The Kind Community Show

On today’s episode, we have Tyla Lockwood, a sustainable advocate, speaker, educator, and podcast host, based in Australia. 

Tyla’s goal is to share with the world that living your best life doesn’t need to come at the cost of the planet. She is the host and founder of The Unlock Earth Podcast where she combines recent research, special guests, and her own experiences to provide unique perspectives and interesting discussions. 

In today’s episode, we will learn a bit more about Tyla’s journey into sustainability,  discuss how to turn the agency into action and how we can maximize our lives whilst minimizing our impact on the planet. 

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Geraldine, founder of Refarm'd, is helping dairy-farmers switch to plant milk production, transforming their lands into animal sanctuaries.

After travelling the globe with her family, and studying management & business in the hospitality industry in France, Geraldine found her passion for animal well-being. She's providing the opportunities to end animal exploitation.

In our latest episode we chat about: 

🌱 Geraldine's 10 years vegan journey and her advice for those who are transitioning into meat and dairy-free living

🌱 The connection between animals and people

🌱 Challenges creating a vegan village

🌱 Refarm’d relationships with farmers

🌱 What does it mean for a farm to transform into a plant-milk, animal sanctuary?

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In today’s episode, we have Alice Ojeda, founder of Authentic House, an eco-friendly subscription box and online shop for sustainable home and self-care supplies.

Equipped with plenty of experience in the world of marketing and digital innovation, in 2018 Alice founded Authentic House to be the home of sustainable living. The business hosts domestic and self-care products, available in a nifty subscription service. Authentic House has since expanded into its own range of beauty and wellness products - wholly natural and as caring for the planet as it is for the body. 

Tune in to hear Alice talk about her journey, the importance of being at peace with our environment, and how you can easily get hold of her natural alternatives.

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We were joined on The #kindcommunityshow today by Chris Desai, the found of The Vayu Foundation and UOceans.

Chris shares his journey from creating an organic sustainable and ethical fashion apparel brand named Vayyu to setting The UOcean Project that aims to remove #1BILLIONKILOS of marine plastic by 2030. 

We spoke about;

🌱 Chris's commitment to conservation?

🌱 How reconnecting with nature changed his worldview

🌱 How collective power acts for a force for change 

🌱 The most effective ways of mobilising a workforce of volunteers in the sustainable space

And so much more 

Tune in and let us know what you found most inspiring about today's conversation. 

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In this episode, we have the founder of Clever Carbon, Michelle Li. Clever Carbon aims to leverage consumer voices, raise carbon footprint literacy, and build a world where everyone can make informed, indeed, ‘clever’ carbon decisions. 

Their site, packed with engaging visuals and interactivity, jollily hides what is in fact a deeply powerful solution to measuring companies’ carbon impact - make no mistake, there’s a revolution being fuelled here. Similar to calorie labeling, Clever Carbon is empowering citizens with information to make more informed purchasing decisions, but also providing the grounds to hold businesses and manufacturers accountable in a way previously impossible. 

Michelle is here today to talk about her journey, the importance of carbon literacy, how consumers can use their voices to create change, and how manufacturers can leverage carbon labeling as an incentive to compete on impact

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Tess is a purpose-driven founder whose skincare range is zero-waste, vegan and organic.

Growing up in Ireland, Tess spent time admiring the dramatic shores of Galway and Clare, stretching across the Wild Atlantic Way. Her experiences here no doubt inspired the connection and distinctive bonds she draws between land, sea, and people. - indeed, how natural resources like seaweed can be used as the fabric that tied them all together.

By ‘diving in’ and sourcing non-toxic skincare alternatives, Tess rediscovered her love for the Atlantic. She'll be joining us to talk us through this journey, her brand Seatox and the positive contributions both make to people and the planet.

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Plastics and toxins from cleaning products are polluting Earth’s waterways. The social consequences of long-term unemployment, particularly on marginalised groups, is having adverse effects on the quality of later life. Now there’s an answer to both.

bide is your natural, people-driven choice for cleaning products. Their handmade utensils are built with heart and purpose, for and by the community from their own homes. Through their unique cross-over of production and empowerment, they are creating opportunities for people to earn a secure living, all while doing good for the planet. Here with us today is Amelia Gammon, founder of the socially-conscious bide, and supporter of the planet and its people.

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This week we’re in conversation with Frank Eribo of Loci and co-founder of Butterfly Twists.

Vegan footwear. It’s as good as it sounds. Loci is taking those small steps that lead to giant leaps forward in sustainable, ethical fashion. By achieving that tricky balance between accessible luxury and sustainability, their recycled foam and cork sneakers are putting their foot down on fashion that detriments the natural world. For each pair of sneakers sold, 10% of profits go towards protecting and conserving marine life. More than just a brand with a unique selling point, they’re keen supporters of green activism, and understand their role and corporate responsibility in their industry, looking to vocalise change every chance they get.

Intrinsic to fashion, materiality is everything. Loci source the plastics for their sneakers solely (pardon the pun) from premium, repurposed ocean plastic. Their production partners share a vision for a more sustainable future, and transparency along the journey from raw materials to the customer is encouraged - holding all involved in the process accountable, driving climate-positive change. 

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Wait! Before you put the kettle on. 

Did you know British households waste a total of £68 million each year when boiling their kettles! It begs the question; how high is this number now, confined as we are to our homes, in close proximity to tea?

We sat down with Wachtang Budagaschwili, co-founder of Heatle. 

Health is a Berlin-based sustainable kettle alternative solution. Faster, quieter, and more efficient, it wastes only 6% of the energy it uses. For each model sold, they plant 50 trees. Eco-campaigners for a greener future, they’re bringing science and the environment together, brewing up what could replace one of our most relied-upon devices.

The best kettles on the market to this date still waste around 30% of this non-recyclable energy, making them bad for the environment, and especially harmful in the long term.

Check out our episode with Wachtang to see firsthand how Heatle operates. 

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Did you know that around 300 billion plastic bottles produced every year? With around 75% of them not being recycled!

A one litre PET bottle uses 162g of oil (producing CO2 emissions equivalent to driving a car for 1km) and 7 litres of water to produce and can take over 450 years to degrade.

In today’s episode you’ll hear our conversation with Sukhi Sindhu co-founder of Nobl Thirst.

Nobl Beginnings are the UK drinks brand that are unbottling the water market by combining an efficient affordable and more sustainable supplychain that produces bottled water that has less carbon footprint than plastic alternatives.

Nobl’s UK sourced natural spring water is packaged in square cartons which are 100% recyclable, 95% plant based and proven to generate 41% less CO2. With their packaging being mostly made of trees they felt it important to make sure more trees are being planted than being used so they are planting 1 tree for every case of 12 they sell.

Their sustainability journey doesn’t stop there. Nobl are investing in zero CO2 emission transportation and a UK based facility thats powered by renewable energy. They offset the carbon footprint of their workforce by planting trees and pay a real living wage to their employees.

Nobl’s impact as a business is inspiring with them committing to donating 1% of their total sales with 1% for the Planet and further 5% of profits being donated to charities and non profits.

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