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It was an honor to moderate the panel "Supercharging Solutions at the Nexus of Education, Business, and Community" at the Sustainable Brands Brand-Led Culture Change event on May 9th. Huge thanks to panelists Kellie Lauth (CEO, MindSpark), Ann Woo (Executive Director, Samsung Electronics), Stephen Ritz (Founder, Green Bronx Machine), and Phil Berry, IDSA (Director, Office of Sustainability for Pima Community College) for an amazing discussion. The core conversation centered around why and how companies should prioritize education, not just generally, but specifically in the communities where they operate. We challenged the traditional over-emphasis on shareholder value vs. community and employees as key stakeholders, emphasizing that a well-educated population is key to a healthy society. A strong education system fosters a more resilient workforce, tackles issues like poverty and food insecurity, and contributes positively to healthcare, democracy, and so much more. It's not just good for society, it's good for business too. In short, educated communities are more resilient in addressing societal challenges. I truly hope Sustainable Brand will facilitate more conversations like this one in the future. Huge thanks to KoAnn Vikoren Skrzyniarz and Dimitar Vlahov for organizing such a fantastic event.

L’ORÉAL FOR THE FUTURE Our sustainable commitment for 2030 The sign shines bright projecting LOreal’s vision for 2030. Taking greater responsibility to engage the ecosystem and play a big part in the solutions and challenges the world is facing. A strategy built on 3 pillars; 1. Transforming ourselves to ensure our activities are compatible with a resource constrained planet. 2. Empowering our business ecosystem to involve our consumers, suppliers and communities to help them transition to a more sustainable world. 3. Contributing to solving the challenges of the world and making positive contribution to society. Still so much to learn and engage as to the vision for 2030. We all have a part to play in making the world a better place. One action at a time, YES, We can do it!

A late introduction to a face you have already seen multiple times on our profile! Meet our Sustainability Specialist, Christine Yeager ! She has spent 15 years in the consumer packaged goods industry driving strategic decisions, improving processes, and delivering measurable impact against prioritized actions. She joins us from her previous role as Director of Sustainability PMO with The Coca-Cola Company. 3 fun facts about Christine: like a good Texan, she rides horses. She loves embracing other cultures and learning as much as she can about a place when she travels there. She met her partner in college, but they didn’t start dating until 9 years later. Now they're married with 2 children and trying to find a lifestyle that fulfills them. Here's what working in the sustainability space means to Christine: At Strat Labs, we talk about powering purpose. Being a sustainability professional allows me to power my purpose every day. I have strengths in setting strategy and driving meaningful change. Working in sustainability allows me to drive change that leaves the world better than I found it. #StratLabs #NewTeamMember #Sustainability #ESG

Dear Sustainability Leaders and Experienced Professionals who want to pivot to Sustainability/Impact, This is your invitation. Join me in a free online session, Friday April 26th, 12-1 pm EST If you're looking for a breakthrough in your career (move up where you are, change to something else, or simply be less burnt out), please join me for this free event capping Earth Month. During this event, we will discuss anything you want to discuss, including: 💡 Getting clear on what you want 💡 How to go get what you want 💡 Focusing on well-being since burnout is real and significant in all industries right now. I've navigated three stages of my career and would be glad to share any insights with you all: -International organizations including Fairtrade -Corporate Sustainability including Nike and Mondelez -Social Entrepreneurship This is a safe space Chatham House rules event: Whatever is discussed in the event, stays confidential.

Earth Day 2024: Remembering the light within us Happy 54th Earth Day! Earth Day, born in 1970, is now older than 85% of the world’s population. 54 years from now is 2078. What do you want the generation that commemorates Earth Day in 2078 to say about our generation? Sustainability Leaders and Aspiring Sustainability Leaders, it’s your time. It’s time to remember the light within you, and to reflect on the legacy you want to leave. Today, first and foremost, I offer you gratitude for your commitment and persistence. I invite you to acknowledge yourselves, for this profession is notorious for forgetting to do that. I also invite you to reflect on how you are doing. The data says 50% of impact professionals are burnt out. My conversations with you all tell me that number is likely conservative. You are critical. Your well-being is vital. So, take a pause. Do something good for yourself. And then, find a moment to consider: 🌍 How are you doing?  🌎 Is the light within you shining bright? 🌏 What does remembering your light, and doing good with more joy, ease, and simplicity look like for you? For those of you who want to reflect in community, and especially those who are looking to move into, rise up, or perhaps take a regenerative pause out of the Sustainability profession, I welcome you to the free virtual session I’ve designed especially for you. It's Chatham House rules - we will keep it confidential. Here are the details: Topic: ‘Navigating Impact Careers’ When: Friday 26th April, noon-1 pm EST. Where: Virtual Registration details below. https://lnkd.in/gga8iCZx

Congratulations to Ilektra Marazaki for winning the first-ever 3Shape ESG competition 🌱   In fall 2023, we launched our first ESG Competition, inviting all interested 3Shapers to submit their project ideas centered around sustainability. Whether it was about contributing to local communities or making 3Shape itself more sustainable, the response was incredible! Proposals poured in from all corners of the globe, including Denmark, Brazil, Colombia, Poland, and France.   After careful assessment, we have announced a winner🥇 Ilektra, with her project: “Sustainathon: Hacking for a Greener Tomorrow with 3Shapers”. The gist of the project is to introduce a sustainability hackathon track as part of 3Shape’s Innovation Day to encourage creative, practical, and innovative sustainability solutions and raise awareness by cultivating a sustainability mindset.   “The ESG competition was a unique opportunity to assess and help materialize new ideas that can potentially have a positive impact across 3Shape and support the ESG goals. The concept of 'Sustainathon' emerged as an exciting opportunity to seamlessly integrate Sustainability strategies into the daily work of 3Shape colleagues. Its primary objectives are to foster the creation of innovative and sustainable solutions while simultaneously raising awareness, enhancing employee engagement, and embedding a sustainable mindset into our everyday tasks.” Ilektra, Sr.Project Manager - CTO Operational Excellence & Support at 3Shape   Thank you everyone for participating in this great event and bringing so many interesting ideas to the table 🌱   #3Shape #ESGcompetition #innovation

Calling all companies with amazing talent! Are you aware of the next generation of sustainable leaders? If you know of any millennials to 43-year-olds who are making a positive impact, please nominate them to be featured in our May POC magazine. Help us give them the recognition they deserve. Contact details can be found in the article below. Let's celebrate the leaders who are making a difference! #sustainability #leadership #POCmagazine Products of Change

🌎 Happy Earth Day. Three months into becoming a #Lorealian it seems apt to reflect on what it means to work for a business with absolute purpose in the #Environmental and #Sustainability space. It's a privilege to see that... 1) At country level there's a (small and mighty) team dedicated to it 2) There is an entire global strategy outlining our ambitious environmental and social impact goals up to 2030 3) (For me as an internal comms professional) the business would back an entire event catering solely to educate employees on #SustainableDevelopment and #ESG 4) L'Oréal for the Future, our public commitment to our sustainability goals, is completely backed and role modelled by our #ExecutiveLeadership Team. Congrats to the UK&I Sustainability team 👏 for putting on this summit, because when it comes to caring for our planet and reducing our footprint and impact, there really is "No Other Way". (N.B. Excuse the goofy grin on the woman in red on the front row there!)

Really interesting discussions on the different types of companies in India and their strategic development and especially what kind of superpower India can be in terms of sustainability.

Elevating the award-winning strategic brand platform that TOAST completed for the Inovi Projects team in 2023, our teams collaborated once again to embark on defining a tailored CSR framework that emulates the future-focused vision of the Inovi brand and the team behind it. Drawing on the similar rationale behind their brand name, Inovi's CSR program was titled 'Innovation for Impact' and has three key verticals: 'In,' (Innovation at the Core) 'Ov,' (Overall Wellbeing of Our People) and 'I,' (Impact on Cities and Community). Ensuring we created a lasting, robust platform that gave the Inovi team vision and guidance in their CSR / ESG endeavours, each pillar is associated with 3 key United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, providing them with a clear and actionable path. Read our case study below to uncover the strategic work that took place behind the scenes! #TOASTCreative #Inovi #CSRFramework #BrandIdentity #ESGModel #InnovationForImpact #CreativeAgencyAustralia #FutureMakers