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In today’s world, woke capitalism is capitalism

Blurred cohort member, Mallika Basu, considers how the term “woke” is deeply misunderstood and in today’s world, woke capitalism is capitalism. 

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The pressure is on: looking ahead to COP28

UN Secretary General António Guterres says “The era of global boiling has arrived” and that “climate inaction is unacceptable.” The pressure to increase the pace and scale of action is reaching an all-time high. With two months to…

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The Fashion Minority Alliance Partners with Blurred to Explore DEI in the Fashion industry

The Fashion Minority Alliance has appointed Blurred, a leading strategic and creative advisory firm, to conduct in-depth research into the state of diversity, equity and inclusion in the fashion industry.

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Time for the Unusual Suspects

In our latest blog post, Cohort member Caroline Dewing unpacks why businesses should take the long view when planning for uncertain times.

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My takeaways from The Xec. leadership scheme

Senior Consultant, Malini Parkash, recently completed The Xec. leadership scheme - the first of its kind for UK-based Black, Asian, Mixed Race and Ethnic Minority (BME) PR and comms pros Here, she share her key takeaways from the programme.

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Embracing the journey: A reflection on six months at Blurred

Having joined the Blurred in January 2023, Itty Alimi, reflects on her first six months at Blurred.

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What I’ve learned on my journey to Blurred

Having worked agency- and client-side, in public and private sector, at an NGO and at a multinational bank, Principal Consultant, Nicole Clucas, shares what she’s learned along the sustainability-themed journey that took her to Blurred…

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If data is king, story is emperor

Senior Partner, Matt Peacock, argues that storytelling will be just as important as analytics in the new sustainability data-driven corporate world. Communicators need to learn how to do both.

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Communicators helped to ruin ESG. Now it’s time to get more precise.

Larry Fink has stopped using the term ‘ESG’, as it’s been “weaponised.” But anyone who thinks the idea behind ESG is itself dead could not be more wrong. The language is changing but the work remains the same. And whatever…

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