Pinkwashing is when a company uses the pink ribbon symbol for marketing purposes without meaningfully supporting breast cancer awareness. Here's how to shop products that really support breast cancer research.
Breast cancer awareness month brings out a lot of products and events to help find a cure, but it's in consumers' best interest to do their homework and know how their money is being spent.Kate RogersFox Business
Donating hotel and airline rewards: Many hotel and airline loyalty programs give you options to donate your points and miles to a select group of organizations. Options are usually limited, but certain programs might host giving campaigns for breast cancer awareness during the month of October. Wat...
Sex and cancer: Lovehoney partners with Macmillan to raise awareness and you can help by donating 10% The impact of cancer on your sex life is an overlooked side effect that isn’t discussed as often as it should be. Shop at Lovehoney to donate 10% of your purchase to Macmillan Cancer...
The conversations at the community level are changing for the good, but breast cancer awareness at large is still problematic. On the subject of “pink washing,” Cynthia Bestman, founder of Violets Are Blue skincare,toldAllure, “The problem is that a lot of people don’t connect the dots...
Donating to a cause through sales: An example of this would be donating a portion of sales of pink items to a breast cancer research organization, either during Breast Cancer Awareness Month or year-round. Amidst the pandemic, ShoppingGives has grown over 148%, with more than 1,400 retailers...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here are some ways your fitness studio can get involved to help make a difference.
average health can donate an organ. Anyone who hascancer,HIVor disease-causing bacteria in the bloodstream or body tissues is exempt from donation. Decisions about an organ's usability are made at the donor's time of death or, in the case of living donors, in the process leading to ...
average health can donate an organ. Anyone who hascancer,HIVor disease-causing bacteria in the bloodstream or body tissues is exempt from donation. Decisions about an organ's usability are made at the donor's time of death or, in the case of living donors, in the process leading to ...
In other cases, an individual may pretend to collect donations for a worthy cause. These scammers usually ask their friends and followers to donate through payment services or crowdfunding platforms like Venmo, Cash App, or GoFundMe. Then, once they receive the money, they pocket it instead of...