Alive Loren Podcast: Celebrating soulful conscious living

116. FAIRPHONE: 'The world's most sustainable smartphone'

Yes Fairphone is making smartphones that are good for people and good for the planet. But more than that they are a movement, growing the awareness of the hidden impact of the electronic space. They believe that a fair electronic industry is possible and they are in the trenches, demonstrating this every day and committed to changing things from the inside.

115. NADA: Package-free grocery store.

At Nada all their items are package free, so you can buy just what you need when you need it. They provide carbon-neutral delivery, are a certified B Corp and 1% for the Planet Member. Co-founded by a marine biologist who wanted to come up with a concrete solution to address the plastic + food waste challenge. Plus one that lots of people could take action on!

114. WHO GIVES A CRAP: a sustainable toilet paper co. donating 50% of their profits to building toilets.

This toilet paper company makes toilet paper that is good for your bum, great for the planet and they channel 50% of their profits to help build toilets for those in developing countries! How freaking awesome is this B Corp?!

113. PAPER / ON THE ROCKS: Scaling forest-friendly notebooks for a healthier planet.

Paper on the Rocks define itself as an activist stationery company. By making notes books that are tree-free and resource-friendly, using construction and agricultural waste material, they are implementing solutions that protect our forests and nature. They are inspiring change and possibility through what they do, by being the change.

112. ESCAPE THE CITY: supporting those looking for work that matters to them and the world.

Escape the City are on a mission, 'to help 1 million people quit their corporate jobs and find work that matters to them and the world.' AMEN to that! Their platform and community support all those who believe 'life is too short to do work that doesn't matter to you.' They post curated opportunities from planet and people-centric for-profit businesses, plus offer support and resources for those wanting to start a business, a 'transition toolkit' for those wanting to 'jump ship', the top 100 companies to escape to this year, and more!

111. PYMWYMIC: more than 25 years and €60M of investing in a people planet positive future.

PYMWYMIC is a growing 'Put Your Money Where Your Meaning (& Mouth) Is Community' (=PYMWYMIC) of investors, families, philanthropists who have been investing in for-profit businesses committed to using business as a force for good since 1994. Businesses who are solving environmental and social challenges. True pioneers, dedicated to impact investing before the term was even in use, and proudly the Netherland's first certified B Corp since 2013.

110. Cocopallet: a kick-ass circular solution to single-use wooden pallets.

Cocopallet is actualising the value in the coconut husks to make shipping pallets that are more cost-effective, reduce carbon footprint, increase local farmers' incomes, compostable at the end of their life cycle and more!

109. ECO-OS: empowering businesses to have their finger on the pulse of their regenerative health

A cloud-based solution that makes it easy to navigate the ESG accounting landscape. This software simplifies the process of getting together all the relevant docs and infor, working with this data against global trends, standards and stress tests to give feedback on where a business stands. This means problem areas are identified faster, and human capital is freed up from data management to focus on what the results mean and what action to take!

108. Riverford Organic Farmers: Delivering seasonal ethical produce and using business as a force for good.

From the start, Riverford’s founder Guy Singh Watson has been committed to a better way of eating, farming and doing business. These are farmers who see themselves as custodians of the soil, who care about the local wildlife, their growers and community. A certified B Corp inviting others to #livelifeontheveg, with a brand that radiates passion and love across every platform that engages their audience.

107. TIPA: Compostable flexible packaging solutions, here we come!

TIPA is leading the way in the compostable flexible packaging space, constantly innovating and providing top-performing packaging solutions that deliver in terms of durability and shelf life. Best of all, once they’ve served their purpose, they mimic nature’s packaging by decomposing like organic waste.