PUMA, one of the most socially-conscious brands in the apparel industry,  is kicking off the second season of its charitable Project Pink, aimed at fighting breast cancer in the USA. During the previous year of the program, which was started last summer, the brand raised over $60,000 donation to the Breast Cancer Research and Education Fund at Magee-Womens Foundation. Now, through a series of sport-related events, new line of sport gear and activity to raise more money for a new organization battling breast cancer (to be named here), the brand continues its program with the help of Project Pink spokeswomen, female soccer athletes (Amy Rodriguez, Leslie Osborne and Tasha Kai among others) and PUMA Women’s Soccer Ambassador Julie Foudy, who teamed up with PUMA in late June.

Dolce&Gabbana has launched its Masculine vs Feminine campaign, revolving around the eternal theme, the clash between (or a combination of) feminine and masculine power, and promoting the Fall/Winter 2012 collections. The new series of photos shot by acclaimed photographer Steven Klein reveals the spirit of Italia, where ladies are as brave as their husbands and men sometimes can be as sensitive and love romance as women. The brand’s prints are always very juicy and hot, and sometimes are quite controversial (like it was with the homoerotic series of photos last year)—this time, the photos showcase all the emotions towards the opposite sex—both violent and soft, gentle,—which were held inside.

On July 11, Starbucks Coffee Company announced a new corporate structure to accelerate its growth strategy, which will come into effect by the end of September. It means that Starbucks will move to a new three-region organizational structure: China and Asia Pacific, Americas (United States, Canada, Mexico and Latin America) and EMEA (Europe, U.K., Middle East, Russia and Africa).

A new investigative report from Greenpeace, called ‘Dirty Laundry’ features the problem of toxic water pollution resulting from the release of hazardous chemicals by the textile industry in China. Greenpeace accused the Chinese conglomerate supplying Nike, Adidas, Lacoste and other leading brands in discharging hormone-disrupting chemicals and other toxins into the country’s major water systems. Questions about corporate responsibility for the firms they do business with were raised up.