Day: 17 April 2019

Kurt Geiger launches partnership with WaterAid to help transform lives through clean water

Stuart Mitchell

To mark World Water Day last month, Kurt Geiger has launched a partnership with WaterAid on their newest summer accessory: the leather Kensington Quench Cross Body Water Bottle Bag with matching reusable water bottle. The six-month partnership will see £15 from the sale of each £89 bottle going towards WaterAid’s valuable work to get clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene to some of the world’s poorest communities. The limited edition Kensington Quench Water Bottle Bag  comes in two colours; quilted black and metallic rainbow and will be available to…

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McCANN Colombia and CRAC proposed “Blind Interviews” to transform recruitment processes in companies and include people with visual disability to working life

Stuart Mitchell

Recruitment and selection methods have evolved with the development of a more inclusive and diverse perspective. From the submission of curriculum vitaes without photos, designs of interviews based on the skills and no bias or prejudice about physical appearance of the candidate and more transparent and honest processes that really find the ideal and right person for the job. McCANN Colombia, in partnership with the Centro de Rehabilitación Visual Integral (Eye Rehabilitation Center – CRAC), launch the initiative “Blind Interviews” to show that nothing is what it seems, including people…

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Bacardi and Lonely Whale Urge Unicode to Remove All Emoji Plastic Straws on Behalf of One Bold Sea Turtle Sydney

Stuart Mitchell

Family-owned Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, and Lonely Whale, an award-winning incubator for courageous ideas that drive impactful change on behalf of our ocean, announced today a splashy partnership with one brave sea turtle Sydney to put an end to all plastic straw emoji usage. Giving a platform and voice to Sydney, Bacardi and Lonely Whale have issued a “cease and de-sip” letter to the Unicode Consortium, the organization that manages the emoji catalog, requesting the removal of plastic straws from the soda cup…

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EVERY DROP COUNTS: Maria Canale Pledges to Change Lives with Safe Water

Stuart Mitchell

Maria Canale Jewelry have announced a new initiative in support of Water.org that will donate 10% of proceeds of sales from her Drop and Wave collections to organization’s global efforts in 2019.   This campaign, “Every Drop Counts,” launched on March 22, 2019, which is World Water Day and will help Water.org transform lives with safe water and sanitation. Maria grew up spending summers at the ocean and from an early age and has been inspired by the transformative power of clear blue, clean water throughout her life.  This is evident…

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Seventh Generation Advocates for Use of Recycled Toilet Paper Because It’s Not a Tree’s Duty to Wipe Your Booty

Stuart Mitchell

If every household in the United States replaced a four pack of 240 sheet virgin fiber toilet paper with recycled toilet paper (minimum 50% PCR), we could help save more than 740,000 trees. Seventh Generation, has launched a new campaign that helps bring this issue to light. A comedic musical advertisement starring Maya Rudolph and a new character, Mike the Tree, brings awareness to the fact that people can make a big impact on the environment – and trees – by making a small switch to recycled toilet paper. Featured…

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