How to ensure everybody wins when organizing a press trip

Organising a successful press trip can be one of the most rewarding ways to showcase a client. They are great for journalists looking to bring exciting stories to a wider audience, offering unique insight unavailable elsewhere.

A vital role for journalists – and how it’s under threat

The first is of a newsroom coming together to undertake the longest strike at a digital media company to date in order to improve working conditions. The 13-day labour struggle prompted managers at Insider to write their own stories and the editor-in-chief to tear down union fliers in his local neighbourhood.

Does CMA decision to block Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal reveal UK to be ‘anti-business’?

In a move that shook the gaming industry, Microsoft recently announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, a leading publisher and video games developer whose top titles include Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Candy Crush Saga and Overwatch.

Will EU plans to transform ESG reporting bring an end to greenwashing?

With sustainability now a critical consideration for governments and businesses worldwide, the European Union recently announced plans for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), a piece of legislation with the potential to redefine the landscape of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) reporting.

Sustainable aviation fuel and the future of flying

Aviation holds a controversial position in the debate around climate change. Although the sector accounts for between two and three per cent of total global carbon emissions, flying is subject to far more discussion than, say, the production of cement, which accounts for eight per cent.

Privacy at stake – how technology can help us overcome encryption conundrum

Living in the UK can sometimes seem like something of a paradox. The cost-of-living crisis means the country is now home to more foodbanks than McDonald’s, while years of cuts have placed severe pressures on the NHS. At the same time, industrial action has brought the many essential services to a standstill.

What the new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero means for British climate ambitions

The future of the United Kingdom’s position as a leader of the global green transition is uncertain. The UK has historically led the way in key regulatory areas such as corporate disclosure and was the first economy to commit to becoming net zero by 2050.

Russia is marketing itself as the saviour of the Global South, but is it working?

Earlier this year, and on his second trip in eight months, Russia’s foreign minister visited Eswatini, Botswana, Angola, and South Africa. But it doesn’t stop there. Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to set foot on the continent again, this time posing for the cameras in Mali, Tunisia, Mauritania, Algeria, and Morocco.

Travel is back, but China still matters to a full recovery

Few could have anticipated the UK’s headlines in 2022 – the death of Queen Elizabeth II, three Prime Ministers in a matter of weeks and the war in Ukraine are just some of the seismic events to shape, and shake, the past 12 months. But, undeterred, we turn our attention to 2023

The death of brand and the rise of corporate character

The first two decades of this century have seen some of the most dramatic changes in Western democracies that we have seen for half a century. A global pandemic, financial crises, escalating conflicts and wars, climate disasters, the rise of China, Brexit, the Arab Spring, the rise and fall (and possible rise again) of Trump and increasing social activism to name a few. All have reshaped how we live, do business, interact and communicate.