Green Options

Department store giant Sears is jumping on the green bandwagon by announcing plans to offer “green” clothing in May - suits made from recycled PET bottles with NO petroleum used in the manufacturing process. Made in partnership with the US arm of Japan based Teijin Fibers Limited, each suit will be 54% recycled polyester, 42% wool, and 4% spandex, and will be fully machine washable.

The rise of social entrepreneurship has led to an increased interest in cause-related marketing by bigger and bigger firms. At this year’s Halo Awards, major retailers shone in the spotlight.

The Halo awards, presented by The Cause Marketing Forum are awarded to the best crafted cause marketing campaign and include a variety of categories to recognize different achievements.

· Best Transactional Campaign (generates donations via consumer activity)

· Best Joint Message Promotion (a cause partnership that shares an important message)

· Best Health-Related Campaign

· Best Environmental/Wildlife Campaign

· Best Social Service/Education Campaign

· Best Cause Marketing Print Creative
(magazine, newspaper or FSI)

· Best Cause Marketing Event
(fundraising or message-driven consumer events)

· National/Local Integration: A campaign that successfully integrates local chapters and/or business units into a national cause-related campaign.