September 2009
15 posts
Sneak Peak Inside Fruit Towers →
innocent drinks recently had a visit from the folks at LeapAnywhere.com and they were kind enough to take a camera crew around with them so that we can all have a peak…
TED Talk: A Web Of Random Acts of Kindness →
In his heartwarming talk from this year’s TEDGlobal in Oxford Jonathan Zittrain discusses various random acts of kindness from the online world.
Martha Lane Fox: Work Hard, Be Nice To People →
Yesterday Martha Lane Fox, co-founder of LastMinute.com, was placed at No. 25 in the Telegraph’s 50 Most Influential Briton’s in Technology.
Back in 1997, with business partner Brent…
Employees Rewarded for Reducing Carbon Footprint →
How would you like your employer to hold you accountable for your carbon footprint?
WSP Group is doing just that. The global management and consultancy service is pioneering a novel way…
Windows 7 Ad: Cutest Ever? →
Microsoft don’t feature very often here on LovelyCompanies.com but all that could be about to change with their new ad campaign for Windows 7. Is this not the cutest…
Lovely Company News Round-up →
Here’s a round-up of all the posts from the LovelyCompanies.com blogroll that I’ve starred recently in my Google Reader. Feedback on this experimental post format is very welcome!
McDonalds were…
“As someone who grew up always wanting to be a fashion designer it gives me a...”
– Scott Schuman aka The Satorialist
I love that at some point Scott came to terms with the fact that he would never become a word class fashion designer. Instead, he used his real talents to ultimately achieve his goal, though in an unexpected way. The last sentence of this quote reminds me of career...
Join Football Legends At The David Beckham Academy →
Here’s a winning idea: a fund-raising football tournament. Sue Ryder Care (the UK based healthcare charity) seeks lovely companies to participate.
Anyone can play. All you need is a…
Innocent Smoothies For Kids →
Check out the latest advert from innocent for their special ‘lunchbox-proof’ kids smoothies:
“…a gentle nudge towards their 5-a-day!”
Fraser’s Tea Parties Land Him A Bighearted... →
In the last year, SuperJam boss Fraser Doherty has held over 120 Tea Parties bringing elderly people together and helping them make friends (previous coverage: here and here). Just…
Happy Birthday Innocent Veg Pots! →
Yesterday there was a little announcement on the innocent blog that their innocent veg pots product is now one year old. To celebrate, innocent staff were treated to a special …
Lovely Events →
Lovely companies often organise and sponsor events (the companies themselves – I mean). In order to try and keep track of these events I’ve set up a group on Upcoming: please feel free to …
Geoff Mulgan: Investing In A Better World →
In his talk from TEDGlobal 2009 Geoff Mulgan, a former Policy Director for Tony Blair, suggests we take the opportunity presented by the global economic crisis to consider a…
Hello Beautiful World! →
Beautiful World is a London-based agency for charities, non-profits and ‘any organization that does the world some good’. The three founding partners of the company each bring their speciality to…
Zappos and Amazon Sitting In A Tree →
At the end of July this year online book retailer Amazon acquired lovely company Zappos. We’ve written about Zappos a few times before and they have even helped to inspire other lovely…