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Ellen HammettNotpla has been working with brands including JustEat, Unilever and Lucozade and believes it will compete directly with plastic in a few years.
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Notpla has been working with brands including JustEat, Unilever and Lucozade and believes it will compete directly with plastic in a few years.
Unilever’s CEO Alan Jope is calling on activists to pressure the company to be better on climate and social issues after reports criticised the FMCG giant’s plastics progress.
The soft drink giant’s CEO James Quincey is encouraging a two-pronged approach to sustainable packaging that includes both zero waste and reducing companies’ carbon emissions.
Waitrose is running its “most prominent and impactful” CSR campaign to-date as it looks to address rising customer concerns about plastic and food waste.
Iceland, Evian, Diageo and Coca-Cola have all committed to reducing plastic waste but brands need to ensure that the PR opportunity is backed up long-term commitments.
Coke plans to collect and recycle all its packaging by 2030 as it admits all companies have a responsibility to help solve the world’s packaging problem.
As new research shows SMEs struggle to implement sustainability into their business strategy, M&S’ sustainability manager Jo Daniels explains how businesses can do so successfully.
The cosmetics retailer admits it strayed too far away from being a purpose-driven business under the previous ownership but is looking to turn that around with a new mobile-driven campaign.
The Tesco National Charity Partnership, which facilitates the multi-party partnership between Tesco, Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation, says the key to successful charity tie-ups is simplicity.
As custodians of the brand, marketers have a critical role to play in implementing purpose across organisations, says co-founder of brand substance agency Given London and former CSR manager at The Body Shop, Becky Willan.
As both Starbucks and Uber receive very different reactions after taking a stand in Trump matters, marketing experts weigh up whether brands should get involved.
As high-profile brands such as Apple, Diageo and Johnson & Johnson fall out of the top 100 for ‘purpose’, it seems many companies are flirting with the idea and not following through.
Consumers are starting to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to responsible consumption, says Michelle Keaney, partnership director at The Marketing Academy and founder of Three Point Zero.
Brexit has caused us all – both individuals and organisations – to do a lot of soul searching in recent weeks. Those businesses that thrive in times of uncertainty, however, will be the ones that focus on purpose, says Michelle Keaney, founder of Three Point Zero and partnership director at The Marketing Academy.
Footwear brand Toms’ annual One Day Without Shoes initiative this year engaged 3.5 million people. In this instalment of Marketing Week’s shoestring marketing series we look at how the brand has built a strong connection with customers through its community approach.