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WARC Best Practice, March 2019
Explores current writing and thinking on the topic of brand purpose, a powerful way to engage consumers and gain preference, it is fast becoming an expectation for some customers.
Opinion
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Cathy Taylor, January 2020
As environmental sustainability becomes more of a consumer concern, brands are taking major steps to build sustainable practices into their organizations – from recycling to packaging, Catharine P.
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15 January 2020
The environmental efforts of companies are often seen as little more than greenwash, but the announcement by BlackRock that its future investment decisions will be focused on environmental sustainability potentially opens up opportunities for ...
Article
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Sam Peña-Taylor, WARC Exclusive, January 2020
Provides both a topline and a more detailed breakdown of the Accenture-owned design agency’s trend predictions for the year ahead.
Article
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Euromonitor Strategy Briefings, December 2019
Discusses the trends and influencers for PET bottles in the global retail consumer goods marketplace.
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03 December 2019
People are increasingly concerned about the environment, with a majority of UK consumers claiming to reject brands whose environmental reputation falls short of their expectations.
Article
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David Tiltman, WARC Webinars, November 2019
David Tiltman, VP of content at WARC, looks at what senior marketers are most excited about and worried by in the year ahead.
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WARC Trends, November 2019
WARC's Marketer’s Toolkit 2020 Data Report adopts the STEIP methodology to cover five drivers of change that will affect marketers next year: Society, Technology, Economy, Industry and Policy.
Opinion
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Gabey Goh, November 2019
This interview is part of the Marketer’s Toolkit 2020. Download the summary report here .
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WARC Trends, November 2019
WARC's Marketer’s Toolkit 2020 adopts the STEIP methodology to cover five drivers of change that will affect marketers next year, built from an annual survey, 10 CMO interviews and WARC analysis.
Article
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WARC Trends, November 2019
Part of WARC's Marketer’s Toolkit 2020, this chapter offers a deep dive into social and consumers trends that brands are prioritising in 2020.
Opinion
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Anna Hamill, November 2019
This interview is part of the Marketer’s Toolkit 2020. Download the summary report here .
Opinion
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Geoffrey Precourt, November 2019
This interview is part of the Marketer’s Toolkit 2020. Download the summary report here .
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12 November 2019
As another record-breaking Singles Day unfolded Monday – sales on Tmall alone hit 10 billion yuan in little over 90 seconds – three environmental NGOs have highlighted the issue of the packaging waste generated by such events.
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08 November 2019
Many leading brands are making well-publicised efforts to improve sustainability and their green credentials, but if some marketers have any lingering doubts about the commercial benefits of adopting such an approach, then a new survey should allay ...
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05 November 2019
Italian coffee brand Lavazza is replacing its current range of coffee capsules for home use with environmentally friendly ones, but its research indicates a degree of UK consumer confusion about what they can and can’t recycle.
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04 November 2019
Big FMCG companies are exploring the use of refills in new categories at the same time as supermarkets are looking to reduce the use of plastic from the products they stock.
Research Paper
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Research on WARC, October 2019
This WE Red Bridge and Kaleido Insight whitepaper discovers that Chinese consumers are having elevated demands about localized brand purpose, but brands themselves are not prepared to deliver.
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25 October 2019
Several major FMCG brands are taking part in a global initiative to increase the use of recycled plastic in packaging by more than fivefold by 2025, but two new reports show just how much further they need to go.
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Geoffrey Precourt, Event Reports, Advertising Week New York, September 2019
Ben & Jerry’s, the ice cream brand, has developed various best practices to ensure that brand purpose consistently remains at the heart of its work.
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21 October 2019
The unveiling of two prototype paper beer bottles by Carlsberg last week marked the Danish brewer’s most ambitious innovation in sustainable packaging so far, but even the simpler Snap Packs, using glue rather than plastic rings to hold beer cans ...
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18 October 2019
Brands are learning that balancing growth with doing good is a fundamental consumer expectation, according to Procter & Gamble’s Marc Pritchard.
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17 October 2019
Sustainability takes many forms and it’s about more than just being green – it’s now about viability, e-commerce firm Rakuten believes.
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Anna Hamill, WARC Exclusive, October 2019
In an interview with WARC, Pete Statham, sustainability manager and Alastair Porter, senior brand manager at Carlsberg UK discuss how one of Europe’s best known brewers developed a world-first plastic-free way to sell packs of beer.
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09 October 2019
Customers in APAC are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious, with growing expectations that the brands catering to them are environmentally responsible, from sourcing to packaging, according to a new study.
