16/02/2023
People are increasingly asking ‘what do I make with my choices?’ ‘What do my decisions put their weight behind?’
And importantly people are asking ‘what does this brand have to do with climate change?’
There is a marked increase in scrutiny.
We are past the era of a one off marketing campaign, it’s not a matter of patching climate change on to your brand.
You see, something interesting is happening.
As our planet comes under threat people will be moved to protect it - even if we are a bit slow at times.
The notion a business can take from the planet and not give back is under heavy fire.
‘We are part of the problem so we need to be part of the solution,’ say Håkan Samuelsson, head of Volvo.
It is a big picture recalculation required. It can be actioned incrementally, but it has to be done.
Your core brand strategy needs to address the big questions of our age.