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It's been six years since the Truth & Reconciliation Commission in Canada issued call-to-action #19 which called upon the federal government to address inequities in health outcomes, including access to basic health needs like clean water. Since then the federal government has done... f*ck all. https://youtu.be/KW9e1b3uUGY Almost 70 Indigenous communities in Canada still have to boil their water before …
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Building healthy brands and companies that last requires long-term vision from the leadership team. As brand managers look to the future, some of the problems that will be waiting for them begin to reveal themselves. For instance, today there are 10 million manufacturing jobs around the world that remain unfulfilled due to a lack of skilled trade workers. The same is true for the construction industry where there …
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A new generation of ad pros is getting more vocal about what they’re willing (and not willing) to work on, and how to do their work. Joe Cole is at the intersection of both of those ideas. He’s the Creative Strategist for Clean Creatives and a Creative Recruiter for We Are Rosie. In this 35-minute Ad Chatter episode, I chat with Joe about whether fossil fuel advertising could become as verboten as tobacco …
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In the United States today, our problems have problems. Did you know that the country faces an unprecedented skilled labor shortage – with more than 3.2 million skilled trade jobs sitting open as of August 2021? While the Biden administration is busy selling their "Build Back Better" vision for the future, Carhartt is rallying America’s workforce and inspiring people to claim these good jobs with its new "Fit For …
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Elected officials in Texas today are reckless, careless, anti-freedom offenders. They're also largely unchecked by the opposition party. Thankfully, corporations are able to use their power and money to provide a counterbalance of sorts. For instance, starting this week people with no training whatsoever can stroll around the Lone Star State armed, loaded, and ready to fire. But not when they're buying groceries at …
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The lizard brains who occupy power in the Texas legislature are denying basic rights and freedoms to American citizens. It's another key victory in their Culture War, which they've been fighting for how long now? Definitely since the 1960s. With the state legislature's latest move to restrict access to abortions after six weeks, people who care about human rights are understandably angry. Women are justifiably …
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Airbnb and Airbnb.org will provide temporary housing to 20,000 Afghan refugees worldwide. The company's CEO, Brian Chesky, announced the move yesterday on Twitter. The displacement and resettlement of Afghan refugees in the US and elsewhere is one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time. We feel a responsibility to step up. — Brian Chesky (@bchesky) August 24, 2021 Last week, Airbnb.org also gave …
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Did you know that approximately 78 percent of the U.S. population lives within five miles of a Walgreens? The company operates approximately 9,021 drugstores with a presence in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Walgreens interacts with approximately 8 million customers in its stores and online each day. This is a company with reach, and the brand is using its reach to …
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