With the beginning of the new year comes POC’s plans for 2025! Loads more events have now been added to our Events page, with many more to come in the coming weeks so make sure to keep checking back and reading our newsletter for any updates.
This is how the year is shaping up so far. Click each link to find out more:
January
– 9 Jan
Welcome to 2025 | POC members meeting | 12:00pm GMT
Welcome to 2025 | POC members meeting | 12:00pm EST
The team at Products of Change wants to catch up with as many of its members as possible as the new year begins, one which is shaping up to be a significant one in terms of sustainable action.
On Thursday 9th January, POC will host two members meetings, and a third on Thursday 23rd January (see separate event for info), to try to accommodate all our global partners, whatever time zone you are in.
So POC members, don’t forget to sign up to the time that suits you, and we look forward to sharing our progresses so far and looking ahead at the year to come and the opportunities it presents.
– 14 Jan
Toy Workstream | Frontier recycling including plush
The fourth in Wastebuster and Recycle to Read’s webinar series – in association with Products of Change – will dive into the subject of frontier recycling for hard to recycle products like plush.
As the Wastebuster team develops research into the viability of a brand-agnostic, nation-wide collection scheme for toys, the latest stage will take a look behind the scenes at the systems and infrastructure in place in the UK to start recycling plush toys and other hard to recycle toy items.
– 21 Jan
The Toy Fair is the UK’s largest dedicated toy, game and hobby trade show taking place annually at the end of January at Olympia Events. The toy industry’s showcase welcomes more than 250 companies exhibiting thousands of products to visitors including retailers, buyers, media and the wider industry.
– 23 Jan
Welcome to 2025 | POC members meeting | 15:00pm HKT
The team at Products of Change wants to catch up with as many of its members as possible as the new year begins, one which is shaping up to be a significant one in terms of sustainable action.
On Thursday 9th January, POC will host two members meetings, and a third on Thursday 23rd January (see separate event for info), to try to accommodate all our global partners, whatever time zone you are in.
So POC members, don’t forget to sign up to the time that suits you, and we look forward to sharing our progresses so far and looking ahead at the year to come and the opportunities it presents.
North America POC members meeting
Bringing our North American members and partners together for an opportunity for discussion, collaboration and updating on achievements.
– 28 Jan
The Nuremberg Toy Fair represents a key meeting place for the global toy industry, bringing together decision-makers, well-known brands, start-ups, buyers, retailers and media representatives for all stakeholders in the toys and games market.
February
– 12 Feb
Sustainable Practices & Sourcing | Discussion & Learning
– 13 Feb
Lunch and Learn | Sustainability 101 | 12:00pm GMT
Lunch and Learn | Sustainability 101 | 12:00pm DST
– 26 Feb
After realising that the current guidance for companies to measure their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions left a gaping hole of unknowns for the brand licensing industry, Products of Change (POC) rallied its resources and connections.
In collaboration with South Pole, POC has created a pioneering body of work to support the industry to measure, and therefore reduce, its GHGs.
POC and South Pole have now submitted their final report ‘Guidance for Calculating GHG Emissions for Brand Licensing – Technical Brief’ to the World Resource Institute (who run the Greenhouse Gas Protocol). The recommendation is that ‘Scope 3 Category 14: Franchises’, be expanded to include brand licensing, with the relevant information and guidance specific to this particular strain of business.
This meeting will showcase this work, led by the Walt Disney Company, the LEGO Group, Universal Music Group (Bravado), the BBC, the Jamie Oliver Group, Paramount, Manchester City, and many others.
March
– 12 Mar
Toy Workstream | Closing the loop with toys and marketing the story
Wastebuster and Recycle to Read – in association with Products of Change – will host the fifth in a series of exclusive webinars diving into the creation of a new system and infrastructure around end of life toys.
This session will explore the subject of ‘closing the loop’ with toys while learning how to effectively and truthfully market that story to the consumers.
North America POC members meeting
Bringing our North American members and partners together for an opportunity for discussion, collaboration and updating on achievements.
May
– 13 May
Toy Workstream | Toy Packaging for Reuse and Recyclability
Wastebuster and Recycle to Read – in association with Products of Change – will host the sixth in a series of exclusive webinars diving into the creation of a new system and infrastructure around end of life toys.
This session will explore the subject designing toy packaging for reuse and recyclability, exploring the materials and the systems in places across the country to enable reuse and recyclability.
– 14 May
POC Fashion Group | 3D Design & Product Development
June
– 25 Jun
A visit to the Teemill factory which is leading the way in sustainable print on demand services for apparel, accessories and art.
July
– 15 Jul
Toy Workstream | Producing Toys from Recycled Materials
Wastebuster and Recycle to Read – in association with Products of Change – will host the seventh in a series of exclusive webinars diving into the creation of a new system and infrastructure around end of life toys.
This session will explore the subject of ‘producing toys from recycled materials’ with a deep dive into the most sustainable and responsible materials we can be using today to do so.
September
– 10 Sept
POC Fashion Group | Traceability
North America POC members meeting
Bringing our North American members and partners together for an opportunity for discussion, collaboration and updating on achievements.
– 16 Sept
Toy Workstream | Global toy reuse systems and markets
Wastebuster and Recycle to Read – in association with Products of Change – will host the eighth and final meeting in a series of exclusive webinars diving into the creation of a new system and infrastructure around end of life toys.
This session will explore the subject of global reuse systems for toys with a deep dive into the most sustainable and responsible materials we can be using today to do so.
October
– 7 Oct
Brand Licensing Europe 2025 will welcome – once again – brand licensing professionals, retailers, manufacturers, brand owners, agents, service providers, marketers, and designers to Europe’s largest and leading event for global brand licensing.
– 22 Oct
LaundRE Factory Visit | Circularity in practice
Visit the UK’s first denim sustainable near shoring and reprocessing hub. LaundRE transforms jeans by adding a new used and faded finish on to jeans using clean, green laser and ozone technology and refinishes unsold retailer stocks and waste denim creating an ‘As new’ jean for resale.
November
– 4 Nov
North America POC members meeting
Bringing our North American members and partners together for an opportunity for discussion, collaboration and updating on achievements.
