9th April 2020
Working together to help people and communities
As the impact of COVID-19 changes our world, we’re keeping our employees safe via managed remote working. We continue to see profoundly amazing work coming from our teams and clients and we’re proud to partner with incredible brands that are supporting people and communities.
You can see a selection of work below. There’s so much more happening, and so much more that’s in progress which we will continue to share.
Huggies, Kimberly-Clark
In normal times, one in three U.S. families struggle to purchase diapers. As the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis deepens, many more families are unable to pay for essentials and are turning to local diaper banks for help. Kimberly-Clark’s Huggies® brand announced that it will donate five million diapers to the National Diaper Bank Network to meet this growing need, and $1 million to United Way COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund. Read more about #HelpingHugs.
Campari America
Campari America announced a donation of $1 Million to Another Round, Another Rally, a non-profit that raises emergency funds for hospitality workers to support bartenders who are facing economic hardship due to the COVID-19 emergency. Along with the donation, Campari America is encouraging its community to join the #AnotherRoundChallenge. From California to Kentucky and everywhere in between, Campari is calling on bar patrons across the country to support their local bars by joining in the movement via the #AnotherRoundChallenge at www.AnotherRoundAnotherRally.com. Find out more about how Campari is supporting bartenders across the country.
Cottonelle, Kimberly-Clark
In partnership with United Way, it is donating $1 million & 1 million rolls of toilet paper to United Way Worldwide’s COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund. And if you post how you were able to #ShareASquare, it will donate an additional $1 through June 1 (up to $100,000). More about #ShareASquare.
Facebook is committed to building technology that helps people find ways to be together. It’s new support hub aims to find resources or offer help to people and organizations in your communities. Visit Facebook’s COVID-19 support hub.
American Family Insurance
In response, we are taking the unprecedented action to help our customers by providing a one-time $50.00 payment for each personal automobile insured with us through our premium relief payment. Overall, American Family Insurance will return approximately $200 million to its auto insurance customers. It is also announced it will provide $4 million in support for COVID-19 pandemic relief and other non-profit efforts. Find out about American Family Insurance Premium Relief Payment.
Nike
Working closely with health professionals at Oregon Health & Science University, Nike's innovation, manufacturing and product teams have come together to provide for an urgent need: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the form of full-face shields and powered, air-purifying respirator (PAPR) lenses to protect against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more about it here. Nike also pays homage to everyone staying active while at home in a new spot, Play For The World, celebrating every day atheletes and Olympions who are finding ways to keep moving. Watch Play For The World film.
Dove, Unilever
Care is at the heart of what Dove does. It is doing everything to support government initiatives and help deliver care to vulnerable people and medical staff. Together, the Dove family, Dove Men+Care, Baby Dove and Dove DermaSeries, are donating products to help deliver care and support to those who need it most. To see full details of various initiatives in place, visit the Dove website.
Abbott
Abbott announced that the FDA has issued Emergency Use Authorization for the fastest available molecular point-of-care test for the detection of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), delivering positive results in as little as five minutes and negative results in 13 minutes. The test will run on the company's ID NOW™ platform, providing rapid results in a wide range of healthcare settings such as physicians' offices, urgent care clinics and hospital emergency departments.
Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods is committing $13 million to support critical needs in local communities where the company operates in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This investment includes $2 million in community grants and more than $11 million worth of products donated by the company. Read full details on how Tyson is helping in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kleenex, Kimberly-Clark
Kleenex is giving away 100,000 free three-month subscriptions to the Calm app, which provides guided meditations. Consumers can share their stories on Twitter and other social media sites with #AllTheFeelings. For full details on this campaign, visit #AllTheFeelings website.
