PoC launches tool for optimising sustainability data in the licensing industry
Products of Change has introduced a new, industry-first tool designed to improve how sustainability data is managed across the brand licensing sector.
Bring together and standardize sustainability information
The tool aims to bring together and standardize sustainability information across companies, making it easier for brands, manufacturers, and partners to track progress and work toward shared environmental goals. By creating a more aligned system, it helps reduce inconsistencies and improves transparency across the licensing ecosystem.
Development of a framework
A key part of this initiative is the development of a framework (often referred to as a maturity index) that allows businesses to measure their sustainability performance and benchmark progress over time. This encourages collaboration and gives companies clearer guidance on how to improve their practices.
Support more efficient decision-making
The tool is intended to support more efficient decision-making and help the industry move toward more sustainable production, design, and supply chain processes. It also reflects a broader push within licensing to adopt consistent data standards and drive meaningful, measurable change.
Helena Mansell-Stopher, founder and CEO of POC, says, “The POC Maturity Index is a two-year, industry-funded initiative. Phase one helps brand owners understand their partners’ sustainability journey, while Phase two enables licensed manufacturers to benchmark their own sustainability maturity against the industry and identify clear opportunities to progress.”