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Pictured: Elizabeth Cousens, president and CEO of the UN Foundation. Image supplied.

Droga5's Once Upon a Future campaign for the UN to engage the youth

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

By Theo Evans and Bruce Webber 16 Feb 2024

Source: Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI).

IsDBI unveils flagship Islamic finance marketplace

3 Jan 2024

The Hidden Flag

#FairnessFirst: Not-so-secretly supporting Pride Month with Russia's #thehiddenflag

Leigh Andrews 16 Jul 2018

#FairnessFirst: Why SDGs are at the (Lion)heart of #CannesLions2018

#FairnessFirst: Why SDGs are at the (Lion)heart of #CannesLions2018

Leigh Andrews 25 Jun 2018

The first ever #MoreLikeMe Cannes Lions attendees.

#FairnessFirst: Why you'll see #MoreLikeMe from #CannesLions2018

Leigh Andrews 18 Jun 2018

TCC plans to ban single-use plastics from all operations

TCC plans to ban single-use plastics from all operations

8 Jun 2018

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Efforts to stop IUU fishing gains momentum

6 Jun 2018

Susan Credle, FCB’s global CCO, is now chairwoman of the board of directors for The One Club.

The One Club names FCB's Susan Credle chairwoman

3 May 2018

AB Sugar commits to sustainability with 2030 targets

AB Sugar commits to sustainability with 2030 targets

24 Apr 2018

Marissa Allen (left) at the Wpromote Rise event.

Wpromote on profiting from empowering women in traditionally male-dominated industries

Leigh Andrews 10 Apr 2018

One of many #Peoplekind memes that sprang up across the web. Image © –

#FairnessFirst: Why Trudeau will bounce back from #Peoplekind

Leigh Andrews 12 Feb 2018

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#FairnessFirst: H&M's diversity manager and the #pinkify debate

Leigh Andrews 22 Jan 2018

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#FairnessFirst: Amplifying the female voice

Leigh Andrews 15 Jan 2018

Study: Better soil could trap as much planet-warming carbon as transport produces

Study: Better soil could trap as much planet-warming carbon as transport produces

Thin Lei Win 21 Nov 2017

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

10 Nov 2017

More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study

More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study

17 Oct 2017

Underwater nurseries help revive Mediterranean fish stocks

13 Oct 2017

FAO calls on all countries to join PSMA, crack down on illegal fishing

FAO calls on all countries to join PSMA, crack down on illegal fishing

9 Oct 2017

Food labelling pact aims to cut food waste

Food labelling pact aims to cut food waste

21 Sep 2017

Photo by David on Unsplash

Support World Car-Free Day on 22 September

Ilse van den Berg 21 Sep 2017

Chocolate industry driving deforestation of Ivory Coast: report

Chocolate industry driving deforestation of Ivory Coast: report

15 Sep 2017

Agriculture a culprit in global warming, says US research

Agriculture a culprit in global warming, says US research

Ellen Wulfhorst 25 Aug 2017

New study: Pesticides increase extinction risk for bumblebee populations

Mark Brown 16 Aug 2017

Three ways to improve commercial shipping's environmental footprint

Three ways to improve commercial shipping's environmental footprint

Martina Doblin 16 Aug 2017

Can tourism alleviate global poverty?

Can tourism alleviate global poverty?

Susanne Becken 24 Jul 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

Disrupted agriculture, high food prices deepens food insecurity in Africa

12 Jun 2017

Clockwise, left to right: Julie Rezek, president of HackerAgency in North America; Josephine Pan, managing director at FCB Shanghai; Suhana Gordhan, creative director at FCB Joburg; Swati Bhattacharya, chief creative officer at FCB Ulka; and Joanna Monteiro, chief creative officer at FCB Brazil.

Here are the women - FCB's female dynamos tell it like it is

Leigh Andrews 1 Jun 2017

Fighting sexism: ‘I love giving blow jobs to sandwiches’, says this model in the #WomenNotObjects campaign in the US. The Loeries aim to encourage local advertisers to celebrate work that acknowledges our humanity.

Ad awards prioritise humanity

Suhana Gordhan 11 May 2017

Suhana Gordhan: FCB Africa’s creative director, Loeries chairperson and 2017 One Show direct juror.

#OneShow2017: That South African One Show direct link

Leigh Andrews 5 May 2017

Ford evaluates viability of bamboo in vehicle interiors

Ford evaluates viability of bamboo in vehicle interiors

4 May 2017

#WTMA17: When Just a Drop can make everything count

#WTMA17: When Just a Drop can make everything count

Robin Fredericks 3 May 2017

Images from Open Design CT’s World Design Day 2017 event.

How to make every day World Design Day in SA

Leigh Andrews 27 Apr 2017

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The Hidden Flag

#FairnessFirst: Not-so-secretly supporting Pride Month with Russia's #thehiddenflag

Leigh Andrews 16 Jul 2018

#FairnessFirst: Why SDGs are at the (Lion)heart of #CannesLions2018

#FairnessFirst: Why SDGs are at the (Lion)heart of #CannesLions2018

Leigh Andrews 25 Jun 2018

The first ever #MoreLikeMe Cannes Lions attendees.

#FairnessFirst: Why you'll see #MoreLikeMe from #CannesLions2018

Leigh Andrews 18 Jun 2018

TCC plans to ban single-use plastics from all operations

TCC plans to ban single-use plastics from all operations

8 Jun 2018

NadineDoerle via

Efforts to stop IUU fishing gains momentum

6 Jun 2018

Susan Credle, FCB’s global CCO, is now chairwoman of the board of directors for The One Club.

The One Club names FCB's Susan Credle chairwoman

3 May 2018

AB Sugar commits to sustainability with 2030 targets

AB Sugar commits to sustainability with 2030 targets

24 Apr 2018

Marissa Allen (left) at the Wpromote Rise event.

Wpromote on profiting from empowering women in traditionally male-dominated industries

Leigh Andrews 10 Apr 2018

One of many #Peoplekind memes that sprang up across the web. Image © –

#FairnessFirst: Why Trudeau will bounce back from #Peoplekind

Leigh Andrews 12 Feb 2018

Original image © Besjunior –

#FairnessFirst: H&M's diversity manager and the #pinkify debate

Leigh Andrews 22 Jan 2018

Original image © .

#FairnessFirst: Amplifying the female voice

Leigh Andrews 15 Jan 2018

Study: Better soil could trap as much planet-warming carbon as transport produces

Study: Better soil could trap as much planet-warming carbon as transport produces

Thin Lei Win 21 Nov 2017

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

10 Nov 2017

More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study

More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study

17 Oct 2017

Underwater nurseries help revive Mediterranean fish stocks

13 Oct 2017

FAO calls on all countries to join PSMA, crack down on illegal fishing

FAO calls on all countries to join PSMA, crack down on illegal fishing

9 Oct 2017

Food labelling pact aims to cut food waste

Food labelling pact aims to cut food waste

21 Sep 2017

Photo by David on Unsplash

Support World Car-Free Day on 22 September

Ilse van den Berg 21 Sep 2017

Chocolate industry driving deforestation of Ivory Coast: report

Chocolate industry driving deforestation of Ivory Coast: report

15 Sep 2017

Agriculture a culprit in global warming, says US research

Agriculture a culprit in global warming, says US research

Ellen Wulfhorst 25 Aug 2017

New study: Pesticides increase extinction risk for bumblebee populations

Mark Brown 16 Aug 2017

Three ways to improve commercial shipping's environmental footprint

Three ways to improve commercial shipping's environmental footprint

Martina Doblin 16 Aug 2017

Can tourism alleviate global poverty?

Can tourism alleviate global poverty?

Susanne Becken 24 Jul 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

Disrupted agriculture, high food prices deepens food insecurity in Africa

12 Jun 2017

Clockwise, left to right: Julie Rezek, president of HackerAgency in North America; Josephine Pan, managing director at FCB Shanghai; Suhana Gordhan, creative director at FCB Joburg; Swati Bhattacharya, chief creative officer at FCB Ulka; and Joanna Monteiro, chief creative officer at FCB Brazil.

Here are the women - FCB's female dynamos tell it like it is

Leigh Andrews 1 Jun 2017

Fighting sexism: ‘I love giving blow jobs to sandwiches’, says this model in the #WomenNotObjects campaign in the US. The Loeries aim to encourage local advertisers to celebrate work that acknowledges our humanity.

Ad awards prioritise humanity

Suhana Gordhan 11 May 2017

Suhana Gordhan: FCB Africa’s creative director, Loeries chairperson and 2017 One Show direct juror.

#OneShow2017: That South African One Show direct link

Leigh Andrews 5 May 2017

Ford evaluates viability of bamboo in vehicle interiors

Ford evaluates viability of bamboo in vehicle interiors

4 May 2017

#WTMA17: When Just a Drop can make everything count

#WTMA17: When Just a Drop can make everything count

Robin Fredericks 3 May 2017

Images from Open Design CT’s World Design Day 2017 event.

How to make every day World Design Day in SA

Leigh Andrews 27 Apr 2017

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Apple touts greater use of recycled metal in gadgets

21 Apr 2017

Creatives: enter Cannes Lions 2017 Young Lions Health Award this week

Creatives: enter Cannes Lions 2017 Young Lions Health Award this week

20 Apr 2017

Good Report 2016 Best Campaign promoting good causes goes to Nivea Doll

18 Apr 2017

Five social good innovations

Five social good innovations

14 Apr 2017

Microsoft donates cloud computing 'worth $1bn'

21 Jan 2016

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