Kathryn Brand

Associate Editor at Bell Publishing

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Articles

Feature | Thinking outside the box

3 weeks ago | productsofchange.com | Kathryn Brand

Keep up to date with the industry’s latest sustainability news
Final call for entries | Best Sustainable Licensed Product Award

3 weeks ago | productsofchange.com | Kathryn Brand

Sponsored by POC Member, BBC Studios, The Sustainable Licensed Product Award is for a licensed item or range of any discipline and will recognise and reward the credentials of a licensed product/range on a sustainability front. The products had to be launched into UK retail between 1 June 2024 and 31 May 2025.
POC Members welcome Peppa Pig's new baby sister at PG Live

3 weeks ago | productsofchange.com | Kathryn Brand

The ever-popular children’s brand, Peppa Pig, is owned by POC Member Hasbro, which announced the addition of baby Evie at Licensing Expo last month. PG Live is the first in-person sighting of Evie, courtesy of another POC Member, Rainbow Productions.
Water Week | Get involved this week

3 weeks ago | productsofchange.com | Kathryn Brand

POC is a founding member of Water Week, a global campaign that puts children, young people, and families at the heart of water-saving action. Together with communities around the world, Water Week 2025 is creating a wave of awareness, advocacy, and hands-on learning — all to protect one of our planet’s most vital and threatened resources: water.
Plastic-free playtime with Playpress’ latest launches

3 weeks ago | productsofchange.com | Kathryn Brand

Utilising the joy of construction, the convenience of flat packing, and some special licensors – from the Natural History Museum, RNLI, Moomins, Gruffalo and Friends, and Shaun the Sheep – Playpress is a family-run business that is continuing to grow and offer consumers an alternative to the myriad plastic toys on their shop shelves, with its FSC Playboard parts that slot together to create a fun-filled scene.
Talking Tables plates up its impact report

3 weeks ago | productsofchange.com | Kathryn Brand

Beginning with a note from Talking Tables MD, Daniel Fagan, the Talking Tables Impact Report explained that the company celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2024 and therefore took the opportunity to “set our sights firmly on the future we want to build – one that is responsible, inclusive, and sustainable.” In 2024, Talking Tables achieved its Great Place to Work accreditation, which is assessed through an independent accreditation scheme and staff engagement survey, bolstering its People...
Feature | Behind the seams

4 weeks ago | productsofchange.com | Kathryn Brand

The apparel and textile industry may be infamous for its environmental impact, but change is afoot, and brands and innovators are making strides – some even leaps – forward to change the outlook. Click here to read the full article in our latest issue of POC Magazine.
Expo | Bridging business and innovation

1 month ago | productsofchange.com | Kathryn Brand

The conversation highlighted the critical need for businesses to integrate sustainability not just as a compliance requirement, but as a strategic business opportunity. David, representing a global publishing house that sells 712 million books annually, emphasised the importance of looking beyond minimum requirements and finding authenticity within the brand for sustainability – finding the story and the meaning.
Do you know a rising star of the UK licensing industry?

1 month ago | productsofchange.com | Kathryn Brand

Nominations for the UK Rising Star award are open until Friday 6 June – they can be entered, for free, via the website. The UK Rising Star is a Licensing International accolade, which will be presented as part of The Licensing Awards on Tuesday 16 September. It is designed to recognise excellence among junior licensing professionals in the UK, under the age of 35. Nominees are being sought from across the entire licensing industry.
Expo | Sustainability journey of Moose Toys

1 month ago | productsofchange.com | Kathryn Brand

The session revealed a multi-faceted approach to environmental responsibility and detailed the importance of committed partnerships, such as between Moose and BBC Studios, another POC Member. The challenge with beginning a committed sustainability journey is often knowing when to start. Wendi revealed that the first thing Moose did was decide on its timeline commit to achieving net zero by 2040. “We started honestly with deciding on our timeline.