Year: 2019

Apple releases 13th annual Supplier Responsibility Progress Report

Stuart Mitchell

Apple has released its 13th annual Supplier Responsibility Progress Report detailing how the company is expanding educational opportunities and protecting the planet’s resources. As of 2018, 17.3 million supplier employees have been trained on workplace rights, and 3.6 million have received advanced education and skills training. All final assembly sites for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods and HomePod are now certified Zero Waste to Landfill, while conserving billions of gallons of water and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. “In everything we do, people come first,” said Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief…

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Safe to flush: Natracare launches Europe’s first flushable wipe

Stuart Mitchell

In response to a rise in fatbergs and growing concerns over plastic pollution collecting in sewers and oceans, organic personal hygiene company Natracare is launching Europe’s first truly flushable Moist Tissue wipe. This will come as a relief to water and sewerage companies who spend £100m a year to fix over 366,000 sewage blockages; a cost that is inevitably passed on to customers. Many wipes available on the market contain hidden plastics and claim to be flushable when in reality they’re blocking sewers and drains. Water UK recently announced a…

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Girls Inc. and JPMorgan Chase to Reach 20,000 Girls through National Program Promoting Financial Health

Stuart Mitchell

A new multi-year partnership between JPMorgan Chase and Girls Inc., a leading nonprofit that supports girls and young women, will bring financial health programs to 20,000 girls across the country. These programs will focus on how to manage money, create a budget and save more for the future. Girls Inc. serves girls ages 6-18 at more than 1,400 sites in 400 cities across the United States and Canada. By serving as the sole national sponsor of the Girls Inc. Economic Literacy Program, JPMorgan Chase will help Girls Inc. teach girls…

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Getty Images has taken action with Dove, Girlgaze and women around the world to create Project #ShowUs

Stuart Mitchell

Getty Images, together with its partners Dove and Girlgaze, announces Project #ShowUs. With over 5,000 images, Project #ShowUs is the world’s largest stock photo library created by women and non-binary individuals to shatter beauty stereotypes and is available now for the media and advertising industries to view, license and use in their next project or campaign. The ambition? To come together and put an end to the narrow definition of beauty consistently portrayed around the world, setting a new standard for the authentic, diverse and inclusive representation of women across…

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CAP – Don’t be a bad egg, make sure your Easter promotions are cracking

Stuart Mitchell

The CAP have released a post called: Don’t be a bad egg, make sure your Easter promotions are cracking . 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. Spring is coming and marketers may want to take advantage of the bank holiday weekend by promoting Easter sales to encourage people to buy their products. Don’t end up with egg on your face; follow these…

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