Twestival Local, the pioneering charity movement, will inspire the biggest global charity event ever organised through social media on March 24th, with 150+ cities across the world coordinating and hosting their own fundraising event. Organised by an army of thousands of volunteers and vocally supported by Twitter’s own founders, Twestival events will take place in [...]
Twestival Local, the pioneering charity movement, will inspire the biggest global charity event ever organised through social media on March 24th, with 150+ cities across the world coordinating and hosting their own fundraising event. Organised by an army of thousands of volunteers and vocally supported by Twitter’s own founders, Twestival events will take place in [...]
The high profile issue of corporate reputation continues to grab the attention of businesses across Europe and Alva founder and Chief Executive Alberto Lopez-Valenzuela has been in demand for his views on the issue. Alberto was invited to speak at the first Corporate Reputation and Reputational Risk Executive in Madrid this month. Organised by the [...]
February 9th: Over the past two years the level of organization and sophistication that has gone into single issue protest campaigns has increased, with utilities facing particularly vocal campaigns relating to projects deemed to negatively impact the local environment. The proliferation of social media sites has facilitated this activism, with Facebook groups now a common [...]
February 2nd: The recent water shortages in Northern Ireland cost chief executive of state-owned Northern Ireland Water Laurence Mackenzie his job. This is a graphic example of how being unprepared for resilience issues can have significant consequences on a company’s standing with its stakeholders, and therefore its reputation. The associated financial cost can be equally catastrophic. Environment [...]
04 October 2010 According to research by Corporate Reputation Analysis firm Alva commissioned by the Times, Bentley, Mazda, Volvo and Jaguar lead the automotive sector in terms of reputation over the past three months. Bentley has seen the benefits of this with a 26% increase in sales year-on-year, while Jaguar has enjoyed strong global sales [...]
01 October 2010 The UK energy industry faces a period of dramatic change as it responds to the challenges posed by the transition to a low-carbon economy and the Government’s future energy policy. At stake is the country’s future energy security. As a result, major debates around the issues of renewable energy generation, decentralised supply, [...]