Epson selects Milk & Honey PR for European purpose brief
Bringing sustainable stories to new audiences is an amazing challenge for us as an agency. As we lead up to COP26, it’s never been more important that this narrative is told and shared. We’re incredibly proud to be working with Epson to promote their sustainable tech solution and encourage conversations on climate change across Europe. Read the full […]
Milk & Honey becomes new pro-bono PR agency for refugee non-profit
We are delighted to announce that we’ve become the new pro-bono PR agency for the global non-profit Techfugees and as fate would have it, the contract was signed on #WorldHumanitarianDay! Techfugees are doing important work building an ecosystem of tech solutions that empower and support the inclusion of displaced people. Currently, 82.4 million people are […]
Sharing the fruits of labour: we are now an Employee Ownership Trust
Milk & Honey PR is changing. From 2nd August 2021, we transferred 55% of group shares to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). This means anyone who has been at the agency over 12 months will become co-owners. What on earth is an Employee Ownership Trust? As a people first agency, we are passionate about our […]
Milk & Honey PR gives over half of group shares to its employees
Ethical, B Corp and purpose-led PR agency, Milk & Honey has transferred 55 percent of group shares to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). The means 52 percent of employees are now co-owners, qualifying after just 12 months at the agency. People owned PR Today’s announcement sees Hive Group — the holding company for Milk & Honey PR in Australia, UK and North America — restructured as an EOT. The four-and-a-half-year-old business has been independently valued at £3.6M by Moore Kingston Smith, the legal firm responsible for setting up the EOT. With 55 percent of […]
Climate history — and the end of the beginning
Wednesday 26 May 2021 saw climate history in the making — but you’d be forgiven for missing the news. There were no official communiques, no fireworks, no spontaneous street parties. In fact, the announcement barely caused a ripple beyond the business pages. What we did see was a court in the Hague rule that Royal […]
Milk & Honey PR Australia marks ongoing growth with appointment of senior client manager
Milk & Honey PR Australia appoints Yvette Schlegelmilch to the role of senior client manager as the agency celebrates its 18-month milestone. With a mix of B2B and B2C experience, Yvette will play a central role in its portfolio of ambitious growth companies as it expands into new sectors. Prior to joining Milk & […]
How we grew as a Hive during B Corp month
The best part about being a certified B Corp is that this status constantly pushes us to improve. On employee standards, environmental responsibilities and a commitment to our community, we’re constantly looking to go beyond what we have already achieved and prove that good business is good business. Since we achieved our B Corp status, we’ve powered ourselves towards company milestones including achieving plastic neutrality and becoming carbon […]
Actions speak louder than words: the real value of values
Masters of words and creators of perception. There’s no doubt communications is an incredibly skilled profession. But given we don’t burn fossil-fuels or manufacture products in a factory have we somehow convinced ourselves we have less responsibility to look after our planet and our people? From climate change to mental health, there is no quick fix to all the pressures facing our society. But has doing the bare minimum become acceptable practice? It’s not what you make, it’s the way that you make it Most of us are in the business […]
Damaging double standards impacting the future of Australia’s PR industry
Several weeks ago, the Parliament of Australia passed a contentious law that will dramatically increase the cost of studying several subjects at university. Under the changes, fees for humanities and social sciences degrees will soar, while ‘job-relevant’ courses like nursing, mathematics and teaching will become cheaper. Communications will be one of the hardest hit courses […]
Diversity, inclusion and belonging: How and why I came to Milk & Honey
Diversity, inclusion and belonging: How and why I came to Milk & Honey Growing up in a community where traditional career paths such as medicine and law were highly encouraged, I found there was never much guidance into exploring other opportunities. As a person who believes that knowledge is power, the growing influence of the […]
