Insights: fiction

The pandemic of inequalities
Last week, the Health Foundation’s Unequal pandemic, fairer recovery report made headlines, revealing that throughout the pandemic, the chances of dying from Covid-19 were nearly four times higher for adults of working age in England’s poorest areas than for...
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During lockdown, the power of a book is even more profound
In our second year working with the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction, we’ve found ourselves pitching the story to the press in amongst an incredibly unpredictable and competitive media landscape. Headlines are rightfully dominated by news around the ever-evolving...
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Written By Women. For Everyone.
Our work with the Women’s Prize for Fiction culminated on Wednesday with the amazing Awards ceremony!
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Bloody Brilliant Women: Celebrating the ‘forgotten’ women of history
I was lucky enough to head to the AllBright Club for a talk hosted by the Women’s Prize for Fiction’s founder, Kate Mosse. Kate was joined by Cathy Newman, Channel 4 broadcaster to celebrate the launch of her first...
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The future of payment – the revolution of mobility technology
Phasing out petrol and diesel cars and introducing EVs is a great option in...
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Claire Brady on Net Zero Hero Podcast
Some people think that ‘circularity’ simply means recycling, but it is so much more...
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Earth Day
Earth Day provides an opportunity to take stock of our progress towards addressing the...
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When it comes to making sustainability claims, getting it wrong can cost organisations the earth
According to Robin Hicks, “2022 was the year that policymakers started to take greenwashing...
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Less is more: How low alcohol brands are targeting their Gen Z consumers
Dry January may be over, but giving up alcohol definitely hasn’t gone out of...
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Beyond B Corp: Breaking up with Barclays
Last year we became a certified B Corp, and to do so we had...
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Three takeaways from the IPCC’s ‘final warning’ report
This week has seen the release of the latest IPCC report assessing the climate...
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Why we’ve introduced a 4.5 day working week
As the rulebook of the working week gets rewritten, at Stand we continue to...
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Stand shifts as we move into our second decade
I founded Stand with one simple (but typically ambitious) belief: that good comms can...
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B Corp is a movement, not a moment
As B Corp month draws to a close, we reflect on how the movement...
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