Tag: humanitarian

TOMs Shoes Sells Half to Bain Capital—Now What

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Blake MyCoskie, founder and owner of the shoe-darling TOMs Shoes has sold half of his brand Wednesday, August 20, 2014, to Bain Capital, co-founded by none other than Mitt Romney. TOMs Shoes, which as our data has shown in the past Youth Culture Studies, has steadily climbed as a favorite brand among 13-25-year-olds for many […]

VF Corporation, Owners of Vans, The North Face, Timberland, Shares Latest to Improve Bangladesh Worker Safety…But There’s A Pink Elephant in the Room

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When the tragic event of Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza building collapsed in April 2013, resulting in the deaths of more than 1,100 garment workers, the veil masking fashion’s dirty secrets was stripped away. Suddenly, people demanded to know what was going on with the garment industry and workers’ safety, people questioned conditions, fair wages, building safety, […]

Top Surfers Including Kelly Slater Rally Together to Save South African Rhinos

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Three of the world’s best surfers, 11-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), two-time J-Bay Open event winner Jordy Smith (ZAF) and 1989 ASP World Champion Martin Potter, visited the Chipembere Rhino Foundation to help raise awareness about the conservation of South Africa’s rhinos and to find out more about the threat of poaching. “We […]

UN Secretary-General X International Olympic Committee Move Forward Regarding South Sudanese and Central African Republic Youth Athletes Support, and Identifying Youth Athletes in Refugee Camps

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Sports utilized as a movement for peace, especially within emerging countries and areas with huge youth populations within refugee camps, has been has gotten another boost by the joint collaboration from the International Olympic Committee and the United Nations. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met again, […]

Label Networks Chosen to Present at SXSW Eco On Youth Culture X Sustainability—Here’s What To Expect

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We are pleased to announced that we have been chosen to present at SXSW Eco conference in Austin, TX, October 6-8, 2014, regarding our research and sustainability strategies within youth culture markets. The presentation is called #TheSustainables: Youth Culture’s DIY Future. Today’s youth culture of 13-25-year-olds represent a new generation with different ideals from growing-up […]

The Drinkable Book—Unique Storytelling and Water Purification System by Water is Life

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Water is Life has created one of the most unusual and helpful items ever, called the Drinkable Book. It’s the first-ever manual that teaches about safe water tips and serves as a tool to kill deadly waterborne diseases. Basically, this beautiful book creation functions as a water purification system. Each page is a filter that […]

Please Vote! SXSW Eco Conference Is Considering Label Networks as a Presenter on Youth Culture X Sustainability—Here’s What to Expect

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Label Networks is currently being considered as a speaker at the upcoming SXSW Eco Conference in Austin, TX, October 6-8, 2014. The first step however is to get supporting friends, colleagues, and those interested in our topic to vote on SXSW Eco’s Panel Picker until May 16. We hope you can support our presentation! Vote […]

Women Snowboarding Pioneers Featured in MAHFIA SESSIONS Powered by Group Y During B4BC’s Shred the Love Event

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MAHFIA SESSIONS, a series of events created to educate, influence and entertain passionate women in the action sports industry and powered by Group Y, wrapped up a successful weekend alongside B4BC’s Shred the Love event in Mammoth Lakes, CA, on March 23, 2014. The weekend kicked off on Friday, March 21, 2014, as women from […]

Fashion Industry Rallies for Fashion Revolution Day Calling for People to Wear Their Clothes Inside-Out and Ask, “Who Made Your Clothes?”

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Ethical Fashion topics were a key part of the Sustainatopia conference in Miami, Florida, last week, bringing to the forefront pioneers in the ethical fashion industry including Matt Reynolds from Indigenous, Marci Zaroff from Under the Canopy, Howard Brown from Stewart + Brown, along with a score of other leaders. It was an honor for […]

H&M Announces at Coachella Next Designer Collab with Alexander Wang; Plus Release of Sustainability Report

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In their 5th year as a sponsor of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, H&M has had a busy week already. But yesterday, at Coachella, they announced their next designer collaboration with Alexander Wang, and the release of their latest Sustainability Report from 2013. In terms of the collaboration, this partnership marks the first time […]