(Natural News) Large corporations are now taking advantage of their power and influence to communicate their positions on social issues, whether it’s about the environment, perceived inequalities or human rights issues. Using social media and marketing campaigns, corporations are trying to be the face of social change and cast their companies as socially responsible. But […]

(Natural News) American companies should stop supplying technology to Beijing, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said, noting the Chinese government’s hardline stance on religious and cultural expression. “Tech companies need to remember that they are American tech companies. And they should be sensitive to the values that we stand for,” USCIRF Commissioner Gary […]

(Natural News) According to a coalition of over 180 human rights groups, many of the world’s biggest fashion brands and retailers are complicit in the forced labor and human rights violations perpetrated on millions of Uyghur people in China’s Xinjiang region. The Chinese government has been accused of committing a wide range of atrocities against […]

(Natural News) Your favorite “woke” and “socially conscious” brands may be profiting off the products of slave labor, a new report has revealed. Think tank Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), in its report titled “Uyghurs For Sale,” noted that big, well-known global companies and brands such as Amazon, GAP, H&M, Nike, Apple, Samsung, Sony and […]

(Natural News) The definitive list of international companies that have issued apologies to maintain their market access in China in recent years. Plus, a record of the even more widespread phenomenon of self-censorship for the Chinese market. (Article by Lucas Niewenhuis republished from Signal.Supchina.com) By now, pretty much everyone has noticed — or should have noticed — […]

(Natural News) Amazon is setting the stage for a major platform shift — and for thousands of small vendors, it could be a devastating change. In a bid to refocus their wholesaling efforts on big brands and encourage more third-party sellers, Amazon will cease ordering from small wholesale vendors. Putting an emphasis on goods from […]

(Natural News) Former overrated NFL quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, (who became infamous for kneeling in protest during the National Anthem) just became the face of Nike’s “Just Do It” campaign. The repercussions for both Kaepernick and Nike are far and wide. Since the stupid business decision, the once iconic Nike brand has suffered billions in market […]

(Natural News) There’s no such thing as ‘brand loyalty’ or ‘store loyalty’ for Americans when it comes to groceries. The findings of a St. Louis-based research team suggested we’re willing to visit up to ten different grocery stores just to get that desert topping or Granola bar we want, reported a ScienceDaily article. Business school researchers […]

(Natural News) Consumers were more inclined to choose brands that use faces in their imagery, a study in the European Journal of Social Psychology revealed. The research also showed that this effect was even more pronounced when consumers feel lonely. The researchers said this was due in part to the consumers’ fundamental need to form and sustain relationships. The lack […]