Sir David Attenborough, Stephen Fry, Catherine Tate, Alison Steadman and Asim Chaudhry are backing a new campaign for The Wildlife Trusts, calling for nature’s recovery in the UK. We’re featuring it to our lovely readers all over the world, however, as this is by no means the only country in the world for whom this …
Badger, Ratty, Mole and Toad Strike Out for a Wilder Future Read More »
Biomimicry, blockchain technology, neurodiversity, less meat and more windpower. This is the future of sustainability…or is it? Is it more, less – or something else entirely? We’ll explore this and so much more at the Sustainable Brands Nordic event in Copenhagen on 24 January where iconic industry giants like Carlsberg, ISS and Interface will join …
Sustainability 2019 and beyond. Biomimicry, less meat and more windpower… Read More »
In central Amsterdam, the streets are languorous with the pungent fragrance of pot, and a coffee shop, visitors soon learn, is not primarily where you go for a cup of java. So perhaps it’s not surprising that the Dutch/Ethiopian coffee farming and roasting company Moyee has put out an ad in which coffee-drinkers express their …
What do forests, fast cars, sex, horses – oh, and mothers – have in common? Read More »
Sustainability – not a word that springs automatically to mind in the fashion sphere. Fashion has had a fairly clear split personality: ‘front-row’ status reserved for the super-rich and stick-thin; the rest of us finding joy in knock-off bargains that’ll cost us less than a round of drinks on a night out. But times they …
We’re with Lanre Adisa, Chief Creative Officer of the lively Arknimals at multiple award winning Noah’s Ark Communications! Built on the core values of compassion, courage, curiosity, candor and camaraderie, these guys throw their whole hearts into their work and have some really inspiring and impactful campaigns to share. We discuss the nature of the …
We have a brief but brilliant conversation with Butterflies & Hurricanes, the female-led brand on a very bold mission indeed! These incredibly artistic souls decided to go from ‘garbage designers’ to committed rebels, embracing a culture of generosity, compassion and life, to change the industry they work in. They take the long view, and …
The packaging design company destined to end packaging Read More »
By @thomaskolster featured in The Drum If you need change, who do you call? As ad land begins to embrace sustainability, purpose and goodvertising like a kid in a candy store, I witness agencies slide down the client’s calling list as fast as that ex who just won’t let go. The marketing industry prides itself on its …
Hate something, change something: how marketing agencies can make a (real) difference Read More »
Welcome to the paradise of Palau. But like many places that bear such a title, this proud island nation suffers the consequences of its beauty, with tourism taking its toll on the environment. Another island, Baracay, went so far as to courageously cut off their lifeblood industry for 6 months to clean up, allow the …
Palau Pledge: An Ingenious Way to Promote Eco Tourism Read More »
5 years ago, 1138 people were killed and 2500 injured in the largest industrial tragedy in recent history. The world was awoken to the injustice caused by the world’s second most polluting industry: fashion. Years on, with little compensation from the multi billion dollar Rana Plaza foundation, and workplace safety still lacking (see the story). But Fashion Revolution …
It’s not often we get to see behind the scenes of the US President’s day to day activities. Not often we need to, what with his… transparency on Twitter. But here you have it, a Daily-Mail style look-in at Trump’s latest shenanigans, shot by British artist Alison Jackson. We can’t quite work out if he’s lost the …
