Dell USA is responding to environmentalists' criticisms and will recycle customers' old PCs for schools and hospitals. But it will charge them for the privilege.
Marks and Spencer is fielding a staff team of around 100 runners to raise funds for ChildLine in next month's 2003 Flora London Marathon. Each runner is aiming to raise at least £1,000 for the charity, and Marks and Spencer has pledged to match the money raised pound for pound.
Twenty two radio stations across the UK owned by Radio Investments are calling on local businesses to take part in 'Bring a £1 to Work Day' to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Relief on 19 June 2003.
The stations have a combined listenership of 3 million people. They include Minster FM, Silk FM, Central FM, Arrow FM and Spire FM.
Mobile operator Virgin Mobile admits that the growth in sending text messages at Christmas could damage charity Christmas card sales, so it is encouraging mobile phone users to make a donation to char
The valuable merrychristmas.co.uk domain is this year helping raise funds for the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children. The site says it is donating 80% of its income from services to the charity in the run-up to Christmas.
For the third year running British Telecom is encouraging its customers to donate their Friends and Family scheme discounts to charity during December.
