Category: ICAS news

ICAS holds first virtual AGM

Brussels, May 4, 2020 – The International Council for Ad Self-Regulation (ICAS) held its 5th Annual Meeting and World Tour on Monday, May 4, successfully via videoconfere.  The meeting gathered almost 40 senior executives...

Sibylle Stanciu-Loeckx

Sibylle Stanciu appointed as new ICAS Manager

Brussels, March 10, 2020 – ICAS, the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation, is welcoming today a new ICAS Manager. Sibylle Stanciu-Loeckx joins ICAS from the European Association of Communication Agencies (EACA) where she worked...

advertising standards and corporate social responsibility (CSR)

Advertising standards and Corporate Social Responsibility

Responsible advertising is an important element of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Companies committed to CSR look at the impact of their activities on all aspects of society including economic, environmental, social and cultural aspects....

Image representing people joining hands evoking an example of non-commercial ad

Overseeing non-commercial ads

Advertising self-regulatory organizations (SROs) ensure that advertising and other messages of a commercial nature are responsible. But what about non-commercial ads? What do we mean by non-commercial ads? The main goal of non-commercial ads...

Photography of product labels and packaging

Overseeing product labels and packaging

Product labels and packaging are in principle considered separately from advertising messages. This is because they are usually descriptive rather than promotional in nature. In practice however, the information contained on product labels and...