The Good Buy: Recent Episodes
Anthea Williams
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No other item of clothing is kept closer to a woman’s heart than her bra. Yet in the majority of instances, the lingery we find ourselves embraced by is heavily synthetic, potentially toxic, and even when it leaves our wardrobe, will never leave the planet.
Stephanie Devine was inspired by the comment “We don’t have anything for people like you.” 30% of Australian women will battle with breast cancer, sadly - thats not really a minority.
The Very Good Bra grew out of the need to create an organic, non-toxic bra - for all women. And never shy of overcoming a challenge, Stephanie decided she would do away with all the nylon threads, the clasps and clips and elements even most organic bras use - to create the world first bra that leaves absolutely nothing in the world when you’re finished with it.
Tune in to hear Ep8. The Very Good Bra and hear why Stephanie is changing the apparel industry and winning awards all the way.
We're now seeing countries saying they are going to ban single use products nationally. France, Greece, Wales, every other week there's a new country that's saying they're setting a deadline for when they're going to phase out single use.So for us, that's how do we get ready for that? How do we position ourselves to to enable governments, councils or other bodies to make these big decisions?
It started with a dream Saxon Wright had to simply make a great coffee bean. The story of Pablo and Rusty’s is one where science and art combine to innovate to become not only one of the best coffee roasters in Sydney, but also expand and embrace a journey of sustainable business becoming both Bcorp certified and part of 1% for the planet.
Being both an innovator and passionate about sustainability means looking at the problems your industry and business create, taking responsibility and finding solutions. This is the inspiration behind Saxon’s second business Huskee, which brings us beautifully designed reusable coffee cups made from recycled husks of beans, a by-product of coffee processing that would otherwise be discarded by growers.
Tune in to hear Ep7. Pablo & Rusty’s | Hukee a story of coffee, science and circular economy.
"The aim is to see an end to petroleum plastic wraps, and whatever the best way forward is we'll pursue." Julia Kay, Co-Founder The Great Wrap
An architect and a wine maker meet on a roof top bar in Melbourne’s Fitzroy. They quickly realise they share the same passion for sustainability, and really aren’t that fond of plastic - especially the plastics they come across in their industries. So they move in together that night, register a business name “The Great Wrap” three weeks later, and embark on a journey to change the face of cling wrap.
Imagine if 1 garbage truck of plastic was dumped in your home every minute. That’s the current rate of plastic entering the oceans.
Hidden Sea Wines is on a mission, to remove and recycle 1 billion single-use plastic bottles from the ocean. And, they want to do it by 2030.
For every bottle of Hidden Sea Wine bought, in partnership with ReSea, they’ll remove the equivalent of 10 bottles of plastic from the ocean.
Justin Moran, Founder and CEO of The Hidden Sea, shares his passion for good wine and clean oceans in Episode 5 of The Good Buy.
What would happen if you combine your own good health with the good health of the planet?
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and it’s something that Will Brook has oodles of knowledge about. In fact, hailing from the Brook family, who’ve been bringing us scrumptious breakfasts for decades through Brookfarm, it’s in his blood.
So what do you do with ancestral knowledge about power breakfasts?
Combine them with a power business plan that not only gives carbon neutral granola and porridge to our mornings (full of power nutrients that leave Neurofen on the shelves not in our bellies), but also invests 50% of profits into sustainable businesses.
We The Many* is taking a massive stance on investment vs. philanthropy. All we need to do, is sit back, and eat our breakfast.
Listen now to Episode 4. of The Good Buy - We The Many*
"It’s not up to Governments or businesses, it’s up to us to change the F**king World." André Eikmeier
Imagine an app where being a better human was gamified. Where you, your friends, even your work mates, could share your good deeds and track the impact you’ve made. Welcome to Good Empire.
Founded by André Eikmeier (think Vinomofo, yes - he’s the Founder of the global success that has kept you lubricated throughout lockdown), Good Empire is a new social app giving you the power to become part of social and environmental change. Taking inspiration from the fun of TikTok challenges and boosting them with UN-aligned causes so you have a global impact in your everyday life.
Tune in now to hear Episode 3 of The Good Buy - Good Empire.
80% of Ocean Pollution comes from 1,000 Rivers. We were going to all these beautiful beaches and looking behind us and seeing all this trash… We thought - hey, maybe we could be a part of the solution! (Juan Sebastian Duque, Pangea)
Is it possible to live the digital nomad dream and clean up the ocean pollution you witness in your travels? It is if you’re Juan and his friends at Pangea.
A brand led by people who have seen the ocean waste, and many of the rivers, Pangea have a plan to become part of the solution.
Starting with a incredible Kickstarter campaign in 2019, with their first product, a travel towel, and a way to start cleaning the rivers. In five years time they’ll be close to achieving their goal of cleaning up the 1,000 rivers.
Tune in to listen to Episode 2 of The Good Buy - Pangea
"1 in 130 women and girls in the world today are in some form of slavery. Let that sink in…" James Bartle, CEO, Outland Denim.
After watching the film “Taken”, the problem of human trafficking stuck in James Bartle’s mind. Then traveling in South East Asia, James witnessed a young girl for sale and had a visceral response. He had to do something.
So he founded Outland Denim.
Outland Denim is a fashion label that produces great jeans and other denim garments, worn by the likes of Meghan Markle. But they’re much more than that. The real inspiration was to become an avenue for victims of sexual exploitation to engage in safe, dignified employment as they rebuild their lives.
Skip to now: Outland Denim has been operating for over a decade, has over 750 staff and has widened their doors to accept employees from varying backgrounds of vulnerability. They’re making a difference to not only the women who have careers with them, but their families and wider communities as well.
Not content to be just socially sustainable, Outland Denim takes responsibility of their stewardship of natural resources and raw materials, through to thoughtful design, research and collaboration, they are on a mission to clean up denim’s dirty reputation as well.
Please enjoy James’ inspiring story about Outland Denim. It’s the tale of an unassuming Robin Hood style Cowboy from Queensland who could, has and will.
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