With the five-year countdown now on to hit the EU Sustainable Development Goals 2030, this year’s Products Of Change Conference will be even more crucial to help and inspire those in the stationery community and other product sectors to secure the sustainable future of business.
The membership organisation, which includes companies such as Danilo, UK Greetings, Carousel Worldwide and The Eco-Friendly Card Company as among its members, has announced tickets for this year’s conference on 5 November are now available with earlybird discounts for bookings by 28 February.
The Conference is returning to London’s historic and prestigious Royal Geographical Society and, after the 2024 event saw a record-breaking attendance for a dynamic and diverse line up of expert industry speakers along with visitors from some of the biggest names in retail and licensing, Products Of Change anticipates another sparkling display of sustainable innovation and collaboration for this year.
The 2025 POC Conference will feature a stellar line up of speakers, the POC Sustainability Awards, and ample opportunities for networking among industry peers, and there’s also the opportunity to take part virtually.
As 2025 marks a pivotal year for many sustainability targets, and a halfway point to the EU Sustainable Development Goals 2030, this year’s conference will focus on tools for sustainable business, partnerships and collaborations, material innovations, circular design, legislative updates, and a showcase of the very best practice and accomplishments towards sustainable change.
Helena Mansell-Stopher, POC founder and CEO, commented: “This is the year of opportunity. The systems and data are available, and the knowledge on why we need to change is embedded within industry.
“We now need to collaborate and share with one another to build the infrastructure of what a sustainable industry can and will look like.
“The POC conference this year will focus heavily on showcasing the business case and wins already being achieved across the market, with material, systems and retail innovations, as we move to meet all our 2030 climate goals.”
For the third year running the POC Sustainability Awards will celebrate outstanding achievements being made to craft impactful and long-lasting sustainable change in the brand and licensing industry – previous winners include Carousel Worldwide, BBC Studios’ Anita Majhu, Lisa Foster and Andrew Hajithemistou from TMSW, Maxine Lister and the Natural History Museum team, and members of the Children’s Magazine Forum.
“Products Of Change and the conference are so crucial to our wider understanding and alerting us all to how we can and need to embrace the challenge to make our businesses truly sustainable, not fake sustainable,” said Rob Goodchild, commercial director of Two Daughters Entertainment, after the 2024 event.
To book to attend click here with earlybird tickets giving 10% off the £305 (+vat) in-person or £179 (+vat) virtual event prices – and POC members also secure an additional 20% discount when logged into the platform. Conference updates and speaker and agenda announcements are available here.
