Month: June 2018

C&S Wholesale Grocers Partners with No Kid Hungry to Support Summer Meals for Kids

Stuart Mitchell

To help reach children at risk of hunger during the summer months when schools—and school cafeterias—are closed, C&S Wholesale Grocers and Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign announced a joint initiative to address child hunger. “Summer can be the hungriest time of year for kids across the country because they no longer have access to meals     during the school day. But thanks to the support from C&S, we are ensuring that more kids get the food they need during this critical time, so they can start the school year…

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Always® Commemorates Menstrual Hygiene Day by Donating an Additional One Million Period Products in the U.S., as Part of Ongoing Efforts to Improve Access to Menstrual Care

Stuart Mitchell

In honor of Menstrual Hygiene Day, Procter & Gamble’s leading feminine protection brand Always is donating an additional one million period products to confront period poverty across the United States as part of their long-standing donation program. Through an ongoing partnership with Feeding America®, the largest hunger-relief organization in the country, Always aims to provide greater access to period supplies for girls and women in need. Menstrual Hygiene Day took place on May 28 and is a global initiative, launched by P&G’s partner WASH United in 2014, which aims to…

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Colgate-Palmolive Commits to Recyclability of Plastics in All Packaging

Stuart Mitchell

As part of its commitment to protect our environment, Colgate-Palmolive has committed to 100 percent recyclability of plastics in packaging across all its product categories by 2025. The company has already made significant progress in advancing its 2020 packaging sustainability goals, and currently 98 percent of its packaging is PVC-free. Colgate’s 2017 Sustainability Report, titled “Building a Future to Smile About,” details the new recyclability goal and Colgate’s long-standing commitments, ongoing progress and latest achievements in sustainability and corporate social responsibility. In addition to our new commitment on recyclability of…

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Stoli® Vodka Launches Harvey Milk Limited Edition Bottle to Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Harvey Milk

Stuart Mitchell

Stoli® Vodka, has announced the launch of the Stoli® Harvey Milk Limited Edition bottle. Designed to celebrate the life and legacy of Harvey Milk, the Stoli Harvey Milk Limited Edition bottle continues Stoli®’s long-time history supporting the LGBTQ community and commemorates the 40th anniversary of Milk taking office in 1978 as the first openly gay elected official in California. Each bottle is individually numbered and the bottle’s label was inspired by a mural by Paraguayan artist Oz Montania featuring the famed Milk quote, “Hope will never be silent.” The initiative…

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Black Women are 40% More Likely to Die from Breast Cancer than White Women; Susan G. Komen® & the Ad Council Launch Empowering ‘Know Your Girls™’ Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Black women in the U.S. are 40 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than white women, and a recent study found that while 92 percent of black women agree breast health is important, only 25 percent of women have recently discussed breast health with their family, friends, or colleagues and only 17 percent have taken steps to understand their risk for breast cancer. To address the unacceptable disparity in breast cancer mortality rates, Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, and the Ad Council, the nation’s…

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