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Offsetting Your Ecommerce Emissions: An Earth Day Special


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Sustainability is becoming a top priority for fast-growing ecommerce brands. In this special Earth Week episode we're sitting down with two fast-growing direct-to-consumer brands to learn how they integrate sustainability into their product roadmap. We’ll speak to the founders and operators of beauty and wellness brands Herbally and Blue Lagoon Skincare, explore their approach to sustainable product development, and learn how they offset carbon emissions from their supply chain. Plus, you’ll hear from ShipBob’s newest integration partner, Pachama about carbon offsetting. 
Listen in to hear representatives from each company discuss going international, strategies and costs for sustainability, and nature-based carbon offset solutions. 
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:
The catalyst behind taking Blue Lagoon online
What Blue Lagoon is using today from a technology perspective
Where a majority of Blue Lagoon’s customers are
The catalyst for Herbaly
Where a majority of Herbaly’s customers are based
Herbaly’s process for spreading overseas
How Blue Lagoon thought about going after the market in different languages
How digital mediums have helped Blue Lagoon transmit the experience of being there
How Blue Lagoon has gone after being as sustainable as possible 
Herbaly’s sustainability and decision to use Pachama
Pachama’s backstory
Pachama’s focus on forest management
What happens to calculate carbon offsets during checkout with Blue Lagoon
Where the cost goes at Herbaly
How to think about the cost of a solution like Pachama
Why Pachama focuses on trees
How Pachama approaches sustainability from a capitalist perspective
How Blue Lagoon focuses showcasing its sustainability
Advice from guests
Resources:
How To Make Your Ecommerce Eco-Friendly
ShipB
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Operators SeriesBy Casey Armstrong