Products of Change catches up with its Canadian market ambassador, Brenda Seto to learn more about her own experience with sustainability in the consumer space and to discover the latest developments from across the Atlantic.
NETWORKING
POC Advisors launches with sustainability, brand and licensing experts Arthur Parry, Cathy Teasdale and June Kirkwood, with a North American Advisors arm headed up by Andrea Green.
EDUCATION
June Kirkwood, founder of Nutmeg Licensing, the agency responsible for the Eden Project's leap into sustainable licensing has been announced among Products of Change's European Advisors arm.
NETWORKING
Devised and launched by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the inaugural Earthshot Prize awards sent a direct message to the generations to follow that ‘the solutions to repair our planet will be found.’
RESEARCH
The British airline, easyJet is looking to engage school children in the topic of zero-emissions through the launch of a new UK-wide competition that challenges bright young minds to design the future of air travel.
EDUCATION
Lifestyle brand Smiley is placing sustainability at the front and centre of its new brand initiative, Future Positive, to help drive change across the fashion and consumer industries.
FASHION
The global toy maker, Mattel has been recognised by the FSC with a 2021 Leadership Award for its excellence in the use of FSC-certified products and commitment to responsible forest management.
TOYS
Extreme E – the electric off-road racing series and recognised ‘sport for purpose’ – is coming to the UK, in a move that has been celebrated by COP26 executives for providing a platform to accelerate clean mobility.
SPORT
France is to ban plastic packaging for nearly all fruit and vegetables from January 2022 in a new bid to reduce plastic waste, the environment ministry detailed on Monday this week.
PACKAGING
The LEGO Group, Nestle, and Levi Strauss have all been named among Fortune’s 2021 Change the World listing, a unique and prestigious rundown that recognises companies that are ‘doing well by doing good.’
PUBLISHING