Kate Hardcastle The Customer Whisperer

‘The Customer Whisperer’ on making more sustainable choices

Consumers around the world are more discerning with their product choices than ever and with sustainability a minimum requirement, customers are more regularly interrogating the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) promises behind their purchases. It is not enough anymore for brands to merely flaunt sustainability claims; individuals have now become adept at identifying greenwashing, the practice of brands lying about or greatly exaggerating their positive environmental practices. Authenticity, backed by tangible results, is what keeps consumer behavior aligned with sustainability. Kate

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food crisis

Amid global food crisis, food solutions grow in the Gulf

The global food crisis spurred by fighting in Ukraine is affecting the Middle East in uneven ways. Countries like Lebanon and Yemen, struggling with economic instability and conflict before the war began, have been hit particularly hard. Egypt, which is deeply reliant on grain and wheat from Ukraine and Russia, has also struggled to manage the crisis and keep food supplies stable. The Gulf and Israel, on the other hand, have so far weathered this storm remarkably well. The approach to food security taken by these countries holds

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design Expo 2020

‘Design should connect us to each other and the natural world’

The pursuit of an equilibrium between humans and nature is a central part of the ongoing fight against climate change. While the scales may have felt increasingly imbalanced in our favour in recent years, addressing more of humanity’s problems through an environmental lens could hold the key to finding better solutions.  The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) provide a framework for this approach and while Goal 13 — “Take urgent action to combat climate

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