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  1.    Taking the brand safety agenda forward
    Brand safetyBrand safetyData collection & privacy

    Taking the brand safety agenda forward

    WFA signs MoU on Online Advertising and Intellectual Property Rights

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  2.    Global Media Charter
    Ad fraud & verificationAudience measurementDigital policyAd blockingSelf-regulationValue of advertisingAgency managementBrand purposeBrand reputationData collection & privacy

    Global Media Charter

    The World Federation of Advertisers has published a Global Media Charter, designed to create the conditions for a marketing…

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  3.    The case for unstereotyping ads

    The case for unstereotyping ads

    The industry needs to move with the times in terms of gender portrayal. And it is not just a 'nice to have'.

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  4.    Webinar: GDPR for marketers - what do you need to know and how are other brands preparing?
    Digital policy

    Webinar: GDPR for marketers - what do you need to know and how are other brands preparing?

    In this webinar, WFA will give an overview of GDPR and take a look at how WFA members across the world are preparing, based on…

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  5.    DGX meeting overview (May 2018)
    Digital policyData collection & privacy

    DGX meeting overview (May 2018)

    Overview of the Digital Governance Exchange (DGX) meeting held in May 2018 in Singapore.

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  6.    A guide to progressive gender portrayals in advertising
    Diversity & InclusionBrand purpose

    A guide to progressive gender portrayals in advertising

    At the Cannes Lions Festival 2017, UN Women and a number of leading voices in the marketing and advertising industry including WFA,…

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  7.    DGX meeting overview (April 2018)
    Digital policyMarketing to childrenData collection & privacy

    DGX meeting overview (April 2018)

    Presentations from WFA’s Digital Governance Exchange (DGX) meeting on April 26, 2018 in London.

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  8.    PAG Meeting Overview (May 2018, Brussels)
    Brand safetyDigital policyBrand safetyMarketing lawData collection & privacy

    PAG Meeting Overview (May 2018, Brussels)

    Meeting overview, presentations and briefings from WFA’s Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting on 2 May 2018 in Brussels.

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  9.    Let's unstereotype it

    Let's unstereotype it

    The Unstereotype Alliance, the UN Women-led initiative aimed at breaking down stereotypes in advertising, held an event in New York…

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  10.    GDPR Survey - Brand owners' views on GDPR risks, readiness and challenges
    Digital policyData collection & privacy

    GDPR Survey - Brand owners' views on GDPR risks, readiness and challenges

    WFA member survey on brand owners' views on GDPR risks, readiness and challenges. The survey builds on the WFA GDPR Guide for…

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  11. Self-regulation

    A new dawn for ad standards in Colombia

    I was in Bogotá in early April for a two-day visit where our local association is orchestrating the relaunch of industry-led…

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  12.    The lesson of Facebook: the online business model must adapt
    Digital policy

    The lesson of Facebook: the online business model must adapt

    This whole episode is going to precipitate more consumer calls for data transparency.

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