Day: 22 February 2018

Common Sense Partners with the Center for Humane Technology for the “Truth About Tech” Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Common Sense, the leading advocacy organization for kids in the digital age, and the Center for Humane Technology, an organization of tech insiders committed to realigning technology with humanity’s best interests, today announced a new campaign to protect young minds from the potential of digital manipulation and addiction. The campaign, called Truth About Tech, will put pressure on the tech industry to make its products less intrusive and less addictive. The effort will educate and inform the more than 80 million consumers who regularly turn to Common Sense for trustworthy,…

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Humans of Fashion Foundation Launch Event: Connecting the fashion industry to a support network of pro-bono lawyers and counselors

Stuart Mitchell

Humans of Fashion Foundation launched on February 6, releasing a global platform to discuss prevalence and effects of sexual harassment and assault in the fashion industry, and connect those who have experienced it with support. Co-founders fashion model, Kristina Romanova (Vera Wang, Ralph Lauren, Dolce & Gabbana) and singer-songwriter/lawyer, Antoniette Costa (Billboard Classical Charts), have founded NGO, working to create a global platform that guides and connects individuals in the fashion industry who have experienced sexual harassment, abuse, misconduct and assault in the fashion industry with pro bono and subsidized…

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Mother-Daughter Duo Vanessa Williams and Jillian Hervey Team Up with Burlington Stores and WomenHeart to #KnockOutHeartDisease in Women

Stuart Mitchell

48 million women in the US are at risk or living with heart disease, the leading cause of death in women. That is why Burlington Stores, a national off-price retailer, is proud to announce its seventh annual partnership with WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. Over the past six years, Burlington has raised nearly $10 million for the organization to help further its mission of educating and advocating for women with or at risk of heart disease. This year’s campaign, which kicked off in all Burlington stores…

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Panasonic Fulfills 100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project in Its 100th Anniversary, Bringing Light to Off-grid Communities Globally

Stuart Mitchell

Panasonic Corporation announced the successful completion of its 100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project, which has brought light to off-grid communities in 30 countries through 131 non-profit and other organizations in the last five years. Since the project’s inception in February 2013, a total of 102,716 solar lanterns have been donated, including 5,004 lanterns given today to Indonesia, which has marked the end of the project. The project was part of Panasonic’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives that make use of its technologies and products in line with the company’s management…

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Nissan puts Saudi women behind the wheel with surprise instructors

Stuart Mitchell

Celebrating Saudi Arabia’s historic decision to grant women driver’s licenses, Nissan recently offered a group of young women the chance to get behind the wheel for the first time — with a surprise group of driving instructors. The company released an inspirational video about the initiative. It is part of Nissan’s #SheDrives campaign, which encourages women to embrace the exciting prospect of becoming fully licensed drivers in 2018. The women in the video say that while they’re delighted by the prospect, they face reluctance from some of their family members.…

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