Making Zero Waste a reality with Ben Patten, Good Club

The Seed - A podcast by Jake Wombwell Povey

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Today's guest is Ben Patten, the CEO and Co-founder @ Good Club Twitter: @BenPatten99Ben has set up a number of businesses, including Farmdrop. His interests are in sustainability, food and the power of technology to create solutions. He lives in Brixton with his young family and loves healthy eating and swimming in the local lido.Goodclub offer a zero-emission delivery, zero-waste, ambient goods (think cupboards and pantry) via a monthly membership, online only offering.GoodClub’s mission is to make sustainable living accessible to everyone.  GoodClub believes it's vital to make sustainable products accessible to everyone.  Goodclub aims to shorten the  supply chain and cut unnecessary overheads so they can improve the access of sustainable goods. In today’s episode we cover:Ben’s sustainability journeyThe origin’s of GoodClub and their mission to bring sustainability to everyoneHow shopping habits are changing and how the big grocers aren’t keeping upWhy now is the time to launch a zero waste offeringThe challenges facing retailers and consumers in quantifying sustainabilityLinks to topics discussed in this episode:GoodClubFarmdropLoopEnjoy the show!You can find us on; Twitter @Jwombwellpovey or @mhmiddleInstagram @venturingintosustainability and @_theconsciousleaderEmail at [email protected], where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guestsEpisode recorded December 8th, 2020