But, while their songs serve as soundtracks to the lives of millions of people worldwide, their impact on mankind is measured in greater ways than records sold. This makes for a plethora of good celebrity news.

Led by frontman Chris Martin, Coldplay (which also consists of Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion) is one of the most active charitable and philanthropic musical groups touring today.

Let’s take a look at the ways in which Martin and his bandmates give back to others.

Percentage of Sales

Coldplay’s charitable deeds go all the way back to their debut album, Parachutes. The group donated 10% of the profits generated from the album directly to charity. It’s a trend they’ve continued with subsequent releases.

Oxfam – Make Trade Fair

Martin and the band also support Oxfam’s Make Trade Fair campaign, which promotes fair trade amongst governments, corporations, and institutions to eradicate extreme poverty throughout the world.

“Smaller, poor countries are being totally ripped off by the trade rules that the bigger, Western countries impose,” Martin wrote in an op-ed piece for The Guardian in 2003.

“As consumers, we need to think about what we’re buying, and whether the farmers who grow it are getting a fair deal. If you pay a few pence more for Fair Trade coffee in the supermarket, the farmers themselves get almost three times more for their crop, which makes an incredible difference.”

Martin quietly supports the organization while onstage by scribbling “Make Trade Fair” or some variation on the back of his hand. His efforts are supported by his bandmates.

“Anyone in our position has a certain responsibility,” Guy Berryman said in the book, Viva Coldplay!: A Biography.

“Odd though it may seem to us, a lot of people read what we’re saying, see us on TV, buy our record and read the sleeves and that can be a great platform.

“You can make people aware of issues. It isn’t very much effort for us at all, but if it can help people, then we want to do it,” he added.

Oxfam – GROW

In 2012, Coldplay teamed with Oxfam for its GROW campaign, which focuses on fighting injustices in society (inequality, lack of support for small-scale farmers) that lead to world hunger.

The band dedicated their Mylo Xyloto world tour to helping the cause (reaching over 100 million people) and, in 2013, they donated an acoustic version of their song, ‘In My Place,’ for an Oxfam campaign video.

Global Citizen Festival

In 2015, Martin was tabbed to be the creative director and curator for the Global Citizen Festival for the next 15 years.

Global Citizen is an organization, started in 2012, which aims to end extreme poverty by 2030. The annual musical festival takes place in New York in September.

Throughout its five-year run, it has featured some of the biggest acts in entertainment (including Rihanna, Beyoncé, Jay Z, Foo Fighters, and of course Coldplay) as well as appearances from celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, Hugh Jackman, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Vice President Joe Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama.

Coldplay and Foals to appear on #Glastonbury Oxfam live album dedicated to Jo Cox https://t.co/u1ofITZRHs #StandAsOne

— Oxfam (@oxfamgb) June 20, 2016

Fans get free tickets by contributing to charity acts on the organization’s website. In 2015, the GCF aligned itself with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, which are 17 tasks that aim to help achieve a poverty-free world.

“It’s not an easy number,” Martin told Billboard in 2015. “But on another level, it’s remarkable that with 193 countries and 7 billion people, we only have to do these 17 things and life gets better for a lot of people. And as long as you ask Beyoncé to say one of them and [former UN secretary-general] Kofi Annan to say another one, it becomes something that kids talk about.”

On November 19, 2016, India will host its first free Global Citizen Festival featuring performances from Martin and Coldplay, Jay Z, and Demi Lovato.

“With over half a million young Indians taking over 1.8 million actions in support of our campaigns, earning their free tickets for the inaugural Global Citizen India Festival, it is exhilarating to see that the youth of India won’t wait for change,” Global Citizen CEO, Hugh Evans, said in a statement.

HIV/AIDS & Children

The members of Coldplay are always front and center when it comes to issues pertaining to children and HIV/AIDS.

Recently, the band took part in a charity concert at Kensington Palace. Proceeds from the event went toward fighting the horrible disease and helping the young people stricken by it in Africa.

As usual, the lads infused a little spontaneity into their performance, this time bringing Prince Harry on stage to help them with a rendition of “Up & Up.”

The band also donates and time and money to the organizations like Keep A Child Alive, the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and War Child, with whom they teamed for a fundraising concert in February 2016.

“We’re delighted to play this special show for War Child to raise funds for their crucial work with children dealing with the aftermath of conflict,” the band said in a press release.

Cancer & Disaster Relief

Coldplay advocates for organizations that fight cancer, including Stand Up to Cancer where they put on a memorable set at a concert in France in 2012.

And when disaster strikes, they’re often one of the first groups to step up to the plate and help as they did following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

In that instance, the group helped raise money for victims by participating at the Hope for Haiti Now telethon where they performed a modified version of their song, “A Message.”

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Poverty is so rampant across the globe, it’s hard to know where to start. Oxfam takes a strategic and practical approach to address both its causes and its impact on people’s lives. It’s what they refer to as their six-sided strategy and it’s led to their ability to help people in 90 different countries.

1. Human Rights

In many countries, people aren’t given the same basic human rights that we are used to. Oxfam allies with their charitable partners and local communities to help people claim rights for themselves. This can enable them to escape poverty–often permanently.

2. Empowering Women

Unfortunately, women and girls are still massively under-represented and often oppressed in many societies around the world. Oxfam helps them to speak out and demand justice. They believe female empowerment is a key to all human development.

3. Disaster Relief

Natural disasters and conflicts happen. Oxfam is there to provide clean water, food and sanitation in disaster-stricken areas. They also continue working with poor people long after the initial disaster so that they can be better prepared for future incidents.

4. Conserving Natural Resources

Oxfam is committed to making sure precious natural resources are shared and that poor people get what they need to survive. They lobby governments, international organizations and corporations to develop fairer land policies and better actions when it comes to climate change.

5. Feed the World

Hunger is one of the worst issues affecting impoverished people and nations. Oxfam works to secure global food supplies, redistribute resources in better ways and seek out more effective ways of growing crops. They want to make sure people always have enough to eat.

6. Financial Support

If people don’t have proper access to education, health care and other essential services, it only increases the chances for poverty. Oxfam pushes to secure more equitable financial flows so that poor families and individuals can access these basic services.

Only out of total desperation are #refugees willing to risk their lives to cross to Europe http://t.co/Y2SFdwEakg pic.twitter.com/HXWj5s7wY1

— Oxfam International (@Oxfam) September 12, 2015

To learn more about Oxfam International and their commitment to fighting poverty, click here.

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