Month: December 2018

Barnardo’s urges fundraisers to join its Kindfulness Week 2018

Stuart Mitchell

Barnardo’s is encouraging people to be kind and mindful to others while raising money for vulnerable children during the charity’s new fundraising initiative Kindfulness Week. Barnardo’s Kindfulness Week 2018, which kicks off on Monday 3rd December, is all about exploring mindfulness – the practice of being calm, aware and fully present in the moment – with an extra emphasis on being kind, to yourself as well as to other people. The new fundraising week comes after a YouGov survey for Barnardo’s, carried out earlier this year, showed the importance of…

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ETHICMARK® Winners: “Ørsted” and “Trash Isles” Best Advertising Campaigns For 2018

Stuart Mitchell

Ørsted from Denmark and a Plastic Oceans International campaign are the 2018 winners of the EthicMark® Awards for advertising and media campaigns that “uplift the human spirit and society.” Founded in 2004 by sustainability pioneer and renowned futurist Hazel Henderson, chair, the EthicMark® Awards  demonstrate the power of advertising and marketing campaigns to inspire, focus on human potentials and further both public and private legitimate interests.  Winning campaigns uphold high standards of truth, integrity, responsibility, transparency and fairness, respecting diversity and refraining from greenwashing, instilling fear or misusing brain science. The…

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Timberland Makes New Commitment to Green 500,000 Square Feet of Urban Space in Us Cities Over Next Five Years

Stuart Mitchell

Known worldwide for its outdoor heritage and environmental responsibility, Timberland has a longstanding commitment to protect and restore the outdoors. Not only the great outdoors, but the city parks, community gardens and green spaces people explore every day. In 2016, Timberland made a public commitment to create or restore green spaces in five U.S. cities over five years, equivalent to or greater than the brand’s retail footprint in those cities. With the completion of three urban greening events this fall, Timberland has met its commitment two years ahead of schedule…

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Havas Chicago Brings Diversity & Inclusion Platform #BLACKATWORK to 3% Conference in Chicago

Stuart Mitchell

As the cultural conversation around equality in America continues to evolve, there is a need to approach the subject in a way that is provocative, authentic and that creates a deeper understanding of the specific barriers that diverse candidates in various industries face. To evoke this dialogue around the advertising industry specifically, Havas Chicago will bring its diversity and inclusion platform, #BLACKATWORK, to the seventh annual 3% Conference, a two-day event that addresses and examines the importance of diversity in creativity. The exclusive #BLACKATWORK activation aims to purposefully transform the…

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Books-A-Million Spreads Joy with Holiday Book & Toy Drive Through Mid-December

Stuart Mitchell

Make spirits bright this season by joining Books-A-Million for its sixth annual Holiday Book & Toy Drive. Now through December 16, customers can visit their local Books-A-Million store to donate children’s books and toys to local charities across the country, such as Children’s of Alabama, Toys for Tots, Ronald McDonald House and more. Taking place at all Books-A-Million locations, this year’s “Grow Your Heart 3 Sizes” campaign brings joy and warmth to the hearts of children and families in need this holiday season! “Our annual holiday book and toy drive…

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