Yesterday, March 22, the planet celebrated World Water Day, and it was a great opportunity for the jeans brand Levi’s to remind consumers about its commitment to save water and engage them in a new online activity, which raises awareness about the vital drinking water issues. The new interactive WaterTank game, launched on Facebook, encourages users to ‘unlock’ clean water by taking up various challenges ranging from tweeting to answering related questions. The key element of the interactive project is Levi’s Water<Less jeans, a collection of denim made by using less water during the finishing process, which was launched in January 2011 and is helping to save millions of liters of water.
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‘Music for charity’—this idea is behind a range of Coca-Cola’s social initiatives, launched in recent years. Now, in collaboration with musicians Solange Knowles, Chris Taylor and Twin Shadow, the soft drink giant has released a digital-only charity single, ‘Kenya,’ which is helping raise money the Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) by Coca-Cola.
Nike in collaboration with Waves for Water, the philanthropic organization supported by Hurley International (subsidiary of Nike), presented the Gamechanger Bucket—a container, which provides access to both clean water and sport. Because of the dramatic earthquake in Haiti in the beginning of last year and due to the poor clean water supply in the country (Haiti doesn’t have public water system and is classified as having the worst water ranking out of 147 countries in the world), in October the country experienced an outbreak of cholera. This kit, containing water filter and tarp & rope for catching rain, was designed to help tackle the problem and prevent new epidemic outbursts.
Fashion brands are not only providing the people with haute couture attires and opulent accessories—some of them are really committed to improving the world outside the fashion houses, luxury boutiques and glamorous parties. One of those social-minded brands, Giorgio Armani joined the UNICEF’s clean water Tap Project, conceived in 2007 by Droga5, with its Acqua for Life initiative in 2010, and now is adding a new element to its project by launching the Drops for Life extension.
This March, Starbucks is turning 40, and to celebrate the occasion, the coffee giant is launching the new Starbucks Tribute blend, rolling out the borderless logo today, March 8, and announcing a bunch of activities to make the neighborhoods thrive. For the ‘volunteering’ part of the of anniversary celebrations, the brand is calling its community-minded consumers to spend a couple of hours improving their towns and cities throughout the month of April, a Global Month of Service at Starbucks.