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A multi-disciplinary group of international advisors led by ESG specialists, Earth Active, has been appointed by Greece’s sovereign wealth fund, Growthfund.

Investor and stakeholder expectations are changing rapidly, and while climate issues have taken centre stage in ESG plans and disclosures, an increasing focus is being placed on social impact reporting. To help launch the company’s UK ESG offering, Gong Communications worked with Morrow Sodali to design and host a panel event focused on the challenges and evolving requirements of social impact reporting.

1 in every 95 people on earth has fled their home. War, religious violence, political persecution and famine are forcing people from their homes to the temporary safety of neighbouring countries – 85 per cent of which are developing nations. As part of a wider community of B Corps using business as a force for good, we wanted to use our PR expertise to help the very charities that are creating a safer, more inclusive world for forcibly displaced persons and refugees. And so, on 20 June 2021, Gong’s Refugee Press Office was born.

On April 20, Gong Communications founder, Narda Shirley joined other signatories to the Better Business Act at the House of Commons to lobby MPs for a change in the law. If passed, the Better Business Act would amend section 172 of the Companies Act so that businesses are legally obliged to consider all stakeholders.

As a B Corp, we are required to report on our impact. We are pleased to share our 2021 impact report, both in terms of the work we do and the clients we are proud to work for and also to reflect on our own activity.

WILFUL AGENCY LAUNCHES WITH CLIMATE INNOVATION FOCUS Communications taskforce to support low carbon, regenerative economy 19 October 2021, London Wilful is a new agency that works at the intersection of tech innovation and sustainability to help clients amplify and scale solutions to the climate emergency. The agency is built on the merger of its founding … Continue reading Wilful Press Release →

Gong Communications launches B Corp e-learning platform in partnership with Danone and B Lab to support fellow B Corp organisations engage and inspire employees around certification.

Gong has been appointed on a project basis to provide local and international PR and communications support for SEED’s biennial awards

Gong Communications launches a refugee press office to extend the reach of its pro bono resources to a greater number of small charities 

Gong has been chosen as PR partner for the launch of Birimian Ventures, which aims to scale up African heritage luxury brands through patient capital, supporting designers on the continent and in the diaspora to facilitate their sustainable expansion both regionally and internationally, from seed funding to capital growth.

Gong was named among the winners of the 2021 Africa SABRE Awards, which recognize Superior Achievement in Branding, Reputation, and Engagement, during a virtual award ceremony.

Today marks the launch of the Green Pensions Charter, led by Make My Money Matter in partnership with Count Us In. It’s a world first for pensions, uniting 50+ employers – Gong included – in a mission to “make our money matter”.

As part of our #AfricaNetZero series, we spoke to @Wolfram Schmidt about his research into alternative materials like cassava and other agricultural residues as a source of ‘green’ African-made cement for future sustainable construction on the Continent.

The Royal Academy of Engineering has appointed Gong Communications to support its sub-Saharan Africa grants programmes: Higher Education Partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa (HEP SSA) and Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Africa Catalyst.

As the year draws to a close, we’ve used the opportunity to reflect on the year we’ve had and the impact we have made.

To kick off Gong’s new #AfricaNetZero series, we talked to Elizabeth Wangeci Chege, CEO and Co-founder, @WEBLimitedGroup who was recently honored by @WorldGBC in recognition of her 20-year commitment to green building in Africa and her pioneering work in the sustainable construction sector in Kenya. 

After a successful project in which we helped announce its commercial launch and global rollout, carbon marketplace Puro.earth has extended its brief with Gong.

Gong supported Lloyd’s on the creation of its Ethnic Diversity in the Workplace report, a culmination of an 18-month exploration into racial and ethnic diversity in the Lloyd’s market.

The Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE), has appointed Gong Communications to lead its communications effort.

Visionable, the rapidly expanding British health technology company, has extended its contract with Gong on a corp comms brief.

Africa-impact specialist, Kina Advisory has appointed Gong to support the growth of its brand internationally. Kina is best known for advising boards on key ESG issues affecting business and investment in Africa, which for those in the know, is the proving ground for ESG best practice.

In April, we were delighted to be invited back to work with Invest in Africa following our initial efforts to help capture the challenges SMEs faced when working with large corporations in Ghana in this report: David & Goliath: Creating a level playing fled for SMEs. 

In March, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial and advanced technology batteries,  Systems Sunlight, retained Gong on a corporate comms brief. Sunlight is part of The Olympia Group, one of the largest international conglomerates in Greece.

We were thrilled to be appointed by Granger Reis for two reasons: Human capital is a big theme for us at Gong and international boutique, Granger Reis has a global perspective on sectors that we operate in: Infrastructure, Real Estate, Construction and Mining being the main focus areas where we have track record. 

2020 got off to an inspiring start with an event from our new client, Volans, whose ‘Tomorrow’s Capitalism: The Inquiry’ on 10th January saw initial insights of 18 months’ research shared with an invited audience of business leaders, regulators and industry associations to explore what it means to step up as leaders in the 2020s: a period of exponential change.

In January, we were called on to support Circle Gas, a start-up that is revolutionising energy access for clean cooking in Africa. Circle Gas was announcing the acquisition of proprietary technology from Tanzania’s KopaGas in a transaction worth USD 25 million.

Sometimes it takes a mutual friend to help make a great match. As members of UKSIF and as a B Corp, we spotted the potential in getting them in a room together to talk about the challenges in the growth of sustainable investing.

Impact investing, one of the fastest-growing areas of asset management, continues to gather momentum. The industry had $502bn of assets under management at the end of 2018, more than twice the previous estimate of $228bn at the end of 2017 — itself double the amount reported the year before.

The Bridge theatre on London’s Southbank played host to a 600-strong audience for B Lab UK’s first B Inspired event on Thursday 10th October. Global circumnavigator, Fergal o’Nuillian, a geography teacher and explorer, opened the event with the poignant image of the earth rising in space. He told a story about one of his students who against the odds, passed his geography GCSE. He set the tone for the event by reflecting that like the advice to his teacher from this young man, we must all learn to practise hope on a daily basis.

On 16 October we heard from three speakers with very different routes into the world of refugees…

D&I for fund managers was our 6th event focused on the link between reputation and culture. This time we focused on the asset management community and private equity in particular with a panel representing the views of investors and advisors who believe that the time has come for firms to focus on their own D&I, not only that of their portfolio companies.

Check out social media, flick on the radio or read a business publication and you will find new evidence every day that the global apocalypse is coming, whether it’s the disappearance of insects, or the melting of the glaciers. It’s basically all terrifying.

Gong Communications Kenya selected from 13 agencies to deliver communications for two-year British Council pilot programme.

On 11 September, we held our third event on Culture, this time lifting the lid on how digital platforms are used to measure sentiment and predict behaviour at work.

If an organisation’s Purpose is its general direction of travel, then Culture governs everyday decision making in the business when the CEO is not in the room.

B Corp has today released a list of its ‘Best for the World’ honorees based on its top scoring community members. Gong Communications is one of just 12 UK B Corps who made it into the ‘workers’ category.

On Thursday 14 June, GreenTech Challenge will open its doors in London to the latest cohort of 12 carefully selected environmentally focused businesses to help them meet their dream potential investors.

London, 18 January 2018: Gong Communications, a multi-award winning B2B PR and marketing agency, has hired a dedicated Financial Director following a string of new business wins over the past six months. Joanne Cotterell joins the agency bringing with her a wealth of international PR industry and FD experience.

On 6 July Gong Kenya, Moody’s Investor Services and the Business Council for Africa (BCA) collaborated to stage a breakfast event on the subject of ‘Reputation Capital’ in Nairobi.

Gong Kenya, in partnership with Moody’s Investors Services and Business Council for Africa, invites you to learn how to maximise and protect your business reputation in today’s digital age.

B2B comms agencies can be at the heart of the global movement using business as a force for good. Gong has become the UK’s newest B Corporation and part of a growing core of MarComs companies committed to ‘doing business better’.

Award-winning agency prepares for further growth in 2017

When Inga Beale, chief executive of the Corporation of Lloyd’s, unveiled her Vision 2025 for the insurance business, it rested on eight pillars. Alongside Innovation and Capital sits Talent. For the Vision to be successful, by 2025 Lloyd’s will be ‘a place where talented, diverse and socially responsible employees feel proud to work’.

Gong Communications’s democratic approach to CSR was mentioned in PRWeek

New visual identity and vision for Gong marks milestone in company’s growth

Praised as a ‘bold and brave’ event, the Dive In Festival for diversity and inclusion in insurance has won a prestigious industry award. Curated by Gong for our client Lloyd’s of London, Dive In won the Diversity Champion category at the Marketing Week awards beating off some stiff competition.

THE 13th ANNUAL AVCA CONFERENCE Dates: 25th – 27th April 2016 Location: Sheraton Addis – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The AVCA Conference is the flagship event for the African Private Equity and Venture Capital industry and provides an important platform for GPs, LPs and investors interested in the continent to discuss the most pertinent opportunities and issues of … Continue reading The 13th Annual AVCA Conference →

  Dates: 10th – 5th March 2016 Location: Shangri-La Hotel, 10, avenue d’Iéna, 75116, Paris, France The Future of Banking Summit convened multinationals, new technology and emerging banking organisations and financial services executives, along with policy makers, economists and academics to discuss the sector’s prospects as the banking industry experiences systematic change. It centred on the … Continue reading The Economist: The Future of Banking →

Gong Communications, has been re-appointed to manage diversity and inclusion communications for the Lloyd’s insurance market.

Gong Communications Kenya has won The Asian Weekly Achiever’s Award 2016 for Best Product/Brand Launch for the official opening launch of mixed use development Garden City in Nairobi.

ECONOMIST ENERGY SUMMIT Dates: November 4th  – 5th 2015 Location: Honourable Artillery Company, Armoury House, City Road, London, EC1Y 2BQ The Energy Summit 2015 will bring together senior representatives from the supermajors, the smaller independents and national oil companies with executives in the power, utility and renewable sectors; together with policy makers, economists and academics to discuss and debate … Continue reading Economist Energy Summit →

AGRI-COMMS DRINKS Dates: November 3rd 2015 Location: Near Portcullis House, Westminster The next instalment of our monthly meet-ups to bring together all those involved in communications, media and PR focused on food security, nutrition and agricultural issues.  

FT WATER SUMMIT Dates: October 27th 2015 Chris Brown, Global Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Environment Manager at Olam International is speaking in the afternoon session ‘In conversation: Managing water through complex and fragmented supply chains’ www.live.ft.com/Events/2015/FT-Water-Summit  

DIVE IN – THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FESTIVAL Dates: September 29th – October 2nd 2015  The first market-wide festival for diversity and inclusion in insurance The Corporation of Lloyd’s, the Lloyd’s Market and insurance in general must innovate and adapt to stay relevant. Technology, globalisation, climate change – these factors are just a glimpse of the … Continue reading Dive In →

OLAM PRIZE FOR INNOVATION IN FOOD SECURITY Olam will be announcing the winner of the Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security, in partnership with Agropolis Foundation, at the Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture on 16th March 2015 in Montpellier. The prestigious event convenes leading agricultural scientists from around the world. The shortlisted candidates have been judged … Continue reading Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security →

Gong is the first PR firm to win this prestigious award in recognition of its successful export of UK communications expertise.

Gong Communications today announces that it has been selected to provide full service PR, marketing and creative services to Garden City, a 32-acre mixed use real estate development in Nairobi.

12 August 2013, London: Gong Communications today announces that it has been selected to provide corporate communications services to ‘Super Boutique’ law firm MJ Hudson.

  22 July 2013, London and Accra: Gong Communications announces that it has beaten off stiff competition in a 3 way pitch to win the corporate communications brief for Invest in Africa. The contract is effective immediately with initial activity mainly focused in Ghana’s business capital, Accra. Commenting on the win, Gong’s MD, Narda Shirley … Continue reading Invest in Africa taps Gong →

Drawing on Oxford’s experience of educating leaders for more than 800 years, the Oxford Africa Business Conference has emerged as one of the leading global platforms for engaging business and community leaders, academics and investors from around the world on significant business issues in Africa.

Gong is The Africa Summit’s public relations partner Gong is proud to be The Africa Summit’s Official public relations partner.   The event, hosted by The Economist on February 5th, aims to answer some of the most pressing questions facing over 150 investors, senior business leaders and decision-makers.   The summit will be a one-day … Continue reading Gong is The Africa Summit’s public relations partner →