Sky, Europe’s leading direct-to-consumer media and entertainment company, has announced the five winners of its Sky Zero Footprint Fund. The £2 million advertising fund was set-up to accelerate and amplify business initiatives which are driving positive behavioural change for a more sustainable world. It is part of the media company’s Sky Zero campaign to be net zero carbon by 2030.
The five winning brands each displayed the desire and creative capacity to inspire change, along with values aligned with Sky. Sky has committed to go net zero carbon by 2030 and inspire others to join the journey.
Each of the winning businesses have been awarded £250,000 in media value. They will now move into ad production ahead of a final stage of judging in October. In Autumn, the most compelling creative will secure a total of £1 million in media value.
All five winning campaigns will be revealed as part of an advertising celebration of sustainability across Sky Media’s channels in the run up to the COP26 Climate Change conference in November, in Glasgow, of which Sky is a media partner.
The five winning businesses include energy supplier OVO, plastic-free baby wipes and eco-friendly nappies brand Pura, financial and wealth management firm Path Financial, and Here We Flo, a 2013 start-up producing biodegradable pad liners and organic tampons.
“We’re absolutely ecstatic to be a Sky Zero Footprint Fund Winner. At OLIO, we firmly believe we can make a difference. Billions of small actions got us into the climate crisis in the first place, and so surely billions of small actions can help get us out. Working together with Sky, we can’t wait to bring OLIO’s hard-hitting, but empowering, message into homes across the UK, and to unleash a clarion call that TV is uniquely placed to deliver.” – celebrates Tessa Clarke, Co-founder & CEO of one of the five selected companies, OLIO, a free app tackling household food wastage by connecting people with their neighbours, so that surplus food can be given away, instead of thrown away.
The winning campaigns were selected by a broad panel of credible and knowledgeable judges with strong views on advertising, creativity, and sustainability. Each brand was judged on merit based on their creativity (ability to inspire the nation into action), possible impact (the potential to drive behavioural change), and sustainable credibility (commitment as a business to improve future sustainability).
“We know that each of our winners can play a key role in encouraging the nation to make small but significant changes. It’s exciting that through the process we have unearthed new disruptive brands, giving them a platform to amplify their message through the power of TV.” – says Tim Pearson, Managing Director of Sky Media.
All five winning ads will be produced using insights, tools, and learnings from AdGreen. Part of the Advertising Association, AdGreen supports the ad industry shift towards net zero, eliminating the negative environmental impacts of production.