A number of certified B corporations including Ben and Jerry’s, Patagonia, Natura, and Danone, North America have turned up the pressure on the the signatories of the Business Roundtable’s statement…
Category: Brand Activism
Secret, the Procter and Gamble brand sponsor of the winning US Women’s World Cup team, has committed $529,000 ($23k for each of the 23 players) to address the pay gap…
Elsie Maio has guided leaders in the Fortune 100 for over 25 years to achieve specific business goals by managing their brands strategically. She is an alumna of McKinsey &…
Does your business support the Green New Deal? The American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) does: As responsible business leaders and investors in industries across America, we support the Green New Deal. By…
Jonathan Knowles recent article in The Marketing Journal – Do Not Risk Your Brand To Build Your Reputation: A Lesson Learned From Gillette – is a cautionary tale for brands…
Has Procter & Gamble joined the Brand Activism bandwagon? Gillette’s latest ad campaign is turning heads with its “woke” message: What we see here is an appeal to the “better…
Sprite’s #iloveyouhater campaign breaks new ground for a soft-drink commercial: According to Adage, Sprite is now just one of a string of brands to have addressed online “haters” and social media…
In December of 2018 Patagonia updated its raison d’être: Is this feasible? Can Patagonia really “use business to protect nature”? What concrete actions is Patagonia taking to prove this isn’t…
Maria Hengeveld‘s article in the Nation, Big Business Has a New Scam: The ‘Purpose Paradigm,’ raises a critical point: “Contrary to its purported aim, the point of purpose isn’t to drive change.…
Speaking up doesn’t always make life easier. But easy never changed anything. @sterling7 pic.twitter.com/sFZHeMo5s4 — Nike Football (@nikefootball) December 15, 2018 When Raheem Sterling spoke up about racism at a…
Mark Miller is the chief strategy officer at Team One, Publicis Groupe’s advertising agency for premium and luxury brands, and the founder of The Legacy Lab, a research and consulting practice that explores how…
Less than 24 hours ago, the world read about Chinyere Ezie‘s shocking encounter with Prada’s extreme insensitivity outright racism in the storefront of their Soho outlet. Here’s her Facebook post:…
Musician David Hinds is the founder and front-man for Steel Pulse, the world’s leading reggae band. In 1978, race relations in Britain were in crisis. The National Front was gathering power and immigrants…
According to We Are Social‘s Mobbie Nazir all brands should have anti-hate policies visible on all their channels. Here’s her insight: Almost all brands choose to silence hate on social media by…
Airbnb has announced that it will no longer feature homes rented out in the Israeli settlements in the West Bank. According to Reuters, the decision by Airbnb was made the day…