Working with the Natural Resources Defense Council, Walmart and H&M committed to working with their Chinese textile suppliers to reduce water, energy, and chemical use in their supply chains. Walmart announced its work with NRDC’s Clean by Design project at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, helping strategically selected mills adopt Clean by Design practices. H&M initiated a similar agreement with NRDC September 13.

From marinating steaks in a secret blend to creating home team themed cocktails and bringing advanced grill-ware to the stadium, Jim Beam® knows that true fans strive to make each pre-game warm up and tailgate event the best. With this in mind, the world’s No. 1 Bourbon has launched a search for the best pre-game warm upper in the US, in the form of an online video contest starting this week.

In September, Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport saw the premiere of Absolut Glimmer—the new, spectacularly exciting and utterly glamorous limited edition gift pack bottle from the world’s leading premium vodka brand. Absolut Glimmer follows in the prestigious footsteps of previous groundbreaking holiday season limited edition gift packs such as Absolut Bling Bling, Absolut Disco, In an Absolut World Every Night Is a Masquerade, and Absolut Rock Edition. The global launch of about 5 million bottles of Absolut Glimmer will be rolled out in both off- and on-trade as well as duty free/travel retail markets worldwide through October in a massive campaign.

On September 28, The Coca-Cola Company, owners and players of five sport teams—the Washington Capitals, Mystics, Nationals, Redskins and Wizards—joined forces at the U.S. Capitol to announce a unique partnership aimed at educating local area youth about the importance of physical activity and a balanced diet. The collective influence of these high-profile partners is expected to amplify the need to educate and engage area youth about eating right and keeping fit.

McDonald’s Corporation celebrates with Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) the opening of the world’s 300th Ronald McDonald House on September 29 in St. Louis, USA, on the campus of St. John’s Mercy Medical Center. Hundreds of families each year will now be able to refresh, relax and support each other at the House while their children are receiving life-saving treatment for conditions such as cancer, heart disease and birth defects.

Nike is going on promoting the urgent need for giving girls in developing countries more opportunities to get out of poverty. One of its initiatives, Girl Effect, is now being ‘refreshed’ with a new exciting video released. At this year’s Clinton Global Initiative conference (September 21-23), Nike, the recognized influencer in the area of social changes, unveiled its second inspirational spot for the program, encouraging more people to join in, donate and give girls in deprived communities a chance for improving their lives.

For the second year, Tide is bringing its free «More Value for Your Money» seminars to Hispanic women with an agenda that highlights new tips and suggestions so that they can spend their money more effectively. According to a recent survey conducted by The Associated Press and Univision, 6 in 10 of the Hispanic population polled said it’s hard for them to get ahead financially these days, so now more than ever it is important to find ways to get more value for their money.