FROM PURPOSE DRIVEN BRANDS TO IMPACT BRANDS

If we want to keep accusations of greenwashing away from our companies and brands, we must focus on the real impact of our actions. We must be consistent between what we do and what we say, thus maintaining our reputation and preparing for long-term relationships with different stakeholders. But in order to do that, we should start at the beginning: what are we talking about when we talk about impact?

Joanna Yarrow, Head of Sustainable & Healthy Living, IKEA Group: “We need to develop a positive vision of how to live a good life within the limits of the planet”

Joanna Yarrow leads the IKEA Group’s work to inspire and enable 1 billion people to live better lives within the limits of the planet by 2030 – by making sustainable and healthy living affordable, attractive and accessible for as many people as possible worldwide. Joanna will be at Sustainable Brands Madrid 2018. The IKEA Sustainability…

Ynzo van Zanten, Choco Evangelist at Tony’s Chocolonely: “What you put in your shopping basket is a daily vote for the world you want to live in”

Tony’s Chocolonely is not your average chocolate company, but a chocolate company with a huge mission; to end modern slavery and exploitation in the cocoa industry. Ynzo van Zanten explains in this interview Tony’s mission: “Tony’s aims to make 100% slave free chocolate the norm in the world. Not just our chocolate, but all chocolate…

Thomas Kolster, founder Goodvertising Agency: “Sustainability should never just be a marketing exercise, but a company transformation”

Thomas Kolster is a man on a mission. Counting more than 15 years of agency experience his belief is that the communication industry has a pivotal role to play in promoting a more sustainable mindset and behaviour, and that by making advertising better we can make the world better. His book “Goodvertising” is the most…

Lisa Hogg (TOMS): “Sustainability should be an overall commitment by the business”

Lisa is the EMEA Marketing Director of TOMS, the shoe company founded by Blake Mycoskie that carries social responsibility in its DNA, and has made helping people in need the heart of its business model. With extensive knowledge of marketing and brand communication and a wide career promoting social entrepreneurship, he will be present at…