The new effort provides critical relief in a country where medical workers have discussed work boycotts to protest the lack of protective equipment, especially after several healthcare workers were confirmed infected with the virus.
Ugandan startup recycles plastic bottles into face shields for COVID-19 frontline workers Read more
Band-Aid’s traditional soft-pink bandages have long been a point of contention among people of color who have questioned why white skin is the default shade for a range of flesh-toned products, including nude bras and other garments.
Band-Aid will now make bandages for darker skin tones Read more
The 419 MW Mesquite Star wind farm was just completed in Fisher County, Texas, and is now providing electricity for Ecolab, Lowe’s, Intuit, and Brown University. In the case of Intuit, the company has now reached its 100% renewable electricity goal.
Intuit hits 100% renewable electricity goal 10 years early Read more
Advocacy groups like the ACLU have long raised significant privacy concerns regarding facial recognition. Researchers like Joy Buolamwini, Timnit Gebru, and Deborah Raji have demonstrated that these technologies can come with built-in racial and gender biases.
IBM, Amazon, and Microsoft stop selling facial recognition software to police Read more
Kennedy Mitchum, a recent college graduate from Missouri, believes that the dictionary’s current first definition of racism is too simple and too often employed to dismiss concerns and avoid accountability.
Merriam-Webster to revise its definition of racism following request from Missouri woman Read more
“The presence of the confederate flag at NASCAR events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry,” NASCAR said.
NASCAR bans Confederate flag at all events and properties Read more
National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell admitted the league was “wrong” for failing to listen to players who protested social injustice. Goodell said he wants players to continue to speak out through protesting, supported the Black Lives Matter movement, and offered his participation.
NFL condemns racism, admits ‘we were wrong’ not to listen to NFL player protests Read more
Time magazine’s June 15 cover continues this conversation about police violence, featuring a black mother, with her eyes closed, holding the blank outline of a child. It’s particularly apt given that Floyd called for his deceased mother while pinned down.
‘Time’ magazine cover spotlights black people who died because of systemic racism Read more
The publisher of Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Wired and others will also work with suppliers to transition to more sustainable materials, with a commitment to use 100% sustainably-sourced paper by the end of 2021.
Giant media publisher Condé Nast pledges to become carbon-neutral by 2030 Read more
A group of 155 companies representing a combined market capitalization of USD 2.4 trillion have signed a statement urging governments to align their COVID-19 economic aid and recovery efforts with the latest climate science.
155 companies urge governments to enact net zero emissions recovery from COVID-19 Read more
