Tag: COVID-19

Albertsons Companies and the Albertsons Companies Foundation Pledge $3 Million and Launch Major Fundraiser to Fight Hunger During COVID-19 Crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Albertsons Companies and Albertsons Companies Foundation have announced a pledge of $3 million and the launch of a major fundraiser to help feed families in need during the COVID-19 crisis. “There has never been a more important time to help our neighbors than right now,” said President & CEO Vivek Sankaran. “Albertsons Companies has always been on the frontline of hunger relief, and our customers always stand with us. We are asking our communities to join us in this effort to ensure that the COVID-19 crisis doesn’t also become a…

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SC Johnson Furthers Efforts to Help Fight the Spread and Impact of COVID-19 With $5 Million Donation

Stuart Mitchell

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, SC Johnson has announced it is furthering its efforts to fight the spread and impact of the virus by committing $5 million in products and cash to support urgent public needs and those on the front lines. The announcement builds on the $2 million the company has donated to date, including $1 million to the CDC Foundation’s Emergency Response Fund, and other donations to efforts around the world in China, Italy and the U.K. The company continues to assess ways to address the…

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CAP: Coronavirus COVID-19 – Advertising responsibly

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Coronavirus COVID-19 – Advertising responsibly. 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. Last week, the ASA published two rulings about ads for face masks which claimed that they could protect wearers against coronavirus infection. These ads were problematic because they made misleading claims, and did so in a way that exploited people’s fears about the virus…

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PRCA to Launch Covid-19 Taskforce to Support PR Industry

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has announced plans to launch a Global Covid-19 Public Communications Taskforce in response to its Covid-19 Survey findings. This Taskforce will provide free practical support to practitioners around the world. The survey – which gathered the views of around 200 PR professionals – found more than a third of practitioners (33%) believed the industry was underprepared for the outbreak.    The study revealed remote working policies (62%) and event cancellations (58%) were the most common responses to the crisis taken by organisations. The research also…

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WHO, UN Foundation and partners launch first-of-its-kind COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund

Stuart Mitchell

A new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Solidarity Response Fund will raise money from a wide range of donors to support the work of the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners to help countries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund, the first-of-its-kind, enables private individuals, corporations and institutions anywhere in the world to come together to directly contribute to global response efforts, and has been created by the United Nations Foundation and the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, together with WHO.  “We are at a critical point in the global response to COVID-19…

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