Category: Ethical News (non Marketing)

John Lewis and their gender neutral clothing for children

Stuart Mitchell

Many newspapers last weekend reported that John Lewis had made the decision to end separate clothing lines for boys and girls. It was covered that this was was  in response to gender stereotyping campaigners. The store has become the first High Street retailer to adopt a single clothing line, this allows greater choice for parents who are not tied into specific gender lines when purchasing for childrens. Caroline Bettis, head of childrenswear at John Lewis, said: “We do not want to reinforce gender stereotypes within our John Lewis collections and…

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This week is Organ Donation Week: 4-10 September

Stuart Mitchell

This week is Organ Donation Week, and this year’s campaign focuses on the importance of talking about organ donation with your family. It features a film about two little brothers, Louie and Freddie, who have experienced the extraordinary impact that organ donation can bring. The campaign aims to: promote public awareness about organ donation and transplant encourage people to join the NHS Organ Donor Register encourage people to share their donation decision with their family and friends In the UK Around 6,500 people across the UK are waiting for an organ…

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Google and Facebook are Supporting flood relief efforts in South Asia

Stuart Mitchell

Harvey has been a tragedy for so many but there has also been some horrendous flooding in South Asia, this week both Google and Facebook pledged money and resources for that tragedy. They have both pledged to donate $1m each to relief efforts across South Asia. It is estimated that the flooding and subsequent landslides that have killed 1200 people so far. Both sites are working with Save the Children. Google posted a powerful blog post Rajan Anandan, vice president, South East Asia and India at Google, said: “This summer,…

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