Five years ago, the outdoor gear retailer REI made headlines by announcing that it would be closing all its stores …
Building on Its Black Friday Stance, REI Encourages Everyone to Go Even Further Outside
28 Tuesday Jan 2020
Category Archives: Chapter 04: Conscious Marketing, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Ethics
Rather than Removing Them from Shelves, Are Some Drugstores Actually Selling More Tobacco Products to Minors?
11 Thursday Apr 2019
Famously and as we have discussed at length previously, CVS removed all tobacco products from its shelves, in line with …
The Decades-Long Saga of Corporate Cover-ups and Ethics for Baby Powder
04 Thursday Apr 2019
The scientific evidence detailing what factors in the environment function as carcinogens, such that they have a direct link to …
Do Users Know What They Are Sharing with Facebook, and Do They Care?
07 Thursday Mar 2019
Despite the widespread media coverage and controversy surrounding Facebook’s access to and exploitation of users’ data, it appears that most …
Establishing the Need-to-Know Guidelines for Privacy: Google Makes a Judgment Call
30 Friday Nov 2018
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When Alphabet Inc. launched its Google+ social network, it was hoping to introduce a new service that would compete effectively …
To What Extent Is YouTube Responsible for Protecting Children from Targeting?
18 Sunday Nov 2018
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The official terms of service that govern consumers’ uses of YouTube state that all users must be at least 13 …
China’s Social Credit System
24 Wednesday Oct 2018
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Alibaba, China, digital tracking, Social Credit System, social media, social network, technology
Moving forward with an idea it first introduced a few years ago, China is looking into the potential for tracking …
Raw and Untouched, Aerie New Campaign Showcases Real Women Coping with Difficult Challenges
04 Thursday Oct 2018
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Lingerie retailer Aerie has been hitting the right notes with its consumers. Its successful, ongoing #AerieReal campaign features unretouched images …
After Axing Straws, Starbucks Still Faces Criticism for Single-Use Plastic
02 Tuesday Oct 2018
Facing substantial pressures—and following its own several years’ old sustainability commitments—Starbucks is seeking ways to make substantial changes to its …
Making a Family Business More Valuable by Addressing Gender Inequality in the Coffee Market
20 Tuesday Feb 2018
Worldwide, the coffee supply chain is dominated by women—not that most marketing in this industry would indicate that. Rather than …