Sustainable Speakers Series: Recent Episodes
SoL Cups
The Sustainable Speaker Series!
Designed to be a platform of education, to ignite, inspire and support as many people as possible to be conscious consumers!
Rebecca Veksler is the founder of SoL Cups - The ultimate sustainable brand, producing aesthetic, practical, and sustainable glass bottles, cups, and accessories, all made from 100% hand-blown glass and the most beautiful eco-gift packaging.
Rebecca will host these conversations by interviewing remarkable thought leaders, global brands, influencers alike, and all-round eco-warriors from all around the planet to bring you the most inspiring conversations about business, mindset, consumer behaviour/ trends and as many tips, tricks and educational pieces to help support you to be a more conscious and sustainable consumer!
Want to learn more about Rebecca or SoL Cups the brand?
Head to www.solcups.com or rebeccaveksler.com
Listen along to another episode of the Sustainable Speaker Series with Rebecca Veksler and Founder Grant Williams of Viveberry as we talk all things sustainability and a waste free coffee industry!
A beautiful and inspiring interview with Rebecca and co-founder Sian Murray of Pleasant State.
Pleasant State creates ethical products that make home care a form of self care. Helping forward thinking people reduce their use of single-use plastics and toxic cleaning chemicals at home with our Australian made concentrated cleaning bars that dissolve to make effective, healthy and beautiful cleaning products.
Tune in for an incredibly inspiring conversation!
An amazing and authentic dive into the complex world of sustainable manufacturing in the Cosmetic industry! Join Rebecca and Founder Brianne West of Ethique as we explore how this incredible brand grew into one of the worlds top sustainable, vegan and cruelty free brands.
Join Rebecca and Phoebe Yu, the Founder of ettitude store as we deep dive into the toxic world of textiles, and how she was inspired to produce the worlds first science material company in clean bamboo to take a stance on sustainable bedding, sleepwear, bath wear and accessories.
Such a powerful and intentional conversation!
A beautiful episode with @rebeccaveksler and Millie from @jessi_and_millie ☀️ We learn all about the incredible journey towards sustainability and living off the grid! Such an inspiring conversation that reminds us we don’t need to be perfect we just need to do small achievable and sustainable things daily.
Join us as we discuss all the incredible things @returnr are working on to solve the complicated world of the single use food and takeaway packaging industry! From from sets from home, work and a fully packed market place! So many years of experience and wisdom, @rebeccaveksler gets all the background on how this complex system works from founder Jamie
Join us for another sustainable speaker series episode with the incredibly talented and fashionable founder of @its_aftereight Emma, who shares her world of experience when it comes to curating a handpicked sustainable designers. Emma shows us how to shake up the retail world of fast fashion by being authentically curious and thorough when it comes to who gets stocked in store, from vetting to checklists, it’s a prime example of the direction and standards we should all be attributing as conscious consumers ❤️❤️
According to the team at @pocketcityfarms succulents are the gateway drug to gardening.
@pocketcityfarms are the absolute leaders in facilitating and empowering Australians to improve urban environments and regenerate our climate. COO Jacqui takes us on a little tour to inspire and educate us on the world that pocket city is creating to create real change. Working with schools,
Communities and businesses to set up and maintain urban farms !
An amazing conversation not to be missed ❤️
A huge thank you to Caz from @ceaceaswimwear for joining me on this weeks episode of the sustainable speaker series!
CEA CEA is a multi-use capsule wardrobe for land and sea sports. Use it for surfing, swimming, beach hangs, yoga, running or walks. EVERYTHING can be used in the water as well as on land. Take our leggings and shorts for a run or yoga session then dive straight in for a dip or surf. You can Mix & Match pieces from our capsule collections for all your adventure needs.
To encourage all women to be Adventure Girls. Get out of their comfort zone and try something new. You don’t have to climb mountains just get into the great outdoors. Go for a dip, book a SUP lesson, and join a surfing mum's group. Have an adventure.
Join founder @rebeccaveksler Live with Jess and Stef Founders of @twoobs as we deep dive into the complexity and controversies of Australian fashion week and the fashion industry. Learn more about the incredible pivot @twoobs took on their business journey to take a stand and pivot their own business to be strongly sustainable. An incredible conversation, not to be missed!
Be inspired by the latest episode of the sustainable speaker series with the co-founder Katie of @sabbiaco and @solcups founder @rebeccaveksler ❤️
We talk about the wasteful skincare industry, plastic pumps, green washing and authentic methods of holistic sustainability within the environment of any business. Katie inspires us with the story of how @sabbiaco was founded, on the shores of Sri Lanka and a pile of rubbish on a secluded surfers paradise.
Dive into this bite sized episode to start making better sustainable choices 💙❤️
See the Latest speaker series episode with host @rebeccaveksler and live Interview with the amazing Bonnie from @keeper.clean ! We have so many juicy nuggets of incredible and practical solutions when it comes to being sustainable at home! We also dive into why not all refillable solutions are the same and why Bonnies revolutionary products are
Going to change the way we clean at home!
Follow her for more amazing and fun tips at @keeper.clean ❤️❤️
In honour of endometriosis awareness month and our incredible friends and SoLmates @wholeearthandsea_aus we talk to @trisalexandranutrition female health expert and clinical nutritionist about health, how incredible @wholeearthandsea_aus are, we discuss the environment and sustainability and how they are all intrinsically linked. If you are going through endometriosis, PCOS or any female health related experiences, remember you are not alone and you can reach out to us for some support ! 💙💙💚💚
Zero Co is on audacious mission to rid the world of single-use plastic and clean up the trash junking up our oceans.
The average Aussie uses 3,358 single-use plastic bottles (of the 10 products we make) in their lifetime. That’s 85,158,880,000 bottles across all Aussies alive today. 85 BILLION. We want Aussies to help us make that zero.
They make single-use plastic free home-cleaning and personal-care products (think body wash, laundry liquid etc), that are palm oil free, vegan, grey water safe and made from plant-based formulas here in Australia. We deliver our products carbon negative, with refill pouches that customers empty into our Forever Bottles - made from ocean, beach and landfill (OBL) waste collected from clean ups which we fund around Australia!
Once the pouches are emptied, customers send them back to us in a complimentary replied paid satchel so we can clean, refill and reuse them over and over. It’s like the milkman re-imagined - a zero-waste, closed loop system to better the planet! We think that’s pretty special.
Join us as we meet the incredibly talented @iamgeorgiamae as she walks us through her journey to writing beautiful music! Especially her latest EP “gentle” which is entirely about climate change. She talks about her personal journey to sustainability and all the things she does in her daily life to be a more conscious consumer and eco-warrior. @iamgeorgiamae embodies exactly what a soulmate is it somebody who is passionate inspiring empowered and excited to create change in her local community and share as much as she can as she learns about sustainability.
Follow and listen here: @iamgeorgiamae ❤️❤️❤️
@sonymusicaustralia
Join us as we talk all things ELECTRONICS and the amazing work the team at @arniesrecon is doing by recycling, repurposing, and reusing all the insane amounts of electronics that would normally end up in landfills every year.
Just to give you context SoLmates over 50 million tons of electronics end up in landfills every single year.
@arniesrecon goes out of their way to work through solutions to an incredibly complicated concept of doing the right thing with electronic materials that would normally end up in our landfills as a toxic carcinogenic problem to our environment and our health.
Their story is incredibly inspiring and their achievements in this business are even more so
please follow and share some love as this incredibly inspiring family business go on a mission to be a holistic solution to electronic waste management in this country and on a global level
Follow @arniesrecon ❤️
This insanely inspiring conversation with the head of sustainability and projects @athena.savvas at iconic @mjbale - from becoming completely carbon neutral along with some of the most innovative and new sustainable farming initiatives @mjbale are leading the way as Australia’s most influential and game Changing pioneers in the world of sustainable premium fashion.
Listen to the episode to learn more!
A wonderful and insightful and very real conversation about why female health is an industry not yet perfected. There is so much room to grow in the name of sustainability and health, but the team from @femmeorganic_ is working so hard to create one of the healthiest, innovative and sustainable brands on the market! They are organic, vegan, cruelty-free and completely biodegradation! And most importantly not wrapped in plastic.
Learn more about the incredible family-owned business here @femmeorganic_
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Learn about the insane story behind @terracycle and the challenges and wins Founder Tom has faced in over two decades of operation!
Let’s not spoil it, just Listen!
You can learn more by following @terracycle 💚💚
An insanely inspiring conversation with @facehalo Co-Founder @lizzy.pike and @rebeccaveksler - we get real and passionate about all things sustainability in the world of skincare, makeup and fashion! We show you how @facehalo is setting the standard of sustainable leadership in this fast-paced and wasteful industry!
Learn more about the sustainability efforts and impact that @facehalo stand for on their website ❤️
www.facehalo.com.au
From quality, sustainable, everyday basics to relaxed essentials all crafted in organically-grown bamboo - everything we create is made with one goal in mind: to make you feel good. @boody
Want to feel inspired? Listen along to @timsilverwood founder of @oceanimpactorg @take3forthesea hosted by @rebeccaveksler share some incredible stories, experiences, and pinch me moments of his tremendous career of being an eco-warrior! You do not want to miss this one!
You can follow along with Tims journey here; @oceanimpactorg @take3forthesea
Join our live interview with the powerhouse @_priscillalouise Founder of @bangn.body where we talk all things sustainability and circular thinking when it comes to One of the most wasteful industries in the world beauty space. The @bangn.body team has spent years developing and perfecting one of the world's first 100% recyclable ranges and we are so excited to be partnering up!
Until stocks last, you will receive a free @bangn.body Lotion with every single @solcups order when you spend $70
Hurry! Run, don’t walk ❤️❤️
Join founder @rebeccaveksler as she interview @chelseaovijach The founder of @choosegood.com.au! The original Australian-owned and made zero waste, sustainable oral care company producing the most effective and waste-free Toothpaste and mouth wash!
We dive deep into the world of the oral care industry in Australia how wasteful it is! And how much it needed a facelift 👏🏼 And how important it is for us as consumers
To start thinking more broadly and become more conscious when it comes to the “regular” ingredients used in “regular” toothpaste as well as the insanely wasteful packaging that the industry has normalised!!! I think it’s definitely time for change and that is exactly what Chelsea is doing with @choosegood.com.au
An insightful and incredible conversation with the founder of SoL @rebeccaveksler and Founder of @collecte_australia !
We dive deep into the world of the fast furniture industry! After more than 20 years in the industry, Melissa started her business @collecte_australia after being completely overwhelmed with the amount of replica furniture that bombarded Australia. Not only is this industry incredibly unsustainable and wasteful but it was also taking away from the incredible designers and quality products that do exist.
We talk about topics like sustainability, a circular economy, and why saving for quality Pieces will always pay off in the long term, rather than purchasing small cheap low-quality replica furniture for your home!
@collecte_australia is designed to support a sustainable furniture mindset and more conscious consumers.
You can learn more at @collecte_australia ❤️
Join us as we talk all things hospitality, food waste, veganism, plant-based food &sustainability with @heavenleigh_official the incredible founder of @bodhirestaurantbar !
With a rich background and history of sustainability and hospitality that goes back over 30 years in the family business, Heaven inspires us with so much knowledge, inspiration, and incredible advice on how to be a more conscious consumer and how to be a mindful restaurant owner in this day and age ♻️
Dine @bodhirestaurantbar
Learn @heavenleigh_official
For the final episode of our plastic-free July sustainable speaker series join me @rebeccaveksler and the INCREDIBLE @ronni.kahn the founder of one of Australia’s most impactful organisation @ozharvest
By just donating $5 ( your morning coffee) you can feed 10 vulnerable people! In Australia alone, we waste almost $30 billion on food waste! The impact this has on climate change in the environment is officially worse than the plastic, coal, and aviation industries!
In this interview, @ronni.kahn reminds us how simple a small change every single day can be indirectly improving the lives of so many vulnerable people and the environment around us!
We ask you to simple
LOOK: what’s in your cupboard
USE: use what you have
STORE: store well what you don’t need
BUY: only what you need!
@ozharvest has been operating for the last 17 years and are on a mission to completely eradicate food waste from this country with thousands of meals delivered every single week you can absolutely and easily get involved by simply donating or volunteering some of your time
Head to
Ozharvest.org to learn more! ♻️
Joined me @rebeccaveksler and @matty_ef the founder of the absolutely incredible kids brand @tmrwkids as we deep dive into the world of sustainable and eco-conscious kids products! Matty enlightens us with the problems he is solving in the very wasteful years
Of 0-4 and why creating a platform for sustainable options was personally so important for himself and wife and co-founder of @tmrwkids @sarahmariefahd 💚♻️
TMRW kids literally stand for Today must right our wrongs! An absolute incredible foundation to build a brand on, as it inspires the reality that our children are our future 💚and it is our responsibility to make the right decisions today so that tomorrow they have a beautiful planet to enjoy💚
For the rest of July and August, you lucky SoLmates have a discount code to use on the @tmrwkids website! CODE: solcups
www.tmrwkids.com.au
Thank you so much for joining us today as we continue to use this space to inspire and ignite passion in living a more sustainable life! 💚
Join me in this live Instagram interview with @ohnaturalnz As we talk all things online shopping and the importance of habits and mindset! You can shop with confidence on @ohnaturalnz knowing Kate and her team have done the hard work of sourcing a plethora of products and ranges that are certified sustainable and safe for your health and the planet ♻️❤️
Join me @rebeccaveksler as I interview the incredibly sustainable business @stylish.hound !
In the pet industry, often, sustainability is forgotten about. ♻️Karen the founder of stylish hound took charge, innovated, and created some of the most incredible functional and sustainable products for dogs and pets in Australia💚♻️ 🐶
I know @rebeccaveksler dog @kenya_thespaniel loves his @stylish.hound leash and harness!
In this interview, we talk about manufacturing, transparency, and educating an industry that’s been completely forgotten about!
There’s nothing more I love than speaking with someone who is innovating and solving problems when nobody else will! Karen and her business @stylish.hound is one to watch !!! 💥
www.stylish-hound.com
Join me as we deep dive into the incredible organisation that is @sustainablesalonsanz
Paul and I talk about the backstory of how the @sustainablesalonsanz organisation started why it’s so important 💚what it means to actually recycle ♻️in this country and how important education is to the future of our wonderful planet!
We also get into the nitty-gritty of what it means to produce products as a brand how important it is to understand manufacturing and sustainability …and a global solution for making this planet greener healthier and revolutionising the hair and salon industry to make better more conscious decisions
We also have some pretty funny conversations about what hair can do for our future and why hair is going to be the most important commodity in sustainability in the new world
Follow along on Instagram to be inspired educated and blown away by what this incredible organisation is currently doing @sustainablesalonsanz
www.sustainablesalons.org
Join me as we deep dive into the incredible and sustainable brand @ecostoreau 🤍♻️ Bridgette talks us through the unbelievably beautiful backstory of how the brand started in New
Zealand ! We learn about the @ecostoreau ethos, brand values, and mission to be the most sustainable and eco-friendly brand in the world💥♻️💙
One of my favourite things about @ecostoreau is that they are revolutionising the way we can shop as consumers with their refill stations in multiple locations across Sydney and Victoria and hopefully more to come!!! Including one at the @floraandfaunaau store!
if you haven’t already followed @ecostoreau on Instagram you can learn so much more about all of the incredible products that you can use at home as well as using a 20% off discount code plasticfreeJuly20 on all of their full-priced products online🧡
www.ecostore.com/au/shop/
Join me @rebeccaveksler as I dive deep into some seriously intimate and inspiring conversations with Fiona from @organicup ❤️we go into detail about how important community is, education, being transparent as a business and being open with your consumers and always asking for feedback because that, in the end, is how we grow as a brand❤️
Periods and period health is such an important conversation and in this highly single-use industry @organicup leads the way in sustainability and producing incredible high-quality products to shake the female health industry!
Jump onto the @organicup Instagram to learn more about their amazing products!
www.organicup.com
Join @rebeccaveksler and the incredible @giuliavisalli from @davines_australia where we get to talk about how important it is to be authentic, transparent, and educational when it comes to running a business (or in their case a hair care empire) ❤️♻️
We talk about how the @davines_australia family motto is to embody a completely holistic and 360° approach to sustainability and ethical business I ❤️plus an extra bonus of a tour around the divine green village garden, where they grow and Harness all of their ingredients right in front of the production house, where they get to test and trial new ingredients and products in the most sustainable way possible! They even have their own 🐝 😆
A big part of why I @rebeccaveksler fell in love with this brand is that they also source their ingredients from local farmers in Italy ❤️ fall in love with one of the most beautiful stories and the most beautiful brands in haircare along with how incredible it is when you Harness culture and sustainability in all aspects of operating business!
www.world.davines.com
Join @solcups founder @rebeccaveksler for an incredible conversation with Julia from ESG marks where we get to talk about the importance of ethics sustainability, education, certification, and how incredibly vital it is for all consumers and brands to be more conscious when it comes to producing, manufacturing and importing products……and why it’s so important to build a community and educational tool kit around this space. @esgmark_official provides an incredible platform to achieve your sustainable business goals! They specialise in helping brands globally be and do better every single day ❤️♻️
Head to the @esgmark_official website to learn how to get involved!
www.esgmark.co.uk
Join me @rebeccaveksler The founder of @solcups and the incredible Dara @djtigerlily @our.soul.purpose for an unbelievably detailed and inspiring conversation on how important it is to be a conscious consumer to ask questions and not to be scared to make an impact in the immediate community around you …because like I always say …if you think you’re too small to make an impact try sleeping in the room with a mosquito!
Listen along to one of my all-time favourite interviews with Dara who has raised so much money and awareness in the name of animals, the environment, and sustainability through her incredible communities across multiple accounts, Dara is leading the way in being an incredible and inspiring thought leader to so many people around her, to do better! ❤️
Join us for episode two of our plastic-free July conversational series of sustainable stories with Founder of SoL @rebeccaveksler and Founder Pearl of the incredible @resparkle ♻️❤️
This conversation talks a lot about how important it is as business owners to listen to the feedback of our customers to make sure we are always improving, innovating, and making the most sustainable solutions❤️👌🏽
We also get to talk about how important it is to be more conscious consumers by slowing down to take a minute to consider better sustainable choices in your every day! You can be part of the solution and can pledge to be more sustainable as part of our it only takes one minute campaign!
More information here!
www.itonlytakesaminute.com
Follow @resparkle for more incredible learnings ❤️
To kickstart the most incredible month-long campaign to showcase plastic-free July founder @rebeccaveksler interviews Josh CEO of @singleuseaintsexy where we discuss some incredible and insightful points about why single-use plastics are so important to eradicate from society and some amazing and insightful top tips of how to implement sustainable practice into your everyday lifestyle with zero effort !!!
Josh from @singleuseaintsexy has generously given our Solmate community a cheeky and very sexy 20% discount off the @singleuseaintsexy range on their online store! Just use code SOL20 ❤️♻️
www.singleuseaintsexy.com
www.solcups.com