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  1.    Case study | Banco Pichicha: The Unseen Players
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Case study | Banco Pichicha: The Unseen Players

    Ecuadorian bank Banco Pichicha promotes gender equality in football by staging a match with ‘invisible’ players

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 23 September 2021

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  2.    Case study | Degree: Trainers For Hire
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Case study | Degree: Trainers For Hire

    Deodorant brand launches campaign to tackle the lack of inclusivity in the fitness industry

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 23 September 2021

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  3.    PAG Meeting Overview (September 2021)
    Advertising & policyDigital policySustainability

    PAG Meeting Overview (September 2021)

    Meeting overview, presentations and briefings from WFA’s Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting on 29 September 2021.

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  4.    Webinar | Privacy in China: The new Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)
    Advertising & policyDigital policyGDPR

    Webinar | Privacy in China: The new Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)

    A briefing session on China’s new Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which enters into force on 1 November 2021

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  5.    Planet Pledge Leaders' Forum: Poll results
    Advertising & policyMarketing strategySustainabilityMarketing organisationMarketing strategy

    Planet Pledge Leaders' Forum: Poll results

    This report contains results from a survey amongst WFA Planet Pledge signatories and some considering singing. 17 companies responded. 14 were already signatories. 

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  6.    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (September 2021)
    Advertising & policy

    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (September 2021)

    Overview of the Responsible Advertising and Children (RAC) Programme meeting held remotely on 22 September 2021.

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  7.    Is it an advantage to be a woman in marketing?
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Is it an advantage to be a woman in marketing?

    Absolutely—but not in the way some people seem to think, says Guardian columnist and brand strategist, Arwa Mahdawi

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  8. Advertising & policy

    Webinar: How national associations can get involved in GARM

    Please note that GARM was discontinued on August 8 2024. See more here.

    In this webinar, we discuss the critical role of national advertiser associations in the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) to improve brand and consumer safety.

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  9.    WFA launches Latin American guide to diversity and representation through the creative process
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    WFA launches Latin American guide to diversity and representation through the creative process

    New guide provides local examples of unstereotyped work combined with global insight into areas where bias can occur in the creative process

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  10.    DGX meeting overview (September 2021)
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    DGX meeting overview (September 2021)

    Overview of the Digital Governance Exchange (DGX) meeting held remotely on 9 September 2021.

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  11. Advertising & policy

    Denmark, Finland and Sweden launch Nordic alliance for responsible media

    Please note that GARM was discontinued on August 8 2024. See more here.

    GARM Nordic seeks to improve digital safety in the Nordic region.

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  12.    WFA whitepaper on environmental claims and greenwashing
    Advertising & policySustainability

    WFA whitepaper on environmental claims and greenwashing

    An overview of regulatory and self-regulatory developments and guidance for advertisers on environmental claims and greenwashing.

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  13.    Canadian association appoints lead for cross-media measurement initiative
    Advertising & policyCross-media measurement

    Canadian association appoints lead for cross-media measurement initiative

    ACA expedites CMM efforts with ex-Walmart media executive Jennifer Holgate named Director, Cross Media Measurement

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  14.    Norwegian ad industry unveils new guidance to diversity strategy and recruitment
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Norwegian ad industry unveils new guidance to diversity strategy and recruitment

    ANFO and other industry associations aim to jointly improve diversity in Norway advertising

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  15.    Benchmark: Sustainability & Marketing Consultants
    Advertising & policySustainability

    Benchmark: Sustainability & Marketing Consultants

    WFA member benchmark on recommended sustainability and marketing consultants.

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  16.    Four major multinationals and 22 national advertiser associations rally behind WFA’s Planet Pledge
    Advertising & policyBrand reputation

    Four major multinationals and 22 national advertiser associations rally behind WFA’s Planet Pledge

    Drinks companies Asahi Europe & International, Carlsberg Group and Pernod Ricard as well as IKEA have joined 13 other major multinationals in harnessing the power of marketing to drive change both internally and among consumers

    National advertiser associations in 22 countries will also promote the scheme to local brands and share learnings of how marketers can lead on sustainability

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  17.    Planet Pledge Leaders' Forum - Meeting Overview
    Advertising & policyMarketing strategySustainabilityMarketing strategy

    Planet Pledge Leaders' Forum - Meeting Overview

    An overview of the inaugural meeting of the Planet Pledge Leaders' Forum held remotely on 2 September 2021.

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  18.    WFA response to the WHO consultation on the first draft of the Global Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030
    Advertising & policy

    WFA response to the WHO consultation on the first draft of the Global Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030

    The global action plan looks to to strengthen the implementation of the Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol

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  19.    AVMSD transposition: State of play and key implications for advertisers
    Advertising & policy

    AVMSD transposition: State of play and key implications for advertisers

    An overview of ongoing Audiovisual Media Services Directive transposition processes and the implications for advertisers.

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  20.    Briefing: New Mexican media transparency law
    Advertising & policy

    Briefing: New Mexican media transparency law

    A new Mexican Media Transparency Law was published in the Federal Official Diary on April 30th, 2021 and goes into effect in early September. This legislation focuses on transparency and preventing “bad practices” in the industry.

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  21.    Major food companies agree new self-regulatory controls on food marketing globally
    Advertising & policy

    Major food companies agree new self-regulatory controls on food marketing globally

    Chocolates, candies/confectionery, potato crisps, soft drinks and ice creams will no longer be advertised to children under the age of 13.

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