Mattel, the producer of Barbie, announced its new sustainable sourcing principles that manage the company’s procurement of paper and wood fiber used in its packaging and products.
Greenpeace
After quite a long agitation from Greenpeace and its followers all around the world, H&M has agreed to publicize information about chemicals being released from its suppliers’ factories. The first round of information is due to be published by the end of 2012, and will include H&M’s key suppliers in China and other countries.
Greenpeace is giving green-minded filmmakers, both aspiring and professional ones, an opportunity to contribute to its one of the biggest recent climate campaigns. Earlier this summer, the environmental organization launched an initiative against Volkswagen (which strives to become the most eco-friendly car manufacturer), which is opposing cuts to CO2. Greenpeace is calling attention to the company’s environmental policy and encouraging people to sign a letter to Volkswagen’s officials—the organization released ‘Star Wars’ inspired viral spots, launched a dedicated website, dropped spoof dark banners in big cities across the globe and organized demonstrations by VW stormtroopers in European cities including London, Brussels and Wolfsburg to get more ‘jedi’ to join the Rebellion (so far, there are 312,900 people in). Now, the brand is inviting activists to do something bigger than just signing the Manifesto—on September 17, Greenpeace is kicking off an international film contest, asking entrants “to expose the real VW—the one behind the billboards.”
Greenpeace, which has recently launched a campaign against Mattel (and Barbie, who turned to be a serial killer), now is targeting another manufacturing giant—the Volkswagen Group (unfortunately, the ‘Think Blue.’ philosophy didn’t save the largest carmaker in Europe from disgrace). The environmental activists are turning VW’s battery against it: the much loved ‘The Force’ Superbowl commercial (which got Gold Lion in ‘Film’ at 2011 Cannes Lions) featuring ‘little Dart Vader’ inspired a parody video, launched by Greenpeace to raise awareness of the automaker’s lobbying against cuts to carbon emissions—and drive the manufacturer to greener standards.
Each year in June, the Côte d’Azur becomes the place with an overwhelming concentration of ‘lions’ (not animals, but beastly amazing advertising pieces) thanks to the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. This year’s event, which was taking place June 19–25, saw “thought-leaders and experts in all forms of communications and creative thinking come together to inspire, debate and entertain” and revealed the best advertising projects from all around the globe.
Greenpeace, which encourages public to heavily criticize big corporations (Nestlé and BP to name but a few) when they destroy nature for profit, is now taking action against Mattel, the world’s biggest producer of toys and the manufacturer of Barbie. The environmental organization is informing that the best couple of all time have split: Barbie and Ken are not together anymore because the iconic doll keeps on “wrapping herself in rainforest destruction and pushing endangered Sumatran tigers to the brink of extinction.” Still, there’s something to be done to fix it—people can choose their country from the list write to Mattel’s SEO now and ask to stop cutting forests in Indonesia for making paper packaging. Maybe, this will help and Ken will forgive his ruthless ex.