The two companies have created a set of five whitepapers to assist retailers and brands with their journey to operating a more sustainable, ethical and regenerative business, as part of the Power of One campaign.
The first whitepaper – Pathway to Sustainability – showcases how to set business ambitions through the structure of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. This is followed by a further four whitepapers including a dive into the Green Claims Code with Navigating the Green Claims Code and Avoiding Greenwashing; insight into our generation of sustainable shoppers in Consumer Trends; and the necessary policies, mandates and frameworks in Legislation.
The Circular Economy whitepaper explore the cash is king economic model and outlines new strategies not reliant on finite resources. The paper explores the three defining principles of the circular economy: Eliminate waste and pollution; Keep materials in use; and regenerate natural systems.
The aim of the whitepapers is to continue the show’s Power of One activity by providing businesses with the tools to build action, and together reduce the collective impact over the next seven to eight years across industry to meet 2030 targets. The whitepapers are available to download at Pathway to Sustainability – Spring Fair 2023 and accessible via the Products of Change Members’ area.
Nikki Griffiths, group communications and ESG director at Hyve Group, commented: “Thanks to our partnership with Products of Change, we can deliver real education to our audience of retailers and suppliers, with which they can begin to build actionable steps as part of a wider strategy to transition towards sustainability and business practices that benefit people and the planet.
“We are really excited to deliver this first series of whitepapers through the lens of the experts at Products of Change and look forward to seeing the positive change we can all drive across business across the world together.”
Products of Change is an educational hub aimed at driving sustainable change across consumer product markets and beyond, by bringing together a community of brand owners, retailers, content creators, innovators, and manufacturing partners, and marketing experts to learn and connect.
Helena Mansell-Stopher, founder and ceo of Products of Change, added: “Products of Change is proud to partner with Spring and Autumn Fair, who have been driving awareness around sustainability since 2018 with their Power of One campaign by highlighting that one small action can make a huge impact when adopted at scale across industry.
“Education is at the heart of Products of Change and to get the opportunity to deliver some practical guidelines to the industry through our collaboration with Hyve and help industry navigate the broad topic of sustainability to build action within business through these whitepapers, is a real privilege. I can’t wait to see how this work is transitioned into business to drive real action.”
