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Power up Brand Strategies through Sustainability and Eco-Decisions.

Consumer behaviours and shopping priorities are changing fast, and brands must rethink their engagement strategies to stay relevant and successful.

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An important challenge for anyone who wants to drive consumption in a more sustainable direction is how to spread their ideas and initiatives while still being relevant and attractive to the consumer.

CONSUMER INSIGHTS: The NXT sustainable Consumer 

  • Unlocking Green Insights: My Sustainability Insights uncover eco-conscious consumer data, ensuring sustainability strategies align with audience preferences.

STRATEGY:
Brand Sustainability Direction

  • Charting a Greener Course: My Brand Sustainability Direction service is your guiding compass to establish a solid sustainability position that resonates with your audience and shaping your brand's mission and values.

COMMUNICATION: Sustainability  Activations

  • Amplifying Green Impact: My Sustainability and Branding Expertise maximizes the reach and reputation of your initiatives, ensuring your brand forging a deeper connection with your sustainability initiatives and the consumers.  

REPORT: CONSUMER RESEARCH & TREND REPORT

THE NXT SUSTAINABLE CONSUMER REPORT 

The NXT Sustainable Consumer Report 2025 offers a deep dive into the evolving landscape of green fatigue, eco-consiuous consumers and sustainability as a lifestyle concept in the Nordic region. Backed by data from over 2,500 respondents across Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, this report uncovers key insights for brands looking to tap into the “green” consumer trends shaping consumer behaviour. Don’t miss out on this essential resource to future-proof your business in the fashion and lifestyle market.

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FREELANCE AND INTERIM CONSULTANT

SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND PR

My vast knowledge and expertise within sustainability, branding and communication come from +20 years of working with progressive brands and sustainability transformation as Brand Strategist, Business Advisor, Creative Director, Head of Sustainability, and Global-PR.  

 

I offer a freelance service where you get the benefits of in-depth expertise across a number of specialty areas within sustainability strategies and communication.

If you want to get noticed,

then it's crucial to create stories

that resonate authentically with narratives that thrive outside the confines of the predictable.

HOW DO YOU WIN HEARTS AND MINDS

MAKE SUSTAINBILITY  IRRESISTABLE

When many companies embark on their transformation from linear to circular and/or adopt a holistic approach to sustainability, they typically focus on the rational effects within products, production, and transportation. However, it is equally important to focus on emotional values and redefine the brand's approach to work culture, storytelling, cultural status, and consumer excitement during the phase of transformation.

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RANDOM MIX OF WORK

ONGOING WORK: GLOBAL BRAND STRATEGY - HOUDINI 

HOUDINI: GLOBAL BRAND,
WINNING GAME STRATEGY

As a strategic brand consultant i am now creating a new Winning Game Strategy for the Houdini Brand Globally. The work is carried out together with Houdini and include Brand DNA and foundation, target audiences, consumer archetypes, customer key needs, communication and messaging, our approach to brand marketing and a new storytelling playbook for activations. 

          

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CASE: GLOBAL WINNING GAME STRATEGY, VÉLOSOPHY 

VELOSOPHY: GLOBAL BRAND 
WINNING GAME STRATEGY
 

As a brand strategy consultant for VÉLOSOPHY, my objective was to create a Winning Game Strategy with a purpose to reignite the brand globally. By conceptualising the brands DNA through the "Part Bike - Part Philosophy" approach, a storytelling playbook, and a new brand marketing approach with campaign building blocks.  

Vélosophy isn't just a bicycle brand; it's a philosophy and a movement celebrating creativity, sustainability and social responsibility.​ Vélosophy aims to be the most beloved philosophy-driven bicycle brand, deeply connected with the creative generation with a mission to put life in motion and inspire others to care for people and the planet.

CASE: ECO-ESSENTIALS INITIATIVE, TRETORN 

TRETORN: GLOBAL BRAND, SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPT, 

As Head of Marketing and Creative Director for Tretorn Europe, I created and led the development of The Eco-Essentials Initiative, a strategic brand initiativ with the objective to reposition the Tretorn brand globally.

 

My role was creating initiative and strategic sustainability platform with purpose statement, vision and manifest. Creating a new identity, logo's and on product branding. Setting up new product and category development. 

 

We launched the initiative through social campaigns, PR, collaborations and retail activations. I managed sales training and set up European GoTo market strategies.

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CASE: GLOBAL BRAND CONCEPT - TRETORN

THE GHOST NET PROJECT, GLOBAL BRAND CONCEPT 

As Creative Director for Tretorn Europe, I created and led the development of "The Ghost Net Project". A strategic brand development project within sustainable innovation and collaboration.The objective was to show sustainability commitments through real product development where we turned ocean trash into treasures. We launched the project through PR, thought leadership, collaborations, and retail marketing.. My role was creating the concept, act as strategic and creative lead, design and visual direction, GoTo-Market strategy and manage activations.

CASE: GLOBAL BRAND CONCEPT - TRETORN

TRETORN: GLOBAL BRAND, SAREK ECO-APPAREL  

As Creative Director for Tretorn Europe, I led the development of SAREK Eco-apparel category within the Eco-Essentials Initiative. The goal was to create a symbolic action within sustainable innovation, appealing to international audience, targeting both lifestyle and outdoor consumers.

 

The project was a collaboration across teams—product, design, sales, and marketing. My role was creating the concept, directing design, styles, assortments, and develop a new visual identity, including logotypes, photo shoots and brand narratives. I set up the GoTo Market Strategy with sales strategies, trade show setups, and served as the spokesperson for the concept and sustainability.      

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ECO-CRYPTO BRAND PLATFORM AND STRATEGY

Eco-Crypto Brand platform and strategy 

As a Strategy Consultant for the Longhouse Foundation i was responsible for creating a brand strategy and brand platform for the first Swedish Eco-Crypto Water150. A Go To Market Strategy targeting crypto and sustainability ready consumers and consumer mapping with barriers and drivers for engaging in eco-crypto investment.   

Let's Connect and  Collaborate 

I offer a freelance consultant service where you as client get the benefits of in-depth expertise across a number of specialty areas, without having to increase your permanent staff or contract a full size agency.

Fredrik Above The Clouds

Fredrik Ekström

+46 (0) 72 729 46 32

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