Studio teams, were produced in close collaboration with Virgin Money’s sustainability, investor relations, brand and web teams. This work represents...
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FleishmanHillard Fishburn launches COP26 Unit
November 23, 2020
With one year to go until the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, FleishmanHillard Fishburn has launched a dedicated COP26 unit to advise its UK and global clients in the lead up to, during and after the COP26 meeting. The cross-practice, fully integrated team brings together senior advisers with extensive experience in environment and sustainability issues from across the business, spanning corporate reputation, public affairs, international affairs, digital and social, and content strategy...
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More award-winning corporate reporting from FleishmanHillard Fishburn
November 3, 2020
FleishmanHillard Fishburn win two awards at the 2020 Corporate & Financial Awards Our Creative Studio won not one but two awards for its creative work this week! The Corporate and Financial Awards celebrate excellence in all aspects of communication with the City and its influencers. It benchmarks outstanding work in financial communications and award-winning corporate reporting. We’re delighted that our corporate report for Qatar National Bank was awarded Silver in the ‘Best Printed Report: International’...
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COVID Reporting: Corporate reporting in uncertain times
October 22, 2020
Until earlier this year the biggest consideration for preparers of 2020 reports looked likely to be Brexit, then the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, bringing with it an unprecedented period of additional disruption and uncertainty. With companies already deciphering how to unpack s172 requirements and best practice across their reports, the question has now also become how to address the impact of COVID-19 through financial and strategic reporting? What are investors and broader stakeholder groups expecting...
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What lessons did we learn from the last global financial crisis?
June 1, 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on businesses worldwide is not to be underestimated. Many economies will be pushed to the brink. Over a decade ago, the financial crash of 2008 forced the world to face another pivotal moment. What lessons did we learn from the last global financial crisis and how will the communications recovery differ this time around? ‘After the Crisis: New Rules, Old Lessons’ asks experts from across FleishmanHillard Fishburn to share their thoughts on the communications challenges and opportunities corporate businesses face today, and how the recovery...
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Brexit Day: What next? Views from across our network
January 31, 2020
The view from London Boris Johnson’s election victory changed everything. But uncertainty for business remains. On 12 December 2019, Brexit went from parliamentary standoff to executive-led inevitability. Johnson has a clear mandate to “Get Brexit Done”, and for a short moment, there has been a semblance of clarity about Britain’s future. Today brings that moment to an end. From a British point of view, the path forward is no longer a domestic dispute. The Prime...
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Rocking the boat – how can corporates lead with impact on ESG?
January 15, 2020
This week, Blackrock sent out a warning shot to CEOs around the globe who have been slow to act on sustainability issues, announcing it will double the number of sustainability-focused exchange traded (ETF) funds it offers to 150 and has vowed to cut companies that derive a quarter or more of their revenues from thermal coal from its portfolios. While Larry Fink’s annual letter to CEOs has become a staple in the pre-Davos calendar, this...
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UN Climate Summit Takeaway: Corporates Need to Act
September 26, 2019
Earlier this week, government officials, businesses and civil society leaders from nearly 200 countries gathered for the 2019 United Nations Climate Summit. But compared to past climate conferences, which may have featured inspirational speakers and commitment to action, Monday’s Summit closing saw a marked change in tone. While many of the countries in attendance were expected to announce they would ramp up commitments and actions originally set by the Paris agreement, most of the major...
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Seeing the Bigger Picture – Issue Two of We Are All Investors
May 15, 2019
Our next issue of We Are All Investors is now available. We Are All Investors combines thought leadership from across our agency discussing the components needed to succeed in investor relations. 'Seeing the bigger picture', our second issue continues to cover some of the most topics in currently, including ESG and impact investing, bringing the fun back into internal communications, the power of storytelling in annual reports and more. If you'd like to see how...
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A new era of investor activism, a force for change?
March 19, 2019
Why ESG is the next big thing for shareholder engagement Investor activism is nothing new by any stretch of the imagination, having been personified by the siege antics of 1980s Wall Street caricatures. However, since then, there is growing evidence that shareholder activism has achieved acceptance as a legitimate investment strategy. For years, corporate boards and management have faced the daunting challenge of responding to and fending off threats from shareholder activists. Typically, this describes...