D&AD has issued the following statement in light of the events taking place in Ukraine. It reads:

D&AD stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, believing in the sovereignty of the nation, the values of democracy and the right of its citizens to live in peace and safety.

As a charity serving the creative industries, our remit confines us to supporting the creative community. Therefore, in order to do what we can to support the creative industries in Ukraine, all money received by Ukrainian companies for entries into D&AD Awards 2022 will be refunded back to the entrants. These entries received to date as well as any further work received from Ukrainian companies will remain in the competition free of charge.

Russian entries into D&AD Awards 2022 will be paid as a donation to the Art Director’s Club of Ukraine for them to implement as they feel will be best used locally.

By no means do we believe this to be a comprehensive solution, but it is an immediate action that we can take to begin to provide some support to our colleagues and community in Ukraine.

As there are many resources and initiatives in place to help the Ukrainian people through this horrific crisis, we would also like to use the D&AD platform to draw attention to some of the real ways you can help Ukraine right now: https://how-to-help-ukraine-now.super.site/

Our thoughts are with the Ukrainian people who are suffering, and we hope that through the global community’s joint efforts we will be able to help them through this crisis and support them to recover from this unjust and unthinkable devastation and destruction.