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Warner Bros Consumer Products is global licensing representative for AC Milan
MUMBAI: Kicking off a major global licensing agreement, European football club AC Milan has announced the appointment of Warner Bros Consumer Products as its exclusive worldwide licensing representative.
The agreement sets the stage for AC Milan to work with various divisions within Warner Bros Entertainment and Time Warner on mutually beneficial marketing and promotional opportunities.
Milan Associazione Calcio s.p.a. VP and CEO Adriano Galliani says, “This unprecedented alliance between AC Milan and the world’s largest entertainment company has been a lifelong dream for me. Warner Bros Consumer Products is well-positioned to globalise our franchise and expand our fan base.”
Warner Bros Consumer Products will utilise their creative, licensing and retail expertise to develop a complete range of licenced products. New graphics, artwork and retail programmes will be created for promotion partners and licencees around the globe and opportunities to licence Internet cafés, eateries and other specialty venues will be explored.
Warner Bros Consumer Products’ Italian office in Milan will spearhead the licensing programme and closely coordinate all worldwide activities.
The AC Milan and Warner Bros Consumer Products partnership represents the first agreement of its kind between an entertainment company and a football club. Warner Bros Consumer Products has significant experience in football with licensing partnerships currently including the Federacion Mexicana de Futbol (Mexican National Team) and the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™. They also recently represented UEFA’s Euro 2004 tournament held in Portugal.
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Aspire Impact secures Parinama backing, appoints CEO
Valued at Rs 360 million, adds advisor, scales ESG platform globally
MUMBAI: Impact, it seems, is finally getting its own balance sheet. Aspire Impact has secured strategic backing from The Parinama Group, while appointing Saloni Malhotra as chief executive officer of its services arm, Aspire Impact Assurance (AIA). The company has also brought Dr Ram Sharma, Chancellor of UPES, on board as an advisor marking a three-pronged push to scale its ESG and impact measurement ambitions.
Following the investment, Aspire Impact is now valued at INR 360 million, underscoring growing investor interest in the ESG and sustainability ecosystem. Over the past six years, the company has expanded at pace, reporting a 65 per cent CAGR in client growth and 83 per cent CAGR in revenues, with a portfolio of 60 plus clients and more than 150 engagements across ESG, sustainability and impact measurement.
Its client roster includes names such as Ather Energy, Protean eGov, Mahindra Lifespaces, Urban Company, Capgemini, Kotak Bank and ICICI Bank reflecting demand for structured impact assessment across sectors.
The fresh capital will be channelled into scaling its SaaS platform, Ikoo World, and expanding operations both in India and internationally. The broader market itself is on a growth curve, with the global ESG and impact measurement space projected to nearly double from $15 billion in 2025 to $31 billion by 2030.
Malhotra’s appointment signals a sharper operational focus. With over two decades of experience spanning corporate leadership, social impact and media, she will lead Aspire’s Comprehensive Impact Assessments across corporate, BFSI, education and non-profit sectors, with a government-focused edition also in the pipeline.
Meanwhile, Dr Sharma’s addition to the advisory board strengthens the organisation’s academic and governance depth, as it looks to bridge the gap between institutional rigour and corporate accountability.
The broader play is clear: as businesses face increasing pressure to quantify not just profit but purpose, companies like Aspire Impact are positioning themselves as the scorekeepers of a new metric where impact is measured with the same seriousness as revenue.
