Marketing and Comms
How brands are evolving in the area of sustainability marketing and communications — and how their stakeholders are asserting their own needs and preferences.
'Mdudu,' Political Correctness & Sustainable Storytelling
Doing good does not require everyone to be insufferably ‘good’; re-engineering narratives and characters to remove the inappropriate and sometimes highly imperfect humanity of them leaves a massive hole in the realm of sustainability communications.
How to Promote Your Sustainability Story on Social Media as a B2B Company
Social media thrives on compelling storytelling, and chances are that your sustainability efforts have the capacity to pull on your audience’s heartstrings better than another post promoting your product or service.
Behavior Change Pilot Makes UK Consumers ‘Smarter’ About Water Use
Not only did Anglian Water’s ‘Smarter Drop’ project deliver impressive reduction in water consumption amongst consumers, it created impressive gains in brand loyalty and trust for the UK utility.
In Face of Rampant Seafood Fraud, Study Reveals Efficacy of MSC Label
Reports over the last decade have revealed an average global seafood mislabeling rate of 30%, but a study released today shows species mislabeling rate for MSC-certified seafood is less than 1%.
Storytelling for Sustainability: How Opening Up Can Open a Whole New Frontier
Our community has made tremendous strides in building a better world, but if we leverage the combined power of people and data to build a better narrative, we can open up a whole new era of possibilities. We’ve got to put some soul in sustainability.
5 Cultural Shifts Brands Should Adapt to in 2019
2018 marked some pretty major cultural changes, and that’s going to have effects on brand identity development.
Brands Expand Partnerships, Amplify Messaging in Support of Gender Equality
adidas, Diageo and HP launch new films and campaigns, while PepsiCo tackles gender equality in agriculture for International Women’s Day.
Study: Consumers Want to Trust the Fish They Are Eating
The vast majority of consumers across 22 countries would like to see sustainability information for seafood products in stores and on packaging.
New Nat Geo, P&G Media Platform to ‘ACTIVATE’ Solutions to Global Issues
Nat Geo, P&G, Global Citizen launch storytelling partnership, documentary series to drive action around global challenges connected to extreme poverty
Was I Asleep During This Year’s Super Bowl?
Quick laughs, bad jokes, celebrities — but very few with a message
Giving Consumers a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Sustainable Forestry
With certified companies such as Procter & Gamble, the FSC is advancing a strategy to help consumers understand the impacts of their purchases.
What Are the Fastest-Growing Social Issues Consumers Care About?
“If there is one take-away for brands after reviewing this study, we hope it’s this: What matters most to your stakeholders should matter the most to your company.”
2019: The Year of the Civic CEO
New mediums of communication, power and trust produced the Civic CEO, and she is here to stay.
‘We Believe’: Communicators Weigh In on P&G’s Controversial New Ad
We reached out to communication leaders in the SB community for their take on P&G’s spotlight on toxic masculinity.
Top 5 Companies That Effectively Amplified Their Impact in 2018
As we wrap up work for the year and prepare for 2019, we reflected back on all that occurred this year within our niche realm of sustainability communications — and when looking back, it was apparent that 2018 was the year of brands taking stands.
JUST Capital, Forbes Name America's Most JUST Companies for 2018
JUST Capital and Forbes today released the 2018 list of America’s Most JUST Companies, an annual ranking of the 1,000 largest publicly traded US corporations on the issues Americans care about most, including fair pay and good benefits, customer treatment and privacy, beneficial products, environmental impact, job creation, and community support in the US and abroad, as well as ethical leadership and long-term financial growth.
The Gen Z Breakthrough Brands and Why They Love 'Em
What Gen Z want from brands is the new Holy Grail for marketers — you only have to look at the myriad surveys and reports published recently that seek to analyze their preferences and intentions. This obsession with Gen Z is understandable — after all, this new generation of consumers already are two billion strong and have a combined $44 billion in purchasing power.
WWF Calls on Corporates to Implement Credible Mining Certification
WWF Germany recently published a report, Boom in Raw Materials: Between Profits and Losses, which offers one of the first concrete rebuttals from a major environmental group against the notion that industry actions alone are enough to move the global industrial mining sector towards greater responsibility.
Nat Geo's Susan Goldberg on Creating a Picture of Diversity
National Geographic has kept pace as the country’s demographics rapidly shift and the cultural definition of immigrants, identity and families continues to evolve, having recently launched a year-long series dedicated to exploring “Diversity in America.” With national conversations on race, immigration and diversity front and center, Susan Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Director at National Geographic Magazine and National Geographic Partners, spoke with MediaVillage about why it was time to take stock of these issues and how that might be done.
Iceland's Banned Ad Had the Potential to Democratise Sustainability
The news last week that the Christmas advert from Iceland — a UK supermarket chain specializing in frozen food — has been banned is a bad decision. Iceland’s advert — a repackaging of a short, animated film by Greenpeace released earlier this year with a powerful, consumer-friendly sustainability message — shows a brand that is trying to do good work by improving its impact on the world.