Tag: Oxfam

Some thoughts about ethical marketing and politics

Stuart Mitchell

There’s a few interesting questions with regards to politics and ethical marketing. I think, as an industry that marketing tends to be apolitical, as are many businesses after all you need customers and often their politics needn’t come into it. Arguably ignoring politics can come back and bite you though I have seen an argument that the downfall of Bell Pottinger was based on their choice to ignore politics. There are a few interesting questions that come up when you are working to be an ethical marketer. There are the…

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Musicians dig up forgotten tracks as part of Oxfam Vinyl Players Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Belle and Sebastian have dug out and played their favourite vinyl discoveries on a recent shopping trip to their local Oxfam shop. In the Oxfam Byres Road music shop in Glasgow, Belle and Sebastian’s Richard and Chris say they have been regular customers and donors to the store for years. Chris was on the lookout for 7″ singles to play at his regular DJ night, as his collection is currently in storage due to lack of space in his flat. He said: “I need to think about downsizing my collection…

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TV star Harry Hill joins “Give a Shift” Campaign for Oxfam

Stuart Mitchell

Much loved comedian Harry Hill worked the tills, sorted stock, made friends with staff, and charmed customers when he volunteered at the Oxfam shop in Victoria London.  The TV star is supporting Oxfam’s Give a Shift campaign, which launches today to encourage the public to volunteer in its shops. People can volunteer at Oxfam shops for as little as two hours a week. All volunteers are assured of a warm welcome, an interesting, worthwhile experience, and genuine appreciation of their support. Harry Hill said: “I volunteered to Give a Shift…

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Oxfam launches new film to demonstrate the devastating effects of tax dodging.

Stuart Mitchell

Companies dodge approx. £78bn in tax in poor countries annually. Today Oxfam reveals that just a third of this is enough to cover the bill for essential healthcare that could prevent the needless deaths of eight million mothers, babies and children. Oxfam today reveals this information alongside a hard-hitting film illustrating the human cost of tax avoidance on the world’s poorest. The film was created by Don’t Panic and produced by Stink Films, MPC and Whitehouse to demonstrate that there is a global heist hitting the poorest the hardest, and…

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M&S Introduce the Men’s ‘Shwop Suit’

Stuart Mitchell

As part of their Plan A 2025 sustainability plan, M&S are committed to a quarter of their clothing and home products being made using at least 25% recycled materials. The firm are constantly looking at ways to push boundaries and introduce new innovations within their fabrics, and for their winter collection they wanted to create a suit that not only included recycled wool, but also used some of the wool that customers have donated in stores through their Shwopping clothes recycling initiative with Oxfam. For the past few years one…

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