New campaign Company of Huskies – Smurfit Kappa focuses on the fastest growing trend in fashion: sustainable packaging

Cristina Blanaru Ads, Business, Creativity, Marketing

Smurfit Kappa, one of the leading providers of paper-based packaging in the world, has launched a new campaign created by In the Company of Huskies, to encourage more companies to choose sustainable packaging.

With the ongoing growth of eCommerce, Smurfit Kappa wanted to reinforce the importance of sustainable packaging, and the new campaign specifically targets the fashion e-retail market.

Consumers increasingly want brands to act responsibly. One-third of consumers say they would not make an online purchase from a fashion company if they discovered the packaging wasn’t eco-friendly.* Like all brands, fashion brands need to adapt to consumer demands on sustainability or risk losing customers’ business. 

Huskies show that the fashionable choice is all about the label.

The campaign demonstrates that Smurfit Kappa is leading the trend of planet-friendly packaging while highlighting that sustainable packaging is the fashionable choice. To bring the campaign to life, the creative team positioned the brand in the heart of the fashion world by transforming it from a packaging company into a high fashion brand. The idea was to take something as simple as a cardboard box and present it in the same highly desirable way you would see a designer handbag. 

The campaign was shot by an Irish fashion photographer – Sarah Doyle.  It will run in national and international papers and trade magazines, as well as on social, digital and outdoor. As part of the campaign, cardboard handbags were distributed to influencers. 

Huskies have partnered with Smurfit Kappa since 2016, and this campaign furthers the creative and strategic platform and follows on from the success of the highly-awarded ‘Better Planet Packaging’ initiative promoting the company’s long-term goal to work towards a sustainable future for all its customers and the planet.

Damian Hanley, Creative Director at In the Company of Huskies comments:

“If cardboard was invented yesterday, it would be hailed as the new wonder material. Smurfit Kappa is a B2B business, but that doesn’t mean you can let yourself off the hook creatively. We are tearing up the rule sheet. Positioning Smurfit Kappa as the label of choice for the fashion industry is a pivotal campaign in its communications evolution.” 

Ruth Cosgrove, Group Marketing & Communications Director at Smurfit Kappa, adds:

“Consumers want brands to consider the social and environmental impacts of their businesses. This campaign highlights the important role of sustainable packaging in eCommerce and fashion. As a global leader, we wanted to demonstrate how we are leading the way in sustainability, innovation, and design, and Huskies perfectly executed and met our objectives for this campaign.”

Credits 

Client:

Smurfit Kappa

  • Group Marketing and Communications Director – Ruth Cosgrove
  • Marketing Manager – Emer Cobbe

Agency:

In the Company of Huskies

  • Creative Director: Damian Hanley
  • Art Director: Laura Rice
  • Copywriter: Aoife McCleary
  • Design: Chris Flynn and Gavin Feiritéar
  • Senior Producer: Ciarán Walsh
  • Head of Production: Brian Daly 
  • Business Director: Rohit Verma
  • Account Director: Claire Slevin

Photographer: Sarah Doyle Photography