Can a brand be 100% sustainable?

Do first, say second

Trends and consumers are pushing brands to create sustainable business models, aiming for a zero carbon footprint.

It is more than proven that the throwaway culture cannot be sustained and brands cannot look the other way: they must take firm steps towards product innovations that make the best use of resources.

In this sense, a few days ago we saw the launch of the first refillable deodorant. A brave commitment to sustainability that moves away from small initiatives and greenwashing gestures, and sets out to restructure its business with the planet in mind.

Because building a truly sustainable brand involves absolutely every aspect of the business (materials, transport, employees, suppliers, etc.) and this implies a great economic and logistical effort, as well as a great effort in terms of communication. Because if we do not communicate the new processes transparently, consumers will not be able to assess the brand’s real commitment.

What can design do for the climate?

Everything is designed, from a toy to a bomb.

Climate change is one of the great challenges for the design sector, which holds, in its different versions, the key to a more creative, more sustainable, more aware and informed world. Although we are late, there are already brands that are making a difference. This is the case of Estrella Damm, which last year eliminated plastic from its packaging, but also of countless start-ups that are emerging with a more sustainable consumption approach (second-hand platforms, ecological menstruation, …).

Every decision during the design process is decisive, but it is perhaps in the dissemination of the problem and its solutions that the design community should focus. We have a very powerful tool to convince but above all to help people to wake up.
Shall we start now?