Category: Ethical News (non Marketing)

36 major brands pledge to achieve sustainable cotton by 2025

Stuart Mitchell

36 major brands and retailers have now signed up to the 100% by 2025 pledge, including four of Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s ten largest global apparel brands , and three of the top 10 UK clothing retailers. This announcement was made at the annual Textile Exchange Sustainability Conference, where more than 400 textile and apparel leaders have come together to discuss the most important sustainability issues facing the industry. This pledge – called the sustainable cotton communiqué – demonstrates that there is a demand for more sustainable cotton,…

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UK students to write poems to protest Egyptian government’s human rights abuses

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty International UK has today launched an innovative poetry and human rights education project, Words That Burn, that will connect students with individuals from around the world who are suffering human rights abuses and help young people discover that their words can make a difference. Developed by Amnesty with the support of Lord Saatchi and The Poetry Hour, and in partnership with Cheltenham Festivals, the free teaching resource will enable secondary school students to use poetry to help defend human rights. Each school term, students will be inspired to write…

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Women Whistleblowers Launches a Movement to Combat Fraud

Stuart Mitchell

A new community for women exposing corporate and government fraud, Women Whistleblowers, announced its official launch on October 24th. A combination of a website, Facebook group, and other online resources, Women Whistleblowers is geared toward bringing whistleblowers out of the shadows and helping everyone understand the extraordinary impact that women play in reporting fraud in the workplace. For years, while men have dominated the boardroom, women have watched from the sidelines. In those positions, they are ironically better placed to observe fraud. Combined with a willingness to take moral risks…

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LA Announces Food Waste Grant Challenge

Stuart Mitchell

Officials for the City of Los Angeles were excited to announce a new food waste grant competition at the first ever Food Day LA event at City Hall as part of the City’s ongoing efforts to divert waste from landfills. Project categories include food waste prevention, food donation, upcycled use (including animal feed or fuel) and composting. The total grant pool is expected to reach $100,000 and includes both administrative, and project grants. Ten projects to be submitted from members of the public will be selected. “We should always be…

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PR disaster for WHO as Director-General rescinds Mugabe Goodwill Ambassador appointment

Stuart Mitchell

The World Health Organization has revoked the appointment of Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador following a widespread outcry. The WHO’s director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who previously made the appointment at a high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Uruguay on Wednesday, said in a statement that he had listened to those expressing concerns. The Statement was as follows: “Over the last few days, I have reflected on my appointment of H.E. President Robert Mugabe as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases in Africa. As a result I…

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