Alive Loren Podcast: Celebrating soulful conscious living

Elevate Packaging is on a mission 'to end the use of landfills while also re-enriching the soil to ultimately renew the planet’ by revolutionizing the packaging and adhesive label industry, with real market compostable, recycled and recycle-friendly solutions that assist brands in achieving full-circle sustainability. Their exclusive PURE Labels™ are the first and only certified compostable label in North America.

Keap makes masterfully scented, virtually zero waste candles using the most sustainable materials. They have been designed to help us reconnect to life, ourselves, others and nature by founders committed to a regenerative economic model.

Kehe is an independent, employee-owned B Corp unwaveringly committed to the success of their retail and supply partners. They have many inspiring programs, such as their CARE Trade initiative which promotes a set of brands who are advancing a higher purpose and their philanthropic arm, KeHE Cares® Foundation which receives 10% of their profits and is overseen by the employees.

World Centric's compostable packaging is made from annually renewable resources like bamboo and plant fibre, as well as sustainably sourced paper and bio-plastics. The grassroots projects they support target communities experiencing extreme poverty, providing basic needs and economic development opportunities, while beneficially impacting the environment.

Willamette Falls Paper Company is on a mission to be the leader in sustainable environmentally-friendly paper production. This trailblazing company offers products made from not only recycled post-consumer waste but most inspiringly, from non-traditional fibres like agricultural waste, like wheat pulp and hemp.

Shared-X shares knowledge and empowers through experience gained on their own farms, which grow high-quality crops using regenerative techniques, alongside small farmers, enabling these farmers to increase their income using environmentally sustainable practices plus assisting with the market access. And Shared-X generates strong shareholder returns.

Described as ‘the Tesla of the natural food industry’ by Roots Market Founder Jess Kaufman, Miyoko’s Creamery envisions an animal-free dairy food system, one that is kinder, greener, healthier and tastier. They craft mouth-watering people and planet-friendly vegan butter and cheese products.

SocialCapital is about advancing humanity by solving the world’s hardest problems. The idea is to reinvest the 30+% returns to scale impact across current investment sectors such as environment, healthcare and financial services.

Real Leaders aims to inspire ‘better leaders for a better world’ by sharing the stories of problem-solving action-taking brands, CEOs, celebrities and citizens. Since 2019 the Real Leaders Impact Awards has been honouring the top impact companies who are finding profitable business solutions which positively impact people and planet.

When Dutch investigative journalist Teun (Tony) van de Keuken launched an investigation for a consumer report show in the early 2000s who was shocked to discover the rampant slavery in the chocolate industry, most especially child slavery. In 2005 he decided to lead by example, producing 5,000 Fairtrade chocolate bars.