11 INDUSTRY NEWS ACID welcomes new COO Anti Copying in Design (ACID) has announced the appointment of Laura Newbold Breen as Chief Operating Officer. Laura began her new role on 4th December 2023. Having previously been Head of Legal for Magmatic Ltd, which owned the Trunki brand prior to its successful transition to new ownership earlier this year, Laura brings a wealth of relevant experience through her incredible journey on the inside track of a company which, despite its incredible success, had to battle many copycat storms along the way. What better experience could she bring to ACID than being at the coal face of what many in the UK face. Visit the website: www.acid.uk.com Pantone announces 2024 colour of the year Pantone, the global colour authority and provider of professional colour language standards and digital solutions for the design community, has introduced PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz, a velvety gentle peach whose allembracing spirit enriches mind, body, and soul as the Pantone Colour of the Year selection for 2024. At a time of turmoil in many aspects of our lives, our need for nurturing, empathy and compassion grows ever stronger as does our imaginings of a more peaceful future. A warm and cozy shade highlighting our desire for togetherness with others and the feeling of sanctuary this creates, PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz presents a fresh approach to a new softness. Subtly sensual, PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz is a heartfelt peach hue bringing a feeling of tenderness communicating a message of caring and sharing, community and collaboration. Dragon’s Den Sustainability Champion Awarded OBE Rachel Watkyn has been awarded the OBE for services to Sustainable and Ethical Business Growth and Exports. Dragon’s Den’s most successful female entrepreneur, Rachel Watkyn, founder of Tiny Box Company, has been recognised for her tireless efforts to help businesses become more sustainable. Rachel says, “This is a huge honour and I am grateful and humbled at being made an OBE for something I feel so strongly about. Tiny Box Company started with a solution to help businesses who want to make the move to be more ethical and sustainable in their practices. I hope this helps give me and Tiny Box a platform to help more businesses make that positive change. Individually we can’t change the world. But together we can make a Tiny Difference.” Tiny Box company is a premier supplier of ethically sourced, recycled packaging. It was founded in 2007 when Rachel had an ethical jewellery business but discovered it was almost impossible to find recycled packaging to showcase her products. Since it was founded Tiny Box Company has provided bespoke printed and plain packaging to over 200,000 clients, from cottage industries to large brand such as the BBC, Netflix and Boux Avenue. Recycled and recyclable boxes, bags, ribbon and stickers are hand printed at The Tiny Box Company print and distribution centre in Sussex and highly bespoke products are made at our Tiny Box Maker factory in Cornwall. Any products that are imported from other countries go through a thorough due diligence process which includes Rachel visiting each factory personally to see working conditions to ensure they meet her high standards of ethical practice. Visit: www.tinyboxcompany.co.uk
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