Jack & Grace Comms
@jackandgracecomms.bsky.social
Comms as a force for good. Working with orgs that value people, planet & profit equally. Rewriting the ‘rules’ of work. Proud B Corp.
Before the world wakes, the birds are already singing… This week, we’re celebrating the dawn chorus at its peak. 😍 Each day, we’ll be spotlighting a few of the voices, building up to #InternationalDawnChorusDay this Sunday 4th May. Who'll be getting up early with us to catch the magic? 🎵
🎉Congratulations to all winners and highly commended finalists at last night's PRCA Workplace Champions Awards! Find out more: newsroom.prca.org.uk/pressrelease...
No green spaces? No problem. Even if you're not in the rolling countryside or a village green, blossom can be found anywhere. Urban blossom, with a dramatic backdrop of urban architecture, is perhaps the most striking of all. #BlossomWatch
Breaking the Rules of Work. What if every job was part-time and flexible by default? On this episode of the A Little Bit Radical pod, Rob Fawkes sits down with our co-founder to chat outdated workplace norms. 🎧 Tune in now: open.spotify.com/show/4v16xW6...
A Little Bit Radical: Business | People | Planet
Podcast · Standing on Giants · Now a top 40 business podcast in the UK! All success stories started with an idea,…an idea that was a little bit radical. In this bi-weekly podcast we learn from leaders...
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📢 Only one week to go to submit pre-applications for our Climate and Health funding call. Do you want to research the health impacts of climate mitigation interventions in low- and middle-income countries? Apply now ⤵️ wellcome.org/grant-fundin...
Climate and Health Award: Advancing climate mitigation solutions with health co-benefits in low- and middle-income countries - Grant Funding| Wellcome
This funding call will generate a body of evidence on the health effects of climate change mitigation interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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Why a third runway with 250,000 more planes a year is the last thing London's lungs need. https://buff.ly/3WPZ1pd
Air pollution causing 1,100 cases a year of main form of lung cancer in UK
Exclusive: Health experts and cancer charities say findings should serve as wake-up call to ministers
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NEW: The BBC tested four of the big AI models on news & current affairs. More than half of the answers provided by ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini & Perplexity were judged to have “significant issues”. Good news: I'm safe for a bit. Bad news: What if the pressures on media biz cause some to rush ahead?
AI chatbots distort and mislead when asked about current affairs, BBC finds
Most answers had ‘significant issues’ when researchers asked services to use broadcaster’s news articles as source
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Sometimes we worry about the mental health of friends and loved ones, but we don’t want to tell them we’re worried. Thanks to Murphys Sketches for the beautiful illustration showing there are lots of ways to begin that conversation. And what better time to start than today, #TimeToTalkDay
Stop worrying about bats and newts? No Rachel Reeves MP – start worrying about the future of our economy if we tear down the nature it depends on. Nature isn’t a blocker; it’s the foundation of growth.
The four things blind and partially sighted people can't live without: - Oxygen - Food - Water - Alt text
Ageism, particularly for women, is still frequently cited as one of the top challenges for Women in PR members. If you are a woman working in PR, communications or public affairs, please take five minutes to complete the survey. The form closes on 31st January: survey.opiniumresearch.co.uk
The BBC has heard from hundreds of people angered by comments by the former boss of Asda that working from home is "not proper work". Well yeah, because his arguments were piss poor. Wfh is selfish because people are doing less dry cleaning? Wtf. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Working from home criticism sparks anger: 'We are not lazy'
Hundreds of BBC readers disagreed with former Asda boss Lord Rose's view that working from home is
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Google investigated by UK watchdog over search dominance
Google investigated by UK watchdog over search dominance
CMA to look at impact on consumers, businesses, advertisers and publishers, as well as collection of data * Business live – latest updates Google is being investigated by the UK competition watchdog over the impact of its search and advertising…
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What a dinosaur 🦕 move from WPP. Petition is gaining pace. As @joelib.bsky.social says…”Yes, elements of remote working can be challenging; but the data shows remote working is good for mental and physical health, really good for inclusivity, reduces the motherhood penalty and good for productivity”
Stephen Waddington@wadds.bsky.social · 2y agoWPP (Ogilvy, Burson...) back-to-the-office petition exceeds 10k signatures. www.change.org/p/demand-wpp...
Stop everything! 👀 The one and only #BigGardenBirdwatch is back for January 2025... and registration is now open! Who's ready to join the count? https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=bgbw&sourcecode=WEBSCM0058 👈
