Avon Products, Inc. has marked the celebration of its 125th anniversary year at the Avon Foundation for Women Global Voices for Change Gala by honoring global champions working to end breast cancer and domestic violence. Within the event the winners of Avon’s global online singing talent search for women and songwriting competition for women and men, Avon Voices were announced.
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Levi’s is committed to making its jeans as ‘planet and people-friendly’ as possible by adopting water-saving and sustainable sourcing goals and tracking the life-cycle of jeans to see its environmental footprint—as it turned out, water use impact from growing cotton is the biggest (49%), followed by consumer use (45%). Following the launch of Water<Less jeans, the Levi Strauss company is releasing 2 million pairs of Levi’s and dENiZEN jeans containing sustainably farmed fiber, a blend of Better Cotton, which is grown under the Better Cotton Initiative in a way that is healthier to the environment and communities, and other fabrics.
Over 200 companies have already joined the 2C˚ Challenge Communiqué, a global initiative calling on governments to take action to keep the global rise in temperatures below two degrees Celsius. The initiative was launched in cities across the world by members of the Corporate Leaders’ Network for Climate Action (CLN).
With its numerous social and educative initiatives, PUMA spreads the message of peace and love all around the globe—as part of this commitment, the sports lifestyle giant supports independent documentary and encourages people in developing countries around the globe to ‘kick the ball’ as well as helps address environmental problems. But PUMA is not only the brand which ‘operates on the ground,’ it also reaches out into the sea with its marine preservation campaign. Now, ahead of the Volvo Ocean Race, in which the brand is participating, it has launched a short environmental documentary film ‘Home Oceans,’ dedicated to the modern problems of sea and focusing on the most troubling issues such as rising floodwaters, changes of ecosystems, extinction of sea animals to name but a few.