Avon partners with WAGGGS to help more women and girls to #SpeakOutListenUp on gender-based violence

Avon and the Avon Foundation for Women have announced a new partnership with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) to combat gender-based violence. Launched in line with the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the partnership announcement follows Avon Foundation-funded research which revealed 38% of abuse victims are unsure where to seek help and 60% do not believe they will be taken seriously1. Avon will work with WAGGGS to ensure more women and girls are able to identify gender-based violence and identify resources to safely…

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Colgate-Palmolive Ships World’s First Tube Recognized as Recyclable and Freely Shares its Breakthrough Technology

Colgate-Palmolive has begun the switch to a first-of-its-kind recyclable toothpaste tube and now wants to enlist other companies to follow its lead. Last week, Colgate delivered to retailers the first tube recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) — Antiplaque & Whitening toothpaste under the Company’s Tom’s of Maine brand. Tom’s will complete the switch in 2020, when the Colgate brand will start the transition in Europe and North America. By 2025, the Company will complete needed modifications to tube-making equipment at more than a dozen of its facilities…

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Novo Nordisk and UNICEF announce new partnership to help prevent childhood overweight and obesity

Novo Nordisk and UNICEF announced a new partnership today to help prevent childhood overweight and obesity worldwide with an initial focus on interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean. Under this partnership, the United Nations children’s agency and the global healthcare company will combine efforts to enhance knowledge and awareness on how to prevent overweight and obesity and address their root causes. The partnership will initially cover a period of three years. “Childhood overweight and obesity can contribute to ill health, stigmatisation and even reduced educational attainment,” said UNICEF Executive…

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ASA/CAP: Thinking outside the (subscription) box

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Thinking outside the (subscription) box. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. From beauty to beer, flowers to fashion, grooming to geekery, pets to produce – there’s seemingly a subscription box catering to every possible interest or desire.  But while subscription boxes may vary wildly in terms of both cost and frequency, your marketing of them…

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