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  1.    Swedish ad industry launches CommToAct Planet initiative to drive credible sustainability communication
    Advertising & policySustainability

    Swedish ad industry launches CommToAct Planet initiative to drive credible sustainability communication

    New cross-industry initiative will develop guidance and resources to help marketers communicate on climate action and accelerate the green transition

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  2.    WFA President’s Awards recognise five initiatives around the world
    Global Marketer WeekPresident's Awards

    WFA President’s Awards recognise five initiatives around the world

    Industry Associations from Brazil, France, Norway, UK and USA all recognised for outstanding marketing leadership

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  3.    Brands say Responsible Marketing Frameworks are more important than ever but coverage of all the key issues remains patchy
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeDigital policyBrand reputationGlobal Marketer WeekInclusive marketingDigital media transformationMarketing operations

    Brands say Responsible Marketing Frameworks are more important than ever but coverage of all the key issues remains patchy

    WFA research finds 88% of large corporates have a Responsible Marketing Framework but they rarely cover all priority areas; marketing and children, influencer marketing, data ethics, diversity and inclusion, responsible media and environmental sustainability.

    While 87% say they are increasingly critical, only 47% link their frameworks to ESG goals.

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  4.    WFA celebrates 70th anniversary with ‘70 in 70’ initiative
    Global Marketer WeekMarketing structureMarketing operations

    WFA celebrates 70th anniversary with ‘70 in 70’ initiative

    Marketers from Best Buy, Coty, IBM, Kellogg’s, PepsiCo, P&G, Primark, Vodafone, Tata join WFA Executive Committee

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  5.    WFA issues new rallying cry for fairer, safer, more transparent and more sustainable media ecosystem for global advertisers, with publication of Global Media Charter 3.0
    Global Marketer Week

    WFA issues new rallying cry for fairer, safer, more transparent and more sustainable media ecosystem for global advertisers, with publication of Global Media Charter 3.0

    Charter 3.0 builds on progress made in areas of brand safety and measurement and identifies five priority areas covering competition, accountability, responsibility, sustainability, and people.

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  6.    WFA launches Sustainable Marketing 2030 to close the gap between intent and action
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeBrand reputationGlobal Marketer WeekSustainabilityMarketing operations

    WFA launches Sustainable Marketing 2030 to close the gap between intent and action

    Fewer than half of marketing departments have taken the lead in their sustainability journeys but the will to transform has grown

    Forty-one percent say they now have a sustainability story they are proud to communicate, up from 25% in 2021

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  7.    Ukraine media market showing surprising resilience

    Ukraine media market showing surprising resilience

    Ukraine’s media market has proved as resilient as the country’s citizens, according to a “one year on” snapshot produced by local media auditor KWENDI and Poland’s Stars.

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  8.    Global DEI Census extended until 30 April
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Global DEI Census extended until 30 April

    Marketing professionals can share their workplace experiences until 30 April

    Survey runs globally with support of world’s biggest industry associations

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  9.    New speakers announced at WFA Global Marketer Week in Istanbul
    Advertising & policyCreativityGlobal Marketer WeekDigital media transformationMarketing operations

    New speakers announced at WFA Global Marketer Week in Istanbul

    The WFA has unveiled a raft of new speakers for Global Marketer Week at the end of April, including five new names for the Global Marketer Conference on April 27

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