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  1.    WFA welcomes 13 new members

    WFA welcomes 13 new members

    WFA has added 11 new corporate members since July, bringing its total membership to 148 companies. It also welcomed into its membership national advertiser associations from Costa Rica and El Salvador, thus expanding its global footprint to 60 markets on five continents.

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  2.    WFA appoints new Insight Forum chair
    Marketing effectiveness

    WFA appoints new Insight Forum chair

    Mars veteran to chair WFA’s Insights community and help boost member peer-to-peer learnings

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  3. Advertising & policy

    WFA and GARM meet Musk to discuss brand safety

    On December 1st, the WFA Executive Committee met with Twitter’s new leadership team to discuss Twitter’s commitments to brand safety and the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), which Twitter reinforced. 

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  4.    First speakers revealed for WFA Global Marketer Week Istanbul 2023
    Global Marketer Week

    First speakers revealed for WFA Global Marketer Week Istanbul 2023

    AB InBev, Bumble, Mastercard and VICE leaders to headline event

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  5. WFA names Gary Lim as new Director for Asia-Pacific

    Gary Lim, former APAC Marketing Communications Director at Johnson & Johnson, has joined WFA as Director of Marketing Services for APAC. He replaces Ranji David and is based in Singapore.

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  6.    Greek association strengthens local Planet Pledge efforts with the addition of four new members

    Greek association strengthens local Planet Pledge efforts with the addition of four new members

    WFA’s Planet Pledge initiative aims to put marketers at the centre of the fight against climate change

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  7.    UBA cements its sustainability credentials with the launch of CommToZero Platform and Zero Greenwashing guidance

    UBA cements its sustainability credentials with the launch of CommToZero Platform and Zero Greenwashing guidance

    The Belgian association hopes to promote more sustainable behaviours among consumers and help marketers make effective and truthful environmental claims.

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  8.    ISA re-elects Sunil Kataria as chairman

    ISA re-elects Sunil Kataria as chairman

    Raymond's Sunil Kataria will continue as the head of The Indian Society of Advertisers

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  9.    AANA appoints new CEO

    AANA appoints new CEO

    Josh Faulks will take over the leadership of the Australian Association of National Advertisers as the new Chief Executive Officer

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  10.    National associations gather in Dublin and Santiago

    National associations gather in Dublin and Santiago

    The WFA’s national associations are starting to meet in person again following the pandemic, with two meetings this month in Europe and Latin America

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  11.    WFA welcomes four new team members

    WFA welcomes four new team members

    Elien Decommer, Sara Fornasiero, Justine David and Andrew Mowbray join WFA’s team to work in key policy areas, membership services, communications and finance.

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  12.    WFA introduces Global Marketer Hall of Fame
    Brand purposeBrand reputationCreativityGlobal Marketer of the Year

    WFA introduces Global Marketer Hall of Fame

    The initiative celebrates leaders who have been nominated for WFA's Global Marketer of the Year

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  13.    WFA grows its corporate network

    WFA grows its corporate network

    WFA has welcomed a host of new corporations into its membership in recent months, with 140 multinationals now plugged into the organisation’s peer-to-peer networks.

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  14.    WFA members inducted into inaugural Forbes CMO Hall of Fame
    Global Marketer of the Year

    WFA members inducted into inaugural Forbes CMO Hall of Fame

    Seven leaders from WFA member companies have been named in the first-ever Forbes CMO Hall of Fame.

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  15.    Dutch association receives royal designation for 100 years of representing the interests of advertisers
    Advertising & policyValue of advertising

    Dutch association receives royal designation for 100 years of representing the interests of advertisers

    bvA challenges brand leaders to play an active role in addressing societal issues

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  16.    Ad Net Zero goes global to help the ad industry achieve net zero
    Advertising & policySustainability

    Ad Net Zero goes global to help the ad industry achieve net zero

    Initial focus of the global expansion will be in major advertising markets including the US and several EU countries

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  17.    WFA and GARM endorse strengthened EU Code of Practice on disinformation
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    WFA and GARM endorse strengthened EU Code of Practice on disinformation

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

    Industry stakeholders, including WFA and GARM, have drafted and endorsed a strengthened EU Code of Practice designed to fight the spread and monetisation of disinformation.

     

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  18. Advertising & policyAd tech

    GARM expands membership to independent brand safety providers

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

    Expansion formalises existing collaboration.

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  19.    AXA and Philips add their weight to WFA’s Planet Pledge
    Advertising & policy

    AXA and Philips add their weight to WFA’s Planet Pledge

    WFA launches Learning Hub to support brands strengthen internal capabilities on sustainable marketing

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  20.    How industry associations are supporting the ad industry and people of Ukraine

    How industry associations are supporting the ad industry and people of Ukraine

    Industry associations in Europe and beyond have been rallying their members and the advertising industry to support the people of Ukraine

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  21.    Marketing Finland creates label for companies and organisations helping Ukraine

    Marketing Finland creates label for companies and organisations helping Ukraine

    The “Ukraine Brand” aims to help the Finnish private and public sector show their support for Ukraine and encourage others to help

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