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Amazon donate $10 million to support justice and equity
Amazon have recently announced that they will donate to the NAACP, National Urban League, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and UNCF, among others, which support education and justice for Black communities across the U.S. Many large companies are making a prominent stand in the inequitable and
Etsy will Donate $1 Million Toward Justice Reform and Black-Led Institutions
Etsy have made their focus on justice, freedom and reform clear by announcing that they Stand in Solidarity #BlackLivesMatter Suffering and injustice has once again been highlighted within our societies. Etsy is standing in solidarity with their employees and communities who are voicing their anguish,
Zalando and Ashoka collaborate during COVID-19
Zalando and Ashoka have teamed up to create the Changemakers United initiative which will help the entrepreneurs working on solutions to the societal effects of the COVID-19 crisis bring their ideas to life. The duo is helping give entrepreneurs and their ideas the exposure they
Benji Davies wins Oscar’s Book prize for second time
It has been announced that Benji Davies has won Oscar’s Book Prize for a second time, with his picture story book, Tad. The £5,000 literary award, supported by Amazon and the National Literacy Trust is awarded to the best book of the year for under
Amazon announces Climate Fund project in Germany
Amazon have announced that they are committing €3.75 million towards The Nature Conservancy’s Urban Greening program in Germany. This is their first right now Climate Fund project outside of the U.S. and through collaborations with city officials and local community organizations they will help create
Prime Air engineers create face shield design
Prime Air’s mechanical design and hardware teams have created a detailed open sourced face shield design package for both 3D printing and injection molding. Engineers from Amazon's drone team have worked hard alongside the open source group to create, invent and improve design for face
Swiss grocery shopping app Bring! raises €3.8 million
The team behind the Swiss grocery shopping app Bring! The mobile supermarket in your pocket have just raised €3.8 million in funding raised by a series of new and existing investors. EU-Startups have reported that the funds raised will go towards making their app into a
eBay match donations to US COVID-19 relief efforts
Yesterday eBay US announced that in celebration of #GivingTuesdayNow when sellers and shoppers donate to Feeding America, Direct Relief and The Opportunity Fund eBay will match donations dollar for dollar, up to $1 million. Additionally, eBay’s Charity Shop has teamed up with Nyjah Huston, Adam
Zalando will sell face masks to raise money for humedica
Zalando have announced that they will be selling textile face masks on their site across all their markets from today and will donate the money raised to support humedica’s coronavirus response. Due to the coronavirus epidemic and various European governments and scientific institutions recommending the