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Fireside Chat with Inaugural Anthem Fund Recipient AnitaB.org

Anthem Awards Managing Director Jessica Lauretti sat down with Brenda Darden Wilkerson, President & CEO of AnitaB.org, an organization that was recognized as the Inaugural Anthem Fund Recipient, to discuss their mission, vision and work, as well as what inclusive tech looks like and how we can create new pathways for women and non-binary people in the tech industry.

Watch the full discussion below:

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Patagonia – Don’t Buy This Jacket

Patagonia has put social impact at the core of their brand mission and values from the start, and their iconic Don’t Buy This Jacket campaign demonstrates how brands can use their platform to make an impact — or better yet, to help reduce our impact. This 2011 ad ran in the New York Times on Black Friday, making a lasting impression for its bold message addressing the issue of consumerism head on and asking readers to take the Common Threads Initiative pledge to reduce, repair, reuse, recycle, and reimagine a world where we take only what nature can replace.

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Ad Council’s Love Has No Labels Movement

Love Has No Labels is a movement by The Ad Council to promote diversity, equity and inclusion of all people across race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age and ability.

Read our Q&A with Heidi Arthur, the Ad Council’s Chief Campaign Development Officer on the team behind LHNL collaborates with partners to combat implicit bias—from crafting PSAs to driving viewers to take action, to how brands and companies should approach corporate social responsibility with authenticity.

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