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373 – How And Why To Get Your Product Sustainability Score With Austin Simms of Dayrize


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Have you ever given thought to how sustainable your products are?
Of course, you talk about the benefits of your products for your customers, like containing only healthy or all-natural ingredients – but how about what they do to support the environment?
These are two different things and they don’t automatically go hand in hand.
In this episode, you’ll hear things you may never have considered in regard to the various ways a product can affect our world. Austin shares with us 5 different dimensions of product impact.
There’s no doubt this is a hot topic no matter where you fall on the global warming discussion. So being informed is just smart. And using it to strengthen your business AND do the earth some good is even better.
After 20+ years spent working at major corporations like Nike, Philips and Brooks Running, Austin had a desire to use his skills to address climate change.
Austin believes that putting the power in consumers’ hands is important to make real change. He recognizes that the first thing that consumers need is access to information to make better decisions.
That’s why he co-founded Dayrize in 2019; to make impact assessment transparent for businesses and consumers.
Austin believes commerce and sustainability are linked, and business needs to be
How & Why To Get Your Product Sustainability Score
In this fascinating conversation, we discuss:
  • How Austin identified this need in the market and created his startup
  • Balancing incorporating customer feedback while staying true to your values & principles
  • The 5 dimensions of product sustainability (including things you never thought of!)
  • Busting myths about sustainability <-- Listen to the full episode for these surprises!
  • The importance of allowing consumers to make better-informed decisions by providing more information about your product
  • Visibility opportunities associated with a sustainability score
  • How to get started to get your product sustainability score
  • Plus lots more!

  • Tune in now to discover the benefits of getting sustainability scores for your handmade products + how to get started!
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