Nike has released a new app, MAKING, to inform product developers on the environmental performance of the materials they use in their work. The app, powered by data from Nike Materials Sustainability Index (MSI), contains detailed information on silk, leather, wool, polypropylene, rayon-viscose and more.
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American multimedia artist Doug Aitken has teamed up with Levi’s to launch a travelling art initiative, Station to Station: A Nomadic Happening, in the USA. Over three weeks in September, an unusual train designed as an art studio will be making stops in ten U.S. cities, bringing site-specific “happenings” and “cultural interventions” to each of destinations on the list.
Coca-Cola Canada has released a new video, “The Calorie Dictionary,” to show consumers how they can burn calories through fun and simple extra movements. The 30-sec spot comes as the latest addition to the company’s global commitment to help fight obesity through informed choices, physical activity and reduced advertising to kids under 12.
Google is spreading the word about its Global Impact Challenge in the UK with the launch of a new campaign by adam&eve DDB, which shows that a simple click can make a difference. The effort is designed to attract the audience to the dedicated website, where they can vote for UK not-for-profits and their ways to revolutionize the world.
The Fresher for Longer campaign, launched in the UK earlier this spring, raises awareness of how packaging can help reduce household food waste. The multi-media educational initiative comes as a collaboration between WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) and a team of packaging, food and retail partners, including Marks&Spencer.