Sustainability Champions

Why Organic Cotton Is Not Sustainable And Eucalyptus Is

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Happy Earth Day, Champions!

“If you like puns, sleeping and sustainability, potentially even in that order – Sheets and Giggles is the brand for you!” A perfect way to introduce this guest and his company! Today, I speak with Colin McIntosh, Founder and CEO of Sheets and Giggles (and, yes that’s a pun), and #Champion of Sleeping Sustainably.

Sheets and Giggles makes sustainable, 400-thread count sateen bed sheets out of Eucalyptus trees, which don’t use insecticides or pesticides. Compared with cotton, the production of their eucalyptus lyocell requires 96% less water and 30 % less energy! And if those numbers aren’t compelling enough, their sales pitch is simple: “Our Eucalyptus Lyocell sheets are softer, more breathable, and more sustainable than both cotton and bamboo.” And they’re bed serious. 

Listen to this episode to find out about:

  1. Their simple solutions to a wasteful textile industry;
  2. How the 3-year-old company pledges some of its profits to a wide variety of charities (including 20% of every sale to COVID–19 Emergency Relief Funds);
  3. How Colin came up with the pun title!

    4. I hope you enjoy the episode!


    Resources:

    • Website: sheetsgiggles.com
    • Koala Charity Blogpost: sheetsgiggles.com/blogs/news/over-17-000-raised-to-save-endangered-koalas
    • WWF Koala Charity: donate.wwf.org.au/donate/one-off-donation/help-koalas
    • Twitter: twitter.com/SheetsGiggles
    • Instagram: instagram.com/SheetsGiggles
    • Facebook: facebook.com/sheetsgiggles
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