Climate

David Garrison, founding principal of Edelman Consulting, and Peter McKillop, who was managing director at BlackRock, launch Climate&Capital Media to focus on business & finance in emerging climate economy. A membership service, Climate&Capital will publish content, host events and manage a directory. To coincide with the launch, Climate&Capital has published a feature on 10 young climate entrepreneurs delivering climate change solutions around the world. “We need bold and meaningful action on climate change,” said Garrison. “Our goal is for Climate&Capital to stand at the center of the emerging climate economy.”

Steve Rochlin
Steve Rochlin

ROKK Solutions forms strategic partnership with Impact ROI, under which Impact CEO Steve Rochlin will serve as a senior advisor for ROKK’s recently launched social impact communications practice, led by agency managing director Lindsay Singleton. The practice is focused on helping clients build bipartisan long-term relationships with key influencers on Capitol Hill and across the country around topics of mutual interest. “Companies are engaging in meaningful CR (corporate responsibility) efforts at unprecedented levels, but few organizations are communicating those efforts to legislators and change-makers in Washington,” said Rochlin. “ROKK Solutions’ bipartisan perspective and insider knowledge of the D.C. landscape makes them uniquely suited to fill that role and maximize return on investment for their clients.”

RLYL

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry opens its first office in France. Supplementing the agency’s existing offices in London, Berlin, Boston and Los Angeles, the Paris office is intended to help RLYL grow its presence in the region and increase the support it is able to provide to local and international customers. Overseeing the agency’s European operations will be Hélène Joubert, whose experience in the b2b tech sector, includes having worked with clients such as Epson-Seiko, Cornerstone On Demand, RedHat, Jive and Expedia. Joubert will work with the lorries’ UK director Hannah Patel and US director Meredith L. Eaton to manage client services and drive growth across Europe. “France is becoming an increasingly important market for our clients,” said agency CEO Guy Walsingham. “This new office in the heart of Paris marks an exciting step forwards, enabling us to better focus on local clients and provide on-the-ground support to those looking to expand into the country.”