How to transform and lead, in the age of sustainability now: the Coca-Cola Company

Miguel Mira, Director of Public Affairs and Communication of Coca-Cola Iberia, shared with us his thoughts on how to build a Sustainable brand. Coke, by the way, is celebrating its 130th anniversary as a brand, a mark that is not easily achieved. Miguel mentioned that sustainability for him and for Coca-Cola Co. derives from how…

How is social and eco innovation driving behavior change in consumers and companies now?

What is social entrepreneurship and how does one go about it? This was the main questions the inspiring panel of IESE professors and business leaders tackled this afternoon at the Sustainable Brands Conference panel in Barcelona. As Sonia Ruiz, founder of NOIMA put it, social entrepreneurs do two things. First, they uncover a social or…

Monday 23: Lego, Adidas, BASF and HIP Investor: sustainability as a business driver

The mid-morning sessions at the Sustainable Brands Conference at IESE saw speakers from Lego, Adidas, BASF and HIP INVESTOR. One thing they all had in common was that they currently all are using tools to understand and manage their businesses impact on the world and on their consumers. Tim Brooks, VP of Environmental Sustainability at Lego, focused…

Sustainable Sunday – the sustainability kindergarten

The Sustainable Sunday 2016 hits its target by promoting a friendly environment to foster the understanding of sustainability concepts, across generations. In a Barcelona sunny Sunday, families have been to Cosmo Caixa to play and have fun while learning about sustainable fishing, the challenges of physical disabilities and about urban gardens – besides many other…

Interview to Gerd Manz, adidas Group: «Customers wants to be part of creation processes»

We are proud of ours speakers, one of them is Gerd Manz, Vice President Technology Innovation and responsible for disruptive upstream innovation in materials & manufacturing at adidas Group. He has been working for adidas for over 17 years and has held several roles within adidas AG. As Global Head of Engineering he was responsible…

Featured Workshops – Sustainable Brands Barcelona 2016

In addition to the conferences of May 23rd and 24th, the programme includes afternoon workshops providing hands-on experience, instruction, discussion and feedback to help your company become sustainable, now. See exactly where these workshops fall in the SBB2016 program. Monday Workshops How to Develop a Strategic Scorecard for Sustainability Now: Learn to translate sustainability initiatives…