Month: October 2018

Episode 3 of the M&S Podcast is live: Responsible business: tackling Modern Day Slavery in supply chains

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer (M&S) have launched their third Podcast. Guests: Louise Nicholls, M&S’ Corporate Head of Human Rights, Food sustainability and Food packaging and David Camp, who runs consultancy allianceHR, is the Chief Executive of the Association of Labour Providers (ALP) and founded Stronger Together and Fast Forward. Listen and download here https://bit.ly/2NPGtTZ or on iTunes. Episode information Ethical sourcing – treating people well – has always been important. But the government’s introduction of the Modern Slavery Act in 2015 accelerated a move that was already afoot to bring a sharper…

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American Red Cross Motivates 320,000 New and Former Blood Donors Through Missing Types Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

This past summer, the Missing Types campaign by the American Red Cross motivated more than 320,000 new and former blood donors to roll up a sleeve and help save lives. The Missing Types movement helped the A’s, B’s and O’s – which make up the main blood groups – reappear on hospital shelves for patients in need. The Red Cross‘ launch of the Missing Types campaign generated greater awareness and appreciation for the vital role blood donors and donations play in the lives of patients from coast to coast. With…

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Eagles’ Chris Long Teams Up With United Way And Philadelphia’s Read By 4th Campaign To Increase Early Literacy

Stuart Mitchell

The Chris Long Foundation, in partnership with United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) and in support of Philadelphia’s Read By 4th campaign (RB4), is launching the “First Quarter for Literacy” drive, designed to: put more books into the hands of children in underserved neighborhoods, build excitement and awareness around the role parents and caregivers play in raising readers, call on fans to join in the effort by purchasing books to enable distribution to more kids. Through The Chris Long Foundation, Chris and Megan Long are investing…

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Ad Council Honors Univision with the 2018 Catalyst Award

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council, America’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to using communications to drive social change, presented Univision Television Station Group, part of the local media division of Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, with the 2018 Catalyst Award for its extraordinary support of the Ad Council’s public service campaigns. The recognition was given at TVBForward 2018, the Television Bureau of Advertising’s (TVB) annual leadership conference in New York City. The inaugural Catalyst Award, previously known as the Crystal Bell Award, honors media outlets annually across…

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PatientPoint, NoStigmas Team Up on Waiting Room Campaign to Increase Mental Health Awareness

Stuart Mitchell

PatientPoint® and peer-to-peer mental health support network NoStigmas® today announced a partnership designed to help address mental health stigmas—beginning at the doctor’s office. By delivering a unique combination of compelling educational content and patient testimonials in more than 4,500 primary care waiting rooms nationwide, the two organizations hope to increase understanding and reduce stigmas surrounding mental illness. While mental illness is one of the most common health conditions in the U.S., only about 20 percent of American adults have sought treatment for a diagnosed or self-reported mental health condition within…

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