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In this episode, Lina and Lauren Young, a mom and Head of Growth at Future, talk tips to make parenting more sustainable.  Lauren is on a mission to make parenting as sustainable as possible.

This topic is near and dear to Lina's heart as she and her husband and I traded their big city life for a 6 acre farm and sustainability and clean-living are one of the things they're passionate about. 

Topics discussed:

• Favorite sustainable gifts
  • Bamboozle Food Compost Bin
  • Green Toys
  • Lovevery
  • Hannah Anderson
• Favorite tips to make parenting more sustainable
  • Everlasting Wardrobe: Kids rental clothing service
  • 7 great kids’ clothing rental services for a more sustainable approach to parenting
  • Stasher reusable silicon bags (replace your single-use plastic bags)
• Misconceptions around sustainability
• Facing judgement as a parent
• The pressures of social media
• Why some parents are intimidated by the concept of parenting more sustainability
• Recalls on children's products (https://www.safekids.org/product-recalls)

FUTURECARD VISA CARD

• It's a green spending rewards card that offers cashback on carbon conscious purchases.
• It gives you 5% cashback for climate smart spending*, 1% for everything else every time you pay and 6% back on all onboarded partners, including For Days, Rad Power Bikes and Just Salad. 
• This card not only encourages its cardholders to gravitate towards green spending and support companies that have the initiatives in place, but it provides the tools needed to discover these options and track the impact that their sustainable decisions are making on the planet. 
• FutureCard defines a purchase of a product or service as green if it has a significantly lower carbon footprint than the most common alternative. For example, charging your electric car or using public transportation, riding a bike or electric scooter, having plant-based meat, and purchasing second hand clothes. See examples here. 

Lauren comes to Future from startups including Bumble and Lovevery, as well as the ad agency world where she serviced clients like Adidas, Nike, Jordan Brand, McDonalds, Playboy and Harley Davidson. Her career began in New York City in the fashion industry where she worked with the likes of Vogue Magazine and Versace.  At home, Lauren is a new mom, wife to retired professional soccer player Danielle Foxhoven Young and certified raw vegan chef at the Matthew Kenney Food Future Institute. Lauren hopes to draw from her decade+ career to grow Future’s mission into a sustainability movement. 

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