In June and July, the Global Alliance ran the first truly global Diversity & Inclusion Month. The social media campaign aimed at increasing awareness and change around disparities between genders, ethnicities, sexual orientation and more in both the workplace and society at large.

Silvia Arto converses with Carola Salvato on the issues of Diversity & Inclusion in the world of communication and public relations, but not only ...
International Ferpi Talks returns on July 29 from 18.00 to 18.45 (CEST) with an episode on one of the most debated topics at an international level. Global Alliance for PR & Communication Management announced the month of Diversity & Inclusion in June and July.

The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management will extend its Diversity and Inclusion Month into July in the interest of continuing an important and timely conversation. This decision follows on from the pivotal events in June that have united people around the globe, and demonstrated the importance of communicating the impacts of these events to society, to business and to government.

China’s Opening and Reform brought many opportunities and challenges for many industries. The public relations industry has also entered China with this trend, and it rooted and sprouted in this soil with the unique culture of China and has gradually grown and matured.

Following the phenomenal success of a series of initiatives held by Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management supporting our global profession during Covid-19, we take the opportunity to announce the Mental Health & Wellbeing Month this September 2020. Starting past February with Global Ethics Month that advocated to raise the awareness of ethics in business, March and April with Global Education & Training Month that turned out to be the only Public Relations Association that offered more than 50 free webinars to the global PR Community.

Through collaboration with our members, the Global Alliance held the first free truly global educational and training initiative for communications and public relations professionals during this past April and May. This included over 50 educational webinars with thousands of engaged professionals sharing their knowledge and insights from around the world during this unprecedented time.

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 developments, it is with regret, that the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management and Public Relations Institute of New Zealand announce that the World Public Relations Forum scheduled for October 2020 in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand is postponed.

Dear Colleague,
As you will know, the Global Capability Framework is the Global Alliance’s benchmark for how professionals in public relations and communication management perform at their best. It can be used by individuals and groups, such as communication departments and was developed at the request of Association leaders. You told us that your members want such a tool given that their work is increasingly global in scope and reach. You can find the Global Capability Framework on the Global Alliance website here.

The fifth annual Global Communication Report, New Activism, the report from the USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations in partnership with Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management and other Public Relations organisations examines the evolution of activism and its impact on PR. It finds the new generation of activists are younger, more diverse, and more collaborative. They also prefer voting over protesting. Communicators believe that, due to decreasing trust in Government, activism will grow in influence over the next five years, and that “average citizens” will be one of the most influential types of activist. The study also found that what it calls “New Activists” are aligned with PR professionals in the belief that the best strategy for creating long-lasting change is not protesting but voting.

Dublin, Ireland, April 19 2020 - The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management 18th Annual General Meeting was held on Sunday 19 April remotely due to Covid-19 restrictions regarding travel and public gatherings. A candle was lit by the President in solidarity with all those who have lost their lives globally to Covid-19, in support of our frontline workers and colleagues who are directly involved in the battle against the pandemic.