Tag: Oxfam

Oxfam partners with Genevieve Gorder, Emily Robinson, Daniel Gillies, and more to host a social media takeover in support of refugees

Stuart Mitchell

Today Oxfam America launches a social media takeover designed to amplify personal stories of the world’s most vulnerable refugees with some of Hollywood’s outspoken voices. The takeover features Aamito Lagum, Arjun Gupta, Daniel Gillies, Emily Robinson, Genevieve Gorder, Harry Lennix, Sean Maguire, and Sharon Carpenter sharing real-life stories of refugees from around the world who have been forced from their homes as they flee conflict, disaster, poverty, inequality, and the effects of climate change. Reports indicate that the Trump administration is considering a shutdown of the refugee resettlement program –…

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Fast fashion produces more carbon emissions per minute than driving a car around the world six times – Oxfam

Stuart Mitchell

New clothes bought in the UK produce more carbon emissions per minute than driving a car around the world six times, according to new research published today by Oxfam. The research was commissioned as part of Oxfam’s #SecondHandSeptember campaign, which is asking the nation to buy second-hand fashion instead of new for 30 days. The textile industry produces more greenhouse gas emissions than the shipping and aviation industries combined. To keep prices low, throwaway fashion is made by garment workers often from the world’s poorest communities, and paid below the…

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Glastonbury stars donate festival outfits in stand against throwaway fashion

Stuart Mitchell

Kylie Minogue and The Cure’s Robert Smith are among the artists who donated clothing to Oxfam following Glastonbury festival. Kylie, who performed in front of thousands of people on the Pyramid stage, donated her sun visor, while Robert donated a Disintegration Era shirt, as worn in 1989 and again at Sydney Opera House earlier this year. Bastille, Billie Eilish, Frank Turner, Gabrielle Aplin, Johnny Marr, Lewis Capaldi, Loyle Carner, The Lumineers, Pond, The Proclaimers, Sheryl Crow, Tame Impala and The Wombats also joined in by donating their festival outfits to…

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Oxfam’s approach to reputation management “exposed the charity to undue risk” echo CIPR

Stuart Mitchell

CIPR echoes the concerns raised by the Chair of the Charity Commission about the conduct of Oxfam in their handling of allegations against members of staff operating in Haiti. The Charity Commission report says that senior executives believed that encouraging and facilitating the resignation of the Country Director was the best way manage the reputational risk to the organisation and minimise the disruption to its humanitarian programmes, instead of making them subject to formal disciplinary procedures. The report states: “The actions and approach taken on handling exposed the charity to…

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Oxfam welcomes launch of women’s economic empowerment initiative

Stuart Mitchell

Oxfam cautiously welcomed the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative announced by President Trump and Ivanka Trump at the White House today. “It is very promising to see the first ever cross-agency initiative to put women at the center of US assistance, and we’re looking to see how it will be put in practice,” said Aria Grabowski, Senior Policy Advisor for Oxfam America. “We hope that this bold initiative goes beyond this media moment and that it will drive real change for women around the world.” Women’s economic empowerment certainly…

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