Empowering design agencies with circular design and sustainability strategies giving you the know-how to do good.
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design agencies
Is your design agency ready to start or evolve your sustainability journey and meet the growing demand from clients for sustainable solutions?
Brands are increasingly seeking partners that can support in designing for sustainability and the circular economy and demonstrate a commitment to sustainability. The ability to respond to this evolving landscape has become crucial, however, understanding the full potential of circular design and sustainability can feel daunting.
At philo & co, we aim to simplify circularity, supporting brand and packaging design agencies of all sizes. We help you integrate sustainability within your organisation and embed design strategies for sustainability into your creative offer, so you can meet client expectations while fostering a culture of sustainability within your agency.
Our areas of expertise
✓ Team training
✓ Packaging audit & recommendations
✓ Packaging legislation compliance
✓ Sustainability positioning & messaging
✓ Sustainability claims review & recommendations
✓ Ideation & innovation workshops
✓ Thought leadership & industry engagement
✓ Design agency creative process & strategies
Ways we can support you
Ask Pip
Do you have a specific sustainability project or challenge that you need clarity on?
Ask Pip is perfect for design agencies that need some quick clarity to sound board a client brief, get feedback on packaging concepts or perhaps guidance on sustainability certifications like BCorp.
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✓ 60-minute power call
✓ 1–2-page action plan and resource support
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✓ Considered and tailored advice relative to your sustainability project or challenge.
✓ Simplified key actions and resources to guide your decision making.
✓ Confidence to address your sustainability project or challenge.
Defining Depot’s sustainability and circular parameters of Creative Skill + Conscious Will ®
“As a creative and business owner of a packaging design agency, it is our responsibility to change and inform through design. We have the power to redefine the world we live in, maximise materials to design away from waste and help brands transition to a regenerative, circular model. It is fantastic to have Pippa as part of Depot’s ‘Dream Team’, I am excited to see how grow together. Thank you for all your support.”
Angela Spindler, Founder & Creative Director, Depot
Design Agency Impact Assessment
Are you unsure how to start your sustainability journey or concerned about falling behind your competitors in the shift to sustainable and circular design?
Our Impact Assessment is perfect for design agencies looking to understand their position in the market and identify prioritised next steps to either start or evolve their sustainability journey.
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✓ Agency RFI
✓ Competitor audit
✓ Client ESG/ sustainability performance audit
✓ Sector specific packaging and comms regulatory landscape
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✓ Clarity on your sustainability blind spots
✓ High-level understanding of the regulatory landscape
✓ Summary of actions and resources to support progress across your creative process, agency strategy and team upskilling.
✓ Confidence and clarity to overcome your blind spots to start or evolve your sustainability journey.
Delivering responsible design, built on partnerships with Co-Partnership
“Our work with philo & co has been invaluable. Pippa is so passionate and knowledgeable on the subject of circular design. We've been closely supported at every turn, from understanding the importance of how we recycle to establishing an integrated agency sustainability positioning. We're so excited to be continuing our journey with philo & co, as we continue to harness the power of design to create meaningful change.”
Brittany Primmer, Agency Director, Co-Partnership
Design Agency Support
Do you need an expert in your team to tackle client projects with a strong sustainability focus, or are you under-resourced to implement sustainability initiatives?
Understanding that every design agency's journey is unique, our Design Agency Support is perfect for design agencies that need agile expert guidance to inform internal decision-making or an expert in your team to respond to client briefs. Depending on your needs, we can support you by either:
✓ Monthly retainer packages- starting from 10H/month.
✓ Project collaboration- scope dependant on brief.
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✓ Verbal or written guidance on internally developed work
✓ Access via email or attendance to meetings
✓ Response within 48H
✓ Project delivery (project collaboration only)
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✓ Expert know-how to guide internal decision-making gaining confidence as you go
✓ Access to an expert team to win sustainability work and deliver impactful client projects
Reimagining the realms of luxury packaging in collaboration with Thirst Craft
“philo & co is a fantastic partner and expert to collaborate with when progressing designs to a more sustainable, thought-provoking and circular space. Pippa's expertise provided insight for our team and clients to learn & grow, and her passion is totally inspiring!”
Lynsey Pritchard, Client Leadership Director, Thirst Craft
Design Agency Strategy
Are you ready to transform your agency into a force for good and enhance your design and sustainability capabilities to meet rising expectations?
We help agencies in designing for sustainability and the circular economy to enhance your relevance in the creative industry. We form a strategy that demonstrates your commitment to sustainability, providing a clear action plan to minimise your negative impacts. Together, we evolve your design process so your agency can confidently meet rising expectations and deliver responsible outcomes for your business and clients.
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✓ Facilitate leading circular economy, circular design and sustainability training with practical tools
✓ Conduct a Design Agency Impact Assessment
✓ Identify your agency’s sustainability focus areas, goals and action plan
✓ Evaluate your creative process and work with you to embed design strategies for sustainability and circular design principles
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✓ Leading knowledge upskilling your team with the know-how to do good
✓ Clarity on your sustainability focus areas and an action plan to kick some big sustainability goals
✓ An evolved agency positioning demonstrating how you intend to use your agency as a force for good
✓ A refined, co-created design process to support your clients on their sustainability journey through sustainable packaging design, strategy & communication
✓ A communication guide to create green-wash free messaging and engage with your clients and industry
Not sure what’s right for you?
Book a free discovery call to discuss your needs and we’ll recommend a package or tailor a support project to fit your goals.
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philo & co is part of a growing group of designers, design studios, agencies and institutions here to declare a climate and ecological emergency.
