Category: Ethical News (non Marketing)

Endangered Sumatran Tigers On Path To Recovery in UNESCO World Heritage Site

Stuart Mitchell

A new scientific publication from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park Authority looks at the effectiveness of the park’s protection zone and finds that the density of Sumatran tigers has increased despite the continued threat of living in an ‘In Danger’ World Heritage Site. Living only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the Critically Endangered Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) is the only extant sub-species of ’Island tigers’, which includes the now-extinct Javan and Bali tiger. This sub-species is genetically distinct from the other six…

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Boeing Announces More Than $50 Million in Grants to Support Nonprofits Worldwide

Stuart Mitchell

Boeing has announced more than $50 million in grants to more than 500 nonprofit organizations across 50 countries globally. The annual contributions include a three-year commitment of more than $25 million in support of veterans’ recovery and rehabilitation programs and transition services. The charitable grants package will fund programs through 2018 and supplement an anticipated $117 million in company-wide business and employee contributions to similar causes—bringing Boeing’s total community investments to approximately $167 million this year alone. “We aspire to be a top performer in every area of our business,…

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Elton John AIDS Foundation Announces New Initiatives To Combat HIV Epidemic

Stuart Mitchell

The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) has announced new funding initiatives to increase advocacy and service delivery for people living with and at-risk for HIV and hepatitis C. In the U.S., EJAF will be launching a new funding initiative to address HIV in Black gay men and transgender individuals, building on our years of experience and support in fighting AIDS in these communities. In Eastern Europe, EJAF will launch the Key Populations Fund for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA KP Fund), focused on prevention and treatment of HIV and…

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Volvo Cars supports fight against ocean plastics with special V90 Cross Country

Stuart Mitchell

Volvo Cars, has revealed a special version of its award-winning V90 Cross Country all-road estate to celebrate the start of the 2017/18 Volvo Ocean Race. Buyers of the car will also contribute directly to helping understand the health of our oceans. To support the Volvo Ocean Race’s Science Programme around ocean plastics, the company will donate EUR 100 for each of the first 3,000 V90 Cross Country Volvo Ocean Race cars it plans to build. The resulting total donation of EUR 300,000 underlines Volvo Cars’ long-standing commitment to environmental care.…

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Revitalise reveals mystery of nameless celebrity contributions to postcard campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Revitalise has a mystery on its hands… The charity recently launched ‘Wish You Were Here’, a campaign to highlight the importance of holidays, fronted by Revitalise Vice President Dame Judi Dench. The Wish You Were Here campaign is inviting celebrities to send the charity a doodle or some words about a treasured holiday memory on specially designed postcards. All the postcards received so far, from celebrities such as Sir Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Christopher Eccleston, Warwick Davies and Zoe Wanamaker CBE, have been signed – with the exception of five.…

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