We are a Premier Global Community of Brand Leaders shaping the sustainable future of commerce worldwide since 2006.
In 2022, Poland has become another market where we mark our presence to answer all vital challenges of sustainability.
We believe that the idea of sustainable transformation is an open idea and we cooperate on all markets with every organization, who’s mission and the ultimate objective is to drive sustainable transformation of both people and Brands.
Our members include largest global corporations and the community of experts exceeding 10 million supporters. For nearly 20 years of Sustainable Brands existence we have created and gathered immense portfolio of experiences and tools supporting brands in their sustainable transformation journey for Forbes 100 several dozens of global companies.
We believe that Brands are uniquely positioned to align business and society on the path to a flourishing future.
And that those brands that embrace this challenge will prosper in the 21st century. Accomplishing this challenge requires a new way of seeing the world – along with a new set of skills, tools, and collaborators.
And that business leaders and practitioners need to be inspired, engaged and equipped to drive brand innovation, value creation, and positive impact on the society, environment and economy.
We are a global community of Brand leaders who are tapping environmental and social challenges to drive innovation, business and brand value.
We are home to a growing global community of passionate individuals who are committed to leveraging environmental and social innovation to deliver exceptional business performance and shared value. Global professionals in sustainability, business & brand strategy, product design & innovation, CMOs, and marketing leaders are driving business innovation towards a sustainable future.
An Executive Consultant with 20+ years of operational and board-level experience both in the area of sales and human resources strategic management, delivering services focused on achieving business goals. With expertise in all aspects of human resources strategic management and operations with a particular focus on change management and organizational transformation, talent acquisition, leadership development and communication. She embraces a talent-centric view of the company as she believes that great brands and great customer experiences are only achieved if the company has great people with an aligned purpose and motivation. Comitted to building a sustainable future and passionate about the idea of engaging business to act as a force for good and using its power to influence great change. She has been working in various large and medium multinational organisations in the role of Head of HR driving the talent and business transformation agenda. For more than 10 years she has been running her own business in the area of HR advisory. An economist by background with MBA and Leadership Psychology education.
25+ years of experience in media, advertising and brand transformation. Head of Strategy and Planning in KEINO GRUPA, accountable manager and team leader with successful record in branding, campaigns, FMCG, telco, automotive, banking brands and products (Dentsu, Carat, Grey, Saatchi&Saatchi, Y&R, Leo Burnett, Publicis). Headed multi-functional teams and projects across Poland and CEE. Created numerous outstanding creative briefs, product and creative concepts, major communication platforms to launch, reposition and build international & local brands. Skilled with research tools and methodology. Author of awarded communication strategies and campaigns for major NGOs and CSR Projects in Poland: Danone „Share Your Meal”; Amnesty International - #unlockthetruth; CPK Centre for Women’s Rights - „STOP Femicide!”; Fundacja Dzieci Niczyje – Safer Internet for Children. Thought leader, branding passionate, insightful strategist, advertising industry commentator in media – Press, Forbes, M&MP, TVP, Brief, Marketer+. Commentator for Reuters financial news services. Academic teacher at WSZ/POU Marketing & Advertising Faculty.
Trusted Advisor with 15 years of experience in the field of international investor relations, finance and ESG for new technology, the energy, wood industry, mineral and mining, healthcare services, and real-estate sectors. Has a substantial experience in working with multilingual and multicultural management, institutional investors, associations, across Europe, the US, and the Middle East. Successfully develops a comprehensive global investor relations programs and ESG strategies (incl. reporting) with taking a company strategy, corporate governance and ESG factors, and turn it into a persuasive investment case. She has management experience with international multi-entity structures, and she has engaged in the numerous IPO, SPO, M&A, debt issuance, and refinancing transactions. Master degrees in Finance and Banking (MSc) and Global Political Economy (MA).
Editor-in-chief of the Manager monthly. Former editor in chief including Gazeta Poznańska i Motoru, president of the ComPress agency. Creator of the first polish group of professional local weeklies Day by Day. He was a board member of several publishing houses, he worked for the group Neue Passauer Presse and Der Spiegel. Passionate about semantics and linguistics as well as the relationship between business, people and the environment. A philosopher by education, a journalist by birth, art lover with invaluable professional acumen.
CEO Sunshine Media, EMCC mentor, communication strategist, board advisor in the areas of sustainable development, values, project management, content marketing and storytelling. At work, she focuses on an in-depth analysis of the essence of the challenge faced by the client. Empathy is her prevailing characteristics, which she considers to be the foundation of modern leadership and new normality. Co-initiator, along with Barbara Stepnowska and Ewa Sowińska, "Do think tank" Empatomat and the social initiative #emphateticinnovations. The project was recognized with the Radio Tok FM "The good comes back" award. Authenticity and integrity is important to her both in her professional and private life. She believes in the idea of cooperation being a founding element of any relationship. She is committed to the principle that the true understanding comes from the heart. She promotes the idea of gratitude as the essence of a fulfilled life. Passionate about personal development and meditation, an art historian by education.
His professional life is a crossroad of journalism and business consulting, supporting leaders and companies in their development through strategic processes, training and media coaching. He advises management boards, supports teams, and helps drive change. As a consultant, he worked with teams from companies such as Siemens, Strabag, Posnet, Sodexo Benefits & Rewards Services, or DHL, as well as institutions and organizations such as the Ministry of Economy, the Capital City of Warsaw, the Marshal's Office of the Opolskie Voivodeship, Responsible Business Forum or the Open Eyes Economy Summit focused movement. Lecturer at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, who in his tailor-made programs confronts students with practical challenges of brand strategy, content marketing and contemporary journalism. Passionate about new technologies, interpersonal relations, sustainable development and value economy. He shares his know-how and experience in the proprietary #BiznesPrzezSito broadcast on Chillizet radio, as well as in the proprietary project #HRonAIR. He gained his media skills in the channels of the TVN Group, TVP and Polish Radio. A graduate of Management and Leadership at the SWPS University and the Academy of Leadership Psychology.
Associated with the PR industry since 2010. He gained experience in PR agencies, where he carried out projects in the real estate, IT, finance, education and publishing sectors, and in real estate companies (Skanska, Reesco), where he was responsible for running press offices, external and internal communication and marketing activities.
If the idea of building a world based on sustainable development is close to your heart, come and join us. Write or call. Let's talk. Become the part of sustainable change. We cooperate on all markets with everyone, who’s mission and the ultimate objective is to drive sustainable transformation of both people and Brands.
A pioneer of marketing and communication in Central and Eastern Europe. During his extensive career for the last 30 years he has worked for dozens of top marketers and managed agencies including Publicis, Optimedia, Leo Burnett, and Saatchi & Saatchi. Under his management and leadership, organizations in other countries transformed into leading communication players. He acquired many talents and independent agencies for the Group, which became part of this organization. He has built innovative solutions in various business dimensions including e-commerce recently. He has worked with virtually all of the world’s largest brands. Individually he helps marketer’s boards and C-Level executives. Today, after a long carrier, he has devoted his talent and operational knowledge to sustainable transformation of brands. He is a big believer in brand’s key role in driving and changing the world around us to protect it for next generations. He is also constantly looking at ways to engage consumers in the brand transformation journey as both are mutually influencing that process.
From 2015, the head of IPSOS in Poland, and from 2020, the president of the board of the Polish Society for Market Research and Opinion (PTBRiO). Member of ESOMAR. Co-author of the book "Data driven decisions. How to find yourself in the data flood? (PWN, Warsaw 2018) and "Market research. How to understand the consumer "(PWN, Warsaw 2021). A graduate of the Institute of International Relations at the University of Warsaw. She has been an active member of the market research industry since the beginning of her professional career in 1993. She gained her experience both on the client side (PTC Era) and research agencies (CASE, TNS OBOP, TNS Polska). During her work as a researcher, she has specialized in conducting projects supporting brands in their strategic and positioning processes.
A philologist by education. Studied in Kraków, Berlin, and Freiburg im Breisgau. She received a PhD from the Eberhard Charles University, Tübingen, Germany. In the years 1993-1999 she was a cultural advisor for the Polish Embassy in Bonn. Since 1999, she has been associated with the Mercedes-Benz Group AG in Poland. She is a co-founder and president of the Partnership for Road Safety Association (2006-2010) and the Society of Friends of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw (2008-2012). Winner of many industry awards, incl. Golden Arrow, PRotony, twice "Marketing Director of the Year" in the MediaRun competition, twice nominated for the European Excellence Award; winner of the Grand Prix "Businesswoman of the Year" in the "Corporation" category in the "Success written with lipstick" competition (2017). Decorated with the departmental badge "Meritorious for Transport of the Republic of Poland", and with the Cross of Merit on the Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
A marketing activist on a mission to make business put people and planet first. He’s the founder of the global Goodvertising movement that’s inspired a shift in advertising for the better. As a seasoned branding and sustainability professional counting more than 18 years he’s advised Fortune 500 companies, small start-ups, governments, agencies to non-profits. He’s also the author of two books “Goodvertising” (2012) and “The hero Trap” (2020). As a globally recognized keynote speaker he’s inspired audiences in more than 70 countries at events like TEDx, SXSW, DAD & Sustainable Brands. He’s a columnist for the Guardian, Adweek, The Drum and several other publications and a regular judge at international award shows. As a passionate entrepreneur and change-agent he’s launched several impact platforms like Cph:Change and Wheregoodgrows. Thomas’ belief is simple: Change begins with you!
Co-founder and President of ANG SA Group (formerly ANG Spółdzielnia), operating in the financial industry, and Nienieodpowiedzialni Foundation. He is involved in many social projects, including the Association of Financial Companies, the Polish Confederation Lewiatan, and the Foundation for Social and Economic Initiatives. A supporter of business strategies based on the ideas of sustainable development, social commitment and building common value. The ANG SA Group, which he co-creates, has received many business and social awards, incl. Ethical Company 2015-2021 in Puls Biznesu and PwC competition, Employer of the Year 2015-2019 in AON competition, Best Workplace Poland 2021 and Best Workplace in Europe 2021, Business Gazelles 2015-2021 Puls Biznesu, CSR Leaves of Polityka 2015-2020. In 2020, the ANG Group received the B Corp certificate, the most important award in the CSR category in the world. In 2015, he received the personal distinction "The Man Who Changes Business" in the first edition of the Responsible Business Forum award, a finalist of Jan Rodowicz "Anoda" award of the Warsaw Uprising Museum for social activity.
Sustainable Brands is driven by people with purpose. People who make the difference.
We invite bold personalities who are unquestionable authorities in their respective fields and who want to support the idea of global sustainable transformation with their charisma and knowledge.
The announcement of new Advisory Board Members comming soon.