Month: December 2023

Cannes Lions to launch the Luxury & Lifestyle Lions and close the Mobile Lions

Stuart Mitchell

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the launch of the Luxury & Lifestyle Lions. This Lion will provide a global benchmark for brands in the luxury space, recognising and celebrating the most impactful creative work, experiences and creative business solutions for the luxury and lifestyle sector. Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, said: “When we introduce a Lion that reflects the needs of an industry sector, the Award is crafted in collaboration with the relevant industry. Our global committee of experts have advised us that this highly disrupted sector…

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Solidus strengthens circularity expertise with key hire and releases first sustainability report

Stuart Mitchell

Solidus, a leader in innovative fibre-based packaging solutions in Europe, has appointed Jesse Rep as Head of Sustainability to accelerate the company’s leadership in sustainability and circular solutions. The appointment coincides with the launch of the company’s first sustainability report, which details Solidus’ long-standing commitment to transforming renewable resources into circular packaging applications.  With almost 150 years of experience in board manufacturing, sustainability has always been central to Solidus’ purpose. Jesse’s appointment demonstrates Solidus’ ambitions to lead on sustainability and circularity in the packaging industry. With more than 15 years of experience, Jesse joins from Stora Enso, a provider of fibre-based products in packaging, biomaterials and wood construction, where he was Director of Sustainability, and previously worked for the renewable forestry and packaging company…

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Digital marketing skills show positive growth but sector demands outpace professional development

Stuart Mitchell

New research published by the training body Target Internet, in association with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), reveals that core digital skills marketers rely on have improved but that the growing demands of new and evolving technologies are contributing to a skills gap across the majority of industries.  This year’s report analyses data from more than 10,000 marketing professionals, gathered between 2018 to 2023 and highlights key short and medium-term trends, opportunities and challenges across the marketing sector.  Rapidly changing marketing landscape impacts skills required by marketers A separate…

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Nanogence secures investment to accelerate the adoption of low-carbon technology in the construction and building industry

Stuart Mitchell

Nanogence SA, a Swiss-based building material innovation company, has secured funding from a consortium of investors led by CirCap, alongside Planet First Partners and the EIC Fund. This investment will boost the operations and manufacturing capabilities in multiple geographies, as demand for low-carbon solutions and smart catalyst technology increases across the construction and building industry globally. The production of cement alone accounts for 8% of global carbon emissions. With no direct alternative material and the demand for concrete, and subsequently cement, expected to grow by 25% by 2050, urgent solutions…

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Bedding, Bike, Beauty Brands and More Commit to Ancient and Endangered Forests Protection

Stuart Mitchell

Twelve brands and innovators from across the retail spectrum have acted to address the growing climate and biodiversity crises by committing to keep Ancient and Endangered Forests out of the paper packaging and Man-made Cellulosic Fibre (MMCF) supply chains. The commitments are part of solutions-driven non-profit Canopy’s Pack4Good and CanopyStyle initiatives which currently represent over 403 and 547 brand partners respectively. Together the initiatives are shifting supply chains away from vital forests to low-impact, circular Next Gen Solutions. “At Cheekbone, it is our mandate to develop sustainable colour cosmetics with…

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