Sustainable Brands Barcelona will host Anna Maria Rugarli, VF Corporation Director of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility EMEA, as one of the event’s key speakers. She found some time to explain how they approach sustainability at VF Corporation, a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories, with more than 30 brands (including The…
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What happens to the materials in your products after they’ve been used? Do they get thrown out? Recycled? Upcycled? What about the manufacturing processes: are they based on renewable energy, or are they wasteful? Your products are leaving a lasting impression on the world; is it a positive one? The Cradle to CradleTM concept secures…
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Innovation has always been the cornerstone of businesses. As the old business model paradigm is changing, businesses are increasingly developing products adding sustainability to the mix, linking corporate social responsibility and innovation: sustainable innovation is born. And they are doing it while focusing services and marketing to a profitable market, tapping into niches and also…
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What do you think when you hear the word sustainability? Do you think about a company’s charitable, or altruistic, behaviour? Shouldn’t sustainability be something more concrete than charity or altruism, shouldn’t it be the responsibility of a modern business? Shouldn’t it be expected? Whatever images the word «Sustainability» conjures up in your mind, unanimously we…
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Se acercaba el nuevo milenio y en 1999 Javier Piedrahita funda MarketingDirecto.com, que sigue dirigiendo 17 años después y que se ha posicionado como el medio más relevante y más difundido sobre el marketing, la publicidad, los medios y la comunicación en lengua española. No podíamos dejar de contar con la opinión de una de las personas…
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The circular economy is one of the key sustainability issues. It is being wholeheartedly embraced by companies, governments and citizens alike, as it saves costs, creates jobs, and has the potential to save the planet. This is why it features at the top of the agenda of Sustainable Brands Barcelona’s professional meetings on May 23…
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Introducing another of Sustainable Brands Barcelona’s speakers, pro-social branding pioneer Mark Woerde talks about how behind consumers are people, and how they are now demanding more from the brands they support.
Consumers are paying closer and closer attention to companies’ environmental and social impact. This phenomenon is particularly prominent in the millennial generation who are quickly making up the majority of the consumer market. Faced with a growing catalogue of evidence towards this point, an ever greater number of companies are taking up the challenge to…
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Sustainable Brands Barcelona. March 2016. The million-dollar question for many companies thinking about embracing sustainability is what impact it will have on their bottom line and in their capacity to attract fresh investment. Sustainable Brands Barcelona’s speaker R. Paul Herman, Ceo + Founder at HIP (Human Impact + Profit) Investor Ratings (@HIPinvestor), starts to clear the…
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Helena Martínez-Alonso. Sustainable Brands Barcelona, Febrero 2016. La próxima edición de Sustainable Brands Barcelona contará con ponentes de excepción, que compartirán inspiración y sus experiencias sobre sostenibilidad ligada al mundo de los negocios. Uno de ellos será Tim Brooks, Director Senior de Sostenibilidad Ambiental de LEGO, la marca danesa que cuenta entre su catálogo los…
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