{"id":16473,"date":"2022-10-06T16:01:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T08:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=16473"},"modified":"2022-12-02T14:45:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T06:45:14","slug":"sustainability-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/tips\/sustainability-brands\/","title":{"rendered":"Delivering Sustainability: Setting Brands in Motion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16473\" class=\"elementor elementor-16473\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd64536 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd64536\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d79d7f\" data-id=\"7d79d7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c761b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55c761b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations, with the pursuit of sustainability gaining momentum across all industries. The consumer products industry, from manufacturing to distribution \u2013 as well as the gigantic licensing industry \u2013 has a pivotal role if ESG policies are to succeed. Given the wide reach of the licensing industry, encouraging everyone in the value chain to deliver sustainability is without doubt very challenging yet important.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.productsofchange.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.productsofchange.com\/\">Products of Change\u00a0(PoC)<\/a>, a UK\u2011based business community founded in 2020, aims to bring together everyone in the consumer products value chain to act on ESG. It supports brands and companies prioritising their commitment to sustainability by pooling industry players through an \u2018educating to inform change\u2019 approach and peer\u2011to\u2011peer networking.<\/p><p>To get a better view of the sustainability of the consumer products and licensing industry and how industry players are answering the call for more sustainable changes, <strong>HKTDC recently talked to Helena Mansell\u2011Stopher,\u00a0PoC\u2019s\u00a0founder and CEO<\/strong>, the full article of which can be found at the <a href=\"https:\/\/research.hktdc.com\/en\/article\/MTE0MzIwODgzNQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HKTDC Research page<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3046e0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3046e0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58ef2d9\" data-id=\"58ef2d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdee0b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdee0b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Helping Stakeholders Drive Sustainable Changes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdb99b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdb99b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d8a247\" data-id=\"3d8a247\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c46b234 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c46b234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PoC\u00a0is a business community membership platform and an educational hub of sustainable learning. We nurture our members in many ways, from intelligence sharing in our weekly newsletters, peer\u2011to\u2011peer learnings and webinars, to research publications, live workshops and certificated online educational modules. <strong>We work with licensors, contract manufacturers, retailers and a wide range of businesses<\/strong> that support the industry to develop our sustainable education goals and sustainable learning materials across a broad range of topics, markets and product areas. We are also a safe and impartial platform enabling <strong>members to connect and interact<\/strong> with each other regarding their best ESG practices. Our members come from diverse backgrounds, and can freely connect with other members on our platform, which boasts a one\u2011stop service for peer\u2011to\u2011peer networking and sustainability learning resources to help look for cross\u2011product, cross\u2011sector and\/or cross\u2011country collaboration and knowledge sharing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1d33ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1d33ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3c1756\" data-id=\"f3c1756\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e2b298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e2b298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/POC-web-1024x499.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16475\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/POC-web-1024x499.png 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/POC-web-600x292.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/POC-web-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/POC-web-1536x749.png 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/POC-web.png 1914w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Members can connect with each other and utilise sustainability learning resources on the PoC website.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5575904 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5575904\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e15a1f6\" data-id=\"e15a1f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-826e12b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"826e12b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sustainability Regulatory Changes Ahead<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c5c049 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c5c049\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f698907\" data-id=\"f698907\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08cda6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e08cda6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Indeed, legislative changes are the most effective way to drive sustainable transformation in industry operations, and <strong>different legislative changes have been rolling out across Europe<\/strong> to uplift sustainable industrial practices. For example, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/strategy\/priorities-2019-2024\/european-green-deal_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/strategy\/priorities-2019-2024\/european-green-deal_en\">European Green Deal<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/environment.ec.europa.eu\/strategy\/circular-economy-action-plan_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/environment.ec.europa.eu\/strategy\/circular-economy-action-plan_en\">Circular Economy Action Plan<\/a>\u00a0are currently underway with a wide range of actions covering all sectors of the economy. Many different green taxes have been introduced, the latest one being the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/introduction-of-plastic-packaging-tax-from-april-2022\/introduction-of-plastic-packaging-tax-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/introduction-of-plastic-packaging-tax-from-april-2022\/introduction-of-plastic-packaging-tax-2021\">UK plastic packaging tax<\/a>, which is designed to discourage the use of single\u2011use plastic packaging and advocate recycling and the collection of plastic waste.<\/p><p>Climate change resulting from excessive greenhouse gas emissions has been another critical issue to tackle on the global roadmap to net zero, where most \u2013 if not all \u2013 governments have set out different decarbonisation milestones. We will see a <strong>sprouting up of prospective regulations around carbon disclosure<\/strong> \u2013 a price on carbon and a tax levied on carbon emissions \u2013 in the coming years.<\/p><p>Governments across the world are tightening up their regulatory requirements progressively and gearing up all industries for their ESG journey. Along the pathway to sustainability, some leaders within the industry are committed to going beyond the regulatory requirements or the basics with the aim of becoming a pioneer and role model in steering the way for the industry to work in the future. To this end, we are already observing an <strong>\u201cESG race\u201d<\/strong> between retail, licensors and contract manufacturers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bddf80d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bddf80d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e4580c\" data-id=\"5e4580c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b55dd40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b55dd40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Main Focuses in Developing Sustainability Strategies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f63530d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f63530d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfdf2ac\" data-id=\"bfdf2ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b121bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b121bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Carbon footprints<\/strong> have been one of the primary focuses for businesses in the advancement of their sustainability strategies. We have noticed that many retailers and brand owners have signed up for voluntary initiatives such as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sciencebasedtargets.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/sciencebasedtargets.org\/\">Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)<\/a>, which promotes best practices in emissions reduction and provides independent expert assessments and guidance for companies looking to set their own science\u2011based emissions targets.<\/p><p>Many businesses have also put in place different waste, water, sourcing and circular economy strategies to complement their actions around carbon emissions and form a <strong>more holistic<\/strong> ESG strategy. It is important to understand that the transformation of how an industry operates is a long\u2011term process, and the impact on sustainability may take time to come to fruition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-679caae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"679caae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-683d624\" data-id=\"683d624\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4309904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4309904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SBTi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16476\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SBTi.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SBTi-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SBTi-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">SBTi is one of the best\u2011received global consortia promoting science\u2011based climate action targets.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e513313 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e513313\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd40b8f\" data-id=\"fd40b8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88efce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88efce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Difficulties Facing PoC Members in Their ESG Journey<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-974408e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"974408e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa89be0\" data-id=\"fa89be0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab8703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ab8703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The biggest factor deterring companies and brands from starting their ESG journey is a <strong>lack of knowledge<\/strong>. When it comes to the very fine details of ESG planning and implementation, businesses usually do not know what to do, how to measure their sustainability performance, or what the positive impacts of sustainable practices are. Many businesses perceive sustainability as something that costs money; in fact, for the majority of companies and brands we have worked with, sustainable practices are actually saving them money as resources are being allocated and used more efficiently.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8b77c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8b77c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffc8274\" data-id=\"ffc8274\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e35c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11e35c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Differences in ESG Deliverables Across Markets<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfe2c23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfe2c23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f5fdec\" data-id=\"6f5fdec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cfdc1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cfdc1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With stronger commitments and more forward\u2011looking policies, <strong>Europe is by a long way the pioneer and leader<\/strong> in ESG and sustainable development, with the Nordic countries being the long\u2011time champions. Given the differences in business nature and market peculiarities, the discrepancy in sustainability can be huge, even within the same market or industry.<\/p><p>Mandatory regulations and industry practices are evolving over time and stakeholders are exploring new, innovative ways to exemplify sustainable development. In the UK, for example, the food industry was the first to be regulated back in 2007 with an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/2007\/871\/contents\/made\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/2007\/871\/contents\/made\">Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme<\/a>, which has recently been revamped to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/packaging-waste-prepare-for-extended-producer-responsibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/packaging-waste-prepare-for-extended-producer-responsibility\">Packaging Recovery Notes<\/a>\u00a0system, extending the regulations from food to all consumer goods packaging. The fashion industry has also been a leading player, with material innovation and circular practices. Other industries are catching up fast in various other facets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69dd006 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69dd006\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3ec16a\" data-id=\"a3ec16a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13de6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d13de6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PoC's Sustainability Next Steps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2389e43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2389e43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9512e6b\" data-id=\"9512e6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c04a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15c04a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although the headquarters of PoC are in the UK, we always aim to provide support and recommendations to our members from not only a local and narrow but a macro and global perspective.<\/p><p>Going forward, we would like to extend our retail network and continue our <strong>international expansion into Asia<\/strong> (including Hong Kong and Chinese Mainland) and South America. Expanding our network would enable us to incorporate a broader spectrum of sustainability practices and build a more vibrant community of sustainable champions, which provides more value for our members.<\/p><p>In the meantime, we are working on our core guideline documents with experts from the industry. There is a huge knowledge gap within the industry, with many misconceptions about sustainability and a lack of technical know\u2011how when it comes to daily implementation. We aim to <strong>educate our members with our core guideline<\/strong> documents to enable different stakeholders in the industry to embrace and enforce sustainable practices in a proper, effective manner. We are also building various systems and protocols supporting the sustainable future of the consumer products industry.\u00a0<\/p><p>We launched our first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/productsofchange\/docs\/poc_summer_2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/productsofchange\/docs\/poc_summer_2022\">magazine<\/a>\u00a0this summer to publicise industry innovation and the advancement of sustainability campaigns in the consumer products and licensing industry. We are happy to see the industry is in transition, and the first\u00a0PoC\u00a0magazine reflects the amazing ESG efforts the industry has made so far.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07c897a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07c897a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec3030f\" data-id=\"ec3030f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845f2dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"845f2dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/POC-mag-425x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-16477\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/POC-mag-425x600.jpg 425w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/POC-mag.jpg 712w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">PoC magazine: a new avenue to proclaim the advancement of sustainability campaigns in the consumer products and licensing industry.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b696e81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b696e81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-427181b\" data-id=\"427181b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bfd450 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4bfd450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a125fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a125fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2adebef\" data-id=\"2adebef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7195927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7195927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/POC-CEO-pvqwzr6rrxsmsboni7fooqm6gzp3fuuys7e0ux0fyo.jpg\" title=\"POC CEO\" alt=\"POC CEO\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Helena Mansell\u2011Stopher, PoC\u2019s founder and CEO. Recently Director of Licensing at National Geographic UK, Helena has been driving sustainable change for a number of years.  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