This week marks the start of the UN’s High Level Political Forum (HLPF), 5th to the 15th July. The HLPF is the UN’s central platform that tracks and promotes progress on the sustainable development goals (SDGs). This event will acknowledge the impacts COVID-19 has had...
Skating Panda has always been recognised by our clients for being ahead of the game when it comes to driving positive change, and the decision to apply for B Corp certification was a natural part of our organisation’s progression. But why are others, from Octopus...
At Skating Panda we enjoy creating campaigns to change behaviour for the better and deliver real impact. Often we work on preventing or reversing things that risk damaging the planet or harming people. How about therefore supporting the creation of a day to celebrate those people...
By Gemma Regniez Just over six months ago the UK’s attention was, for a couple of weeks at least, focused on climate change, Glasgow, and the international Conference of the Parties, or COP as it has become known. It felt like a big deal. It was...
By Andrea Hartley Throughout my career working in PR in the health space, time and again I’ve seen women’s health issues pushed to the bottom of the pile. But none has made its mark and captured headlines more than one of the last great taboos in...
And just like that… 2021 is already coming to an end. It’s been a very eventful year, to say the least, between COP26, the historic malaria vaccine approval, COVID-19 recovery coming more into focus, and the charity sector starting to rebound – to name just...
Women make up 51% of the workforce in the UK and are now working later into their lives than ever before. This means that a greater proportion of women in employment will experience the menopause and its symptoms during their working lives. Around 8 in 10...
By Dave Hanney 2020 will stick long in the memory, having delivered a series of seismic shocks. The global pandemic shook and disrupted every organisation, government and individual. Black Lives Matter became a mainstream force and accelerated the fight for racial equality. There was a rise...
As part of our 10th birthday anniversary, we’ve been looking back as well as forward, and this led us to the yearly excesses of the winter holiday season. We all aspire for a healthy, balanced and sustainable planet, and we can play a role this month through the choices and decisions we make...
Many charities and brands invest a lot of time and resource into named national or international awareness ‘moments’ to help raise their profile, yet every year the same ones dominate mainstream media. So are awareness days, weeks and months still a great way of engaging new and existing audiences, or an ineffective...