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Message from the IPRA President: A year well spent December 2022
in Press Release 1 year, 4 months ago
Hello from Tokyo. Before everyone goes on Christmas holiday, I am writing my last letter to all of you. Time flies. Almost a year has passed since I took office as the President of IPRA.
Weixin Pay’s campaign to say thank you to China’s sanitation workers takes the Grand Prix at the 2022 IPRA Golden World Awards
in Press Release 1 year, 4 months ago
The Grand Prix 2022 in the IPRA Golden World Awards for Excellence (GWA), the world’s most prestigious PR awards scheme, went to One for All Love Meal Program, a brilliant campaign to honour China’s sanitation workers with one cent love meals.
Invitation to an IPRA webinar on The digital era: is traditional PR dying? 8 December
in Press Release 1 year, 5 months ago
I am pleased to invite you to the next in the series of IPRA Thought Leadership webinars. The webinar The digital era: is traditional PR dying? will be presented by Mohammed El Batta on Thursday 8 December 2022 at 12.00 GMT/UCT (unadjusted).
Anne-Gret Iturriaga Abarzua announced as IPRA President 2023
in Press Release 1 year, 5 months ago
The Board of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) is delighted to announce that Anne-Gret Iturriaga Abarzua is President elect 2023.
An invitation to shape input for Climate Change Communication
1 year, 5 months ago
Today, 6 November 2022, the leaders of the world come together with representatives from business and civil society in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh for the largest gathering this year on climate action at COP27. Can the world keep up momentum in the face of a growing energy crisis and a war in Europe? Extreme weather events and record greenhouse gas concentrations underscore the urgency to deliver on the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 2°C or below.
Message from the IPRA President: Time to look ahead November 2022
in Press Release 1 year, 6 months ago
Hello from Tokyo. We experienced a heatwave this summer in Tokyo, partly due to global warming. However, now the weather has turned around and it's a beautiful autumn in Japan.
Invitation to an IPRA webinar on Mobile Storytelling: Thursday 10 November 2022
in Press Release 1 year, 6 months ago
I am pleased to invite you to the next in the series of IPRA Thought Leadership webinars. The webinar Mobile storytelling: why a smartphone is a PR manager's best friend will be presented by Stephen Knifton on Thursday 10 November 2022 at 12.00 GMT/UCT (unadjusted for summertime). (Please note summertime is ending in Europe and North America shortly before the event).
Message from the IPRA President: Sustainability and risk October 2022
in Press Release 1 year, 7 months ago
Hello from Tokyo. As many of you know, last month between the 16 – 25 September was this year’s Global Goals Week. This is a shared commitment between 170+ partners across civil society, business, academia, and the UN system to accelerate action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). What did you do in your country? In Japan, there were events held throughout the country. In Okinawa, the southernmost island of Japan, a large-scale event was held at 13 venues over nine days. With a vision to both raise awareness of the SDGs within the public, as well as the co-creation of opportunities to act, there was an impressive total of 24 separate programmes.
Three-quarters of multinationals remain in Russia
in Press Release 1 year, 7 months ago
According to analysis by B4Ukraine, a coalition of Ukrainian and international civil society organisations, three-quarters of multinationals remain in Russia, even after 200 days of Russian aggression and the war in Ukraine. To date, 105 companies have exited the Russian market while over 1610 international companies continue to do business in Russia many of which are multinationals. B4Ukraine is calling for companies to exit Russia immediately and ensure their revenues do not continue to underwrite the war.
Invitation to an IPRA webinar Rising to the challenge: how to protect reputation when crisis strikes: 13 October 2022
in Press Release 1 year, 7 months ago
I am pleased to invite you to the next in the series of IPRA Thought Leadership webinars. The webinar Rising to the challenge: how to protect reputation when crisis strikes will be presented by Jonathan Hemus on Thursday 13 October 2022 at 12.00 GMT/UCT (unadjusted).
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II In Memoriam
in Press Release 1 year, 7 months ago
IPRA pays its respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who has died at the age of 96. She presided over an age of extraordinary transformation not only for the geo-political structures of the world but also for communication.
PR and climate change survey: have your say
in Press Release 1 year, 7 months ago
The world needs action in the face of climate change. What role should the PR profession play? Can PR help the world tackle climate change?
Message from the IPRA President: A sizzling September 2022
in Press Release 1 year, 7 months ago
Hello from Tokyo. It has been a hot and humid summer in Tokyo. It was also hot and humid last year, when the Tokyo Olympics were held, and for that reason, the marathon venue was changed to Hokkaido, which is typically cooler than the capital. According to the Japan Weather Association, the average summer temperature in Japan is increasing at a rate of 1.16°C per 100 years. Indeed, compared to the early twentieth century, the annual number of extremely hot days (a daily temperature of 35°C or higher) has increased 3.3 times, and tropical nights (daily temperature of 25°C or higher) has increased 2.7 times.
Ukraine power company’s campaign to save storks scoops the IPRA Golden World Global Contribution Award 2022
1 year, 8 months ago
The Global Contribution Award is given for PR with an objective of meeting one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The 2022 winner is Ukrainian power company DTEK Grids. The brilliant campaign #EnergyWings addressed an issue common to many power companies – that storks nest on the poles and get electrocuted. DTEK Grids’ solution was to build special platforms to support the bird’s heavy nests. Otherwise, they fall on the wires, the birds die, and customers are left without electricity. The project met the UN’s sustainable development goal 9 to build infrastructure that promotes sustainable industrialization, as well as goal 15 to protect biodiversity.
The Womanly Face Of the War in Ukraine
in Press Release 1 year, 8 months ago
In mid-August Ukrainian and South African civil society advocates came together in Cape Town, South Africa, to discuss an exhibition's depiction of the horrors faced by women and girls during Russia's invasion.