At Licensing International, we know how important sustainability is—not only to our members but to the future of the entire industry. We also recognize the challenges of addressing this global problem and our efforts are therefore focused on Education (sharing research and resources) and Action (creating changes to industry practices in the short- and long-term and working with industry leaders to implement environmental, social, and governance guidelines).
To kick things off, we are delighted to have secured outstanding speakers for a series of webinars throughout 2023. With participating companies such as Walmart, Hasbro, Mad Engine, and Horizon Group, the Sustainability Spotlight webinar series will highlight sustainability practices across multiple industries and offer practical learnings and solutions that LI members can implement with their own teams.
Upcoming Webinars
June 2023 — Mad Engine
September 2023 — Horizon Group USA
Delivering Good
Delivering Good is a nonprofit organization that provides people impacted by poverty and tragedy with new merchandise donated by retailers and manufacturers. In 2022, Licensing International named Delivering Good as its charity of choice for product donations.
Licensing International encourages its more than 1,500 member companies to partner with Delivering Good and include a clause in future licensing agreements that designates the charity as the destination of choice for excess or unused inventory.
Since 1985, Delivering Good has distributed $3 billion of new clothing, home goods, toys, furniture, books, and other consumer products through its network of more than 800 community partners, offering hope, dignity, and self-esteem to at-risk children, families, and individuals.
For more information about Delivering Good, please visit Delivering-Good.org or follow Delivering Good on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
The Sustainability Committee
The Licensing International Sustainability Committee was formed in response to demand from members for resources that would support their efforts to develop products and programs that are sustainable as well as satisfying to consumers. Moving forward, the committee will place emphasis on education to the licensing community on sustainability processes, opportunities and hurdles as well as creating changes in industry practices over the short- and long-term. ESG compliance and sustainability initiatives are forecasted to continue to trend as consumers and businesses alike prioritize eco-friendly practices in consideration of environmental impact. Ahead of Earth Day, the committee will unveil Licensing International’s ongoing sustainability initiatives on April 20, 2023.

Michelle McLaughlin (Chairperson)
CEO
Brand Activation Consulting

Faizan Bakali
President/COO
Mad Engine

Julie Brown
Senior Vice President
IMC Licensing

Angela Carrell
VP of Pre-production / Testing & Compliance
Mad Engine

Donovan de Klerk
Global Licensing Manager
Exquisite Gaming Ltd

Michael Dresner
Partner and co-Founder
Brand Squared Licensing

Andrew Engel
Licensing and Consumer Products Manager
Nascar

Sebastien Guttman
Regional Senior Licensing Sales Manager
The Walt Disney Company

Hiu Lee
Chief Marketing Officer
Horizon Group USA

David Mamiye
Owner
Urban Attitudes

Tanya Mason
Manager Consumer and Ancillary Products
Sinking Ship Entertainment

Linda Morgenstern
VP, Brand Management
Beanstalk

Beth Nock
Brand Marketing Director
King Features, a unit of Hearst

Joel Satin
Founder & Managing Director
FiveOne Global

Mikayla Vincent
Sustainability Specialist
Mad Engine

Diana Farmer
Sr. Action Manager, Corporate Engagement
CDP

Marco Reyes
Sr. Director Industry Initiatives & Portfolio Management
Walmart
