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  1.    Making the numbers count
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Making the numbers count

    Talent is the lifeblood of marketing. Brands need to meet their needs for a better lived experience if they want to attract and retain the very best. Ranjay Radhakrishnan, Chief Human Resources Officer at Reckitt, explains how the company is championing diversity and inclusion to make Reckitt a great place to work.

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  2.    WFA names new Global Diversity Ambassadors
    Inclusive marketing

    WFA names new Global Diversity Ambassadors

    Marketers from Reckitt, Estée Lauder and The Walt Disney Company join founding Ambassador Jerry Daykin to help steer WFA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion drive

    The four will play a strategic role in helping shape WFA’s priorities and agenda

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  3.    WFA Forum: Media Forum Overview - 7th December 2022 - Developing a Successful ESG Strategy (with a D&I Focus)
    Inclusive marketing

    WFA Forum: Media Forum Overview - 7th December 2022 - Developing a Successful ESG Strategy (with a D&I Focus)

    Meeting overview and presentations from WFA’s Remote Media Forum on the 7th of December 2022

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  4.    Consumer Insights needs an inclusive approach too
    Media & analyticsInclusive marketing

    Consumer Insights needs an inclusive approach too

    Consumers come in all shapes and sizes, so brands need to ensure they are getting insights from everyone. Corrine Moy, Council Member of ESOMAR – the global insights community – explains.

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  5.    Global marketing industry rallies behind second Global DEI Census in March 2023
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Global marketing industry rallies behind second Global DEI Census in March 2023

    The results will provide a check on progress in people’s perceptions of diversity, equity and inclusion in their organisations and the industry more broadly. The global research will include 33 markets and run alongside UK’s All In. 

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  6.    Inclusive marketing is just better marketing
    Inclusive marketing

    Inclusive marketing is just better marketing

    Inclusive marketing isn’t just a sideline or a charity project, it’s just better marketing, says Jerry Daykin, Vice-President, Global Media at Beam Suntory, and WFA’s Global Diversity Ambassador. 

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  7.    Inclusive Marketing - Why representation matters to your customers and your brand
    Inclusive marketing

    Inclusive Marketing - Why representation matters to your customers and your brand

    A WFA session around how to embed true representation across the entire marketing process

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  8.    Spotlight: How do you translate happiness into brand success?

    Spotlight: How do you translate happiness into brand success?

    Current and future events, like the global pandemic and ongoing unrest in Ukraine, may change how consumers define happiness. That's why brands need to understand what makes consumers happy and how they can adhere to and implement the values and initiatives that spark this sentiment.

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  9.    Spotlight: Consumer insights through a diversity and inclusion lens
    Inclusive marketing

    Spotlight: Consumer insights through a diversity and inclusion lens

    Ensuring that a brand’s marketing communications is representative and inclusive of diverse audiences is an essential prerequisite for sustainable growth.

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  10.    WFA launches Charter for Change at Cannes to drive global action on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    WFA launches Charter for Change at Cannes to drive global action on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

    Charter defines set of universal requirements for global organisations to improve their employees’ lived experiences

    Resource provides “ideas to steal” from successful initiatives that companies can adopt

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  11.    Creating programmes dedicated to specific ethnic minorities

    Creating programmes dedicated to specific ethnic minorities

    Sodexo Canada has been recognized by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) as a certified Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) program company.

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  12.    Educating all on racial inequity and bias

    Educating all on racial inequity and bias

    Walmart US works with the Racial Equity Institute (REI) to offer training that examines the history of race in America as well as systemic racial inequity in its institutional and structural forms.

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  13.    Global Marketer Week (Athens): Media Forum meeting overview (April 2022) - Responsible Media & Media Measurement
    Advertising & policyCross-media measurementMarketing effectivenessValue of advertisingInclusive marketing

    Global Marketer Week (Athens): Media Forum meeting overview (April 2022) - Responsible Media & Media Measurement

    Meeting overview and presentations from WFA’s Media Forum during Global Marketer Week in Athens on 6th April 2022

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  14.    World Economic Forum new benchmark on diversity and inclusion in media and entertainment
    Inclusive marketing

    World Economic Forum new benchmark on diversity and inclusion in media and entertainment

    The report shows how audiences demand more of the media and entertainment industry in terms of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and will reward progress with trust and loyalty.

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  15.    WFA launches guide to diversity and representation in media planning and buying
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    WFA launches guide to diversity and representation in media planning and buying

    New framework details potential issues and opportunities in key areas

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  16.    New guide addressing Diversity & Inclusion in brand safety
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    New guide addressing Diversity & Inclusion in brand safety

    The guide has been developed by the European Association of Communication Agencies (EACA)

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  17.    Beyond Gender 2: The impact of intersectionality in advertising
    Inclusive marketing

    Beyond Gender 2: The impact of intersectionality in advertising

    The second Beyond Gender report offers valuable insight on intersectionality in advertising, supporting the Unstereotype Alliance's goal of eradicating harmful stereotypes from advertising and media.

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  18.    Promoting diversity and inclusion in advertising: a UNICEF playbook
    Inclusive marketing

    Promoting diversity and inclusion in advertising: a UNICEF playbook

    Advertising can be a force for good that promotes change towards a more diverse and inclusive world. To help marketeers in this effort, UNICEF presented their "Promoting diversity and inclusion in advertising" playbook.

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  19. Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    First-ever DEI Census reveals major challenges around family status, age, gender, ethnicity and disability

    Most common forms of discrimination globally were reported on the basis of age and family status

    Women and ethnic minorities in the marketing industry report poorer lived experiences than men and ethnic majorities

    But marketing still outperforms many other industries globally on DEI

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  20.    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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  21.    Case study | Google: Search Black-owned
    Inclusive marketing

    Case study | Google: Search Black-owned

    Search engine introduces feature to help black-owned businesses by making them more searchable

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 2 June 2021

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