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Gucci supports children's education through UNICEF donation

The Italian luxury fashion house Gucci has emphasised its ongoing partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) through a new donation to the organisation. The financial support will go to UNICEF's thematic fund for education, Gucci announced on Wednesday. The aim of the fund is to guarantee children's right to a high-quality...

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Chloé celebrates UNICEF 75th anniversary with a capsule collection

French fashion label Chloé is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with a capsule collection made from lower-impact materials. The UNICEF capsule includes a white T-shirt and sweatshirt made from 100 percent deadstock or leftover materials, featuring the cyan blue UNICEF logo. This marks the first time...

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Louis Vuitton donates 380,000 dollars to UNICEF

Louis Vuitton and their menswear creative director Virgil Abloh are giving back through a partnership with UNICEF. Last year, Abloh designed the Silver Locket bracelet to raise funds for the United Nations agency’s emergency programs. This year, the designer is furthering the partnership by participating in Generation Unlimited, a program for...

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Chloé debuts second capsule collection for Unicef

Chloé, a french fashion house famous for its feminine silhouettes and romantic, carefree cool-girl attitude, has linked with Unicef for a second capsule collection. Chloé has introduced a new Girls Forward capsule consisting of a t-shirt, scarf, bracelet, necklace, pins, and a pouch, with 100 percent of the proceeds going towards Unicef to...

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Primark launches new UK in-store recycling scheme

Primark is rolling out a nationwide recycling initiative in the UK, inviting customers to donate their pre-loved clothes, textiles, footwear and bags from any brand to be “reused, recycled or repurposed” via its in-store recycling boxes to ensure nothing goes to landfill. The ‘Re-loved’ collection boxes will be available in Primark’s 190 stores...

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Pandora and UNICEF launch new partnership

Jewellery brand Pandora is teaming up with UNICEF to launch a new global partnership to support the world’s most vulnerable children. The three-year deal will see the international jewellery brand and the United Nations Children’s Fund investing in life skills training, with a focus on programmes that support female empowerment to help assist...

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Primark to donate 6 million US dollars to Unicef

Budget fashion and lifestyle retailer Primark has announced a new three-year partnership to support Unicef’s work in both education and emergency response to help improve the lives of vulnerable children. The deal will see Primark donating 4.5 million US dollars to fund an education programme for Unicef to enable vulnerable children to attend...

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Louis Vuitton and Unicef launch #makeapromiseday

Louis Vuitton is launching #makeapromise day on January 12 in partnership with Unicef, to raise funds for children in urgent need. The initiative comes a year after the luxury brand embarked on the charitable project with an initial three-year global partnership with the Unicef fund. The aim of the campaign is to help provide care and protection...

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55 fashion companies sign "milestone" sustainability covenant

The 4th of July may be Independence Day for the United States, but now it has been named as a “historical day” for the fashion industry and a step towards a more sustainable and ethical future. 55 fashion companies and industry organisations sign covenant for sustainability “Today marks a great milestone for us, but more importantly for the...

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H&M gives 20 million euros to Unicef, WaterAid and Care

The H&M Conscious Foundation will donate 20.35 million euros (180 miilion SEK) to Unicef, WaterAid and Care over the next three years. The Swedish fashion retailer aims to bring around long-lasting improvements in education, clean water and empowering women with three separate global programs. The three different projects are set to begin this...

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M&S offsets carbon with Unicef

Marks & Spencer has become the first major retailer to sign up to Unicef’s new carbon offset project. Starting in February 2014, M&S will fund the first two years of a ten year project to reduce carbon emissions in a bid to improve the lives of children. This innovative financing for development partnership brings together business and the...

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Designer dolls for Unicef

Children’s charity Unicef has tapped 42 designers to participate in the eleventh Les Frimousses designer dolls initiative. Each doll, designed by the likes of Chanel, Dior and Lanvin will be displayed at the Petit Palais in Paris from November 26 to December 1, before being auction to raise month for Unicef’s project to help vaccinate children...