When it comes to ensuring the brand and licensing industry remains forward-looking, resilient and adaptive, there has to be a focus on innovation. This is particularly true when it comes to sustainability – a goal that relies on out of box thinking and new solutions.

At the Products of Change Conference on 11 November 2026 at the Royal Geographical Society, London, innovation will be a key theme. Not only will it be a thread running through every presentation and session of the day, but it will amalgamate in an Innovation Showcase.

Products of Change has an ever-growing network of innovators: the companies and start-ups that are pushing the boundaries of how and with what we operate as an industry.

At this year’s Conference, there will be a bigger line-up of innovators than ever, and POC continues to establish its leadership in introducing the innovations and solutions needed to the industry. They will be exhibiting in the tabletop spaces, as well as taking to the stage at the end of the day for an Innovation Showcase, where they will each pitch and share their future-thinking solutions with the audience.

BioFluff
BioFluff is a startup based in Paris, New York, and London which produces natural, plant-based alternatives to fur, shearling, plush and other fluffy materials. Creators of the world’s first 100% plant-based fur, shearling and plus, BioFluff has been working with leading brands across fashion, interiors and toys to reimagine fur.

Io.tt
io.tt is a connected products platform with a client portfolio spanning brands, music and sports and powering more than 4bn QR and NFC triggers in 130+ countries across a breadth of use cases. At the Conference, io.tt will share some of the recent work it has delivered as product manufacturers respond to shifts like GS1 project sunrise and DPP.

James Cropper
Lake District, UK-based paper mill and innovation powerhouse, James Cropper, is a leader in advance materials and is at the forefront of fibre technology. One such innovation is its pioneering CupCycling technology, recycling used coffee cups into speciality paper.

DyeRecycle
DyeRecycle transforms real-world post-consumer textile waste into spin-ready materials. Its proprietary solvent strips away everything that currently sends textiles to landfill – returning high-quality fibres, free from dyes, blends, and finishes.

Baneco
Baneco makes fibre from the four tonnes of residue left for every tonne of bananas harvested. It’s low-carbon, farmer-first and year-round, replacing plastic and virgin wood in packaging for global brands.

Arda Biomaterials
Arda transforms agricultural waste into high-performance, plastic-free polymers and materials, delivering scale and price parity while empowering circular economies. Treating nature as its structural reference system, Arda reconfigures natural protein hierarchies to engineer performance from the molecular level.

Balena
A material science company developing high-performance biopolymer materials for a diverse range of applications. Developed using a combination of high molecular weight biodegradable polymers, naturally occurring bio-based constituents, and other biodegradable modifiers to enable functionality, high performance, and circularity.

Whether you’re a retailer, brand owner, manufacturer, supplier, designer or innovator, the Products of Change Conference 2026 is where the industry’s biggest challenges become practical solutions – and where the partnerships shaping the future begin.

This year’s supporters include: Dreamtex, Character World, Warner Bros. Discovery, Natural History Museum, TDP Textiles, Mattel, Fabacus, Brand Licensing Europe, The Wombles, Bravado, RDP Creative, Disney Consumer Products, Worldly, Poetic Brands, Hasbro, Rights & Brands, Teemill, io.tt, Sun City, Rainbow Productions, Qarma, and UK Greetings.

To book your place or find out more, visit: www.productsofchange.com/poc-sustainability-conference.

For sponsorship, media enquiries, or any other enquiries, contact: [email protected].

About Products of Change
Products of Change is a purpose-driven organisation, structured around its not-for-profit membership, its educational resources and media arm, as well as its advisory team to support its members and the brand licensing industry on its sustainability journey. To find out more about becoming a member, visit: productsofchange.com/membership.