Day: 3 January 2020

Amnesty’s open-source Raqqa investigation wins award

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty International’s open-source investigation into the US-led Coalition’s bombing of the Syrian city of Raqqa has won a Times Higher Education award. The investigation helped reveal how the Coalition’s four-month military offensive against the Islamic State armed group in Raqqa in 2017 killed at least 1,600 civilians.  At an awards event in London last night, Amnesty and the University of Essex were given this year’s Times Higher Education award for International Collaboration. Sam Dubberley, Head of Amnesty International’s Digital Verification Corps, said: “Open-source investigations have really come into their own,…

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Charity Bank tops ethical banks table for thirteenth successive year

Stuart Mitchell

For the thirteenth year running Charity Bank has been awarded the top spot in the Ethical Banks and Building Societies Ethical Comparison Table 2019, according to The Ethical Company Organisation’s Good Shopping Guide. Ecology Building Society and Triodos Bank follow in second and third place, whilst many high street banks feature towards the end of the table. Ethical Banks & Building Societies‍‍‍ Ethical Comparison Table – see the full table here. © The Ethical Company Organisation The Ethical Company Organisation’s researchers monitor the ethics of companies across a wide range…

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P&G 2019 Citizenship Report Highlights Commitment to Community Impact, Gender Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Sustainability

Stuart Mitchell

The Procter & Gamble Company has released its 2019 Citizenship Report, detailing progress in its Citizenship focus areas of Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Equality and Environmental Sustainability built on the foundation of Ethics and Corporate Responsibility. From reaching its 2020 goal of providing 15 billion liters of clean water through its Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program, to using its voice to spark conversations about gender and racial equality, 2019 was a year in which P&G’s leadership made a meaningful impact in the community and with the Company’s…

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Gillette Says, it is Okay for Men to Cry, Shaving yet Another Stereotype Through New #ManEnough Film

Stuart Mitchell

For over a hundred years, Gillette India has aimed to make men look, feel & be their best. In this journey, the brand has continually challenged stereotypes about men, most recently with #BarbershopGirls campaign. In its latest campaign on #ShavingStereotypes, Gillette asks the question – Why don’t men show their tears? The brand challenges the enduring stereotype on why men are taught to not show their vulnerability, not to show their emotions, not to cry because it makes them weak. Through a heartfelt story of Lt Col Manoj Kumar Sinha,…

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