Episode 8: The Reality of Cheap Labour, with Leanne Savage, Founder of Acala Stem

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Easy Being Green? Lessons in sustainable business

Easy Being Green? Podcast

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A business tells you they are sustainable. What does that mean? Should you trust it? Many big brands now position themselves as ‘sustainable’ - has the word itself lost its meaning - and its marketing power - for planet-positive businesses with true purpose? This podcast explores if there is such thing as a truly sustainable business…yet? We share the stories, successes and lessons learned from the movers and shakers in the world of sustainable business, so others on their green business journey can learn how to differentiate themselves, whilst solving problems for the good of the earth.

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Episode 8: The Reality of Cheap Labour, with Leanne Savage, Founder of Acala Stem

Easy Being Green? Lessons in sustainable business

1 hour 6 minutes 11 seconds

3 years ago

Episode 8: The Reality of Cheap Labour, with Leanne Savage, Founder of Acala Stem

In this episode, Charli chats with Leanne Savage, Founder of wellness brand, Acala Stem.

Leanne's journey started in Cambodia a decade ago, where coming face-to-face with the reality of poverty ignited her desire to do something to change the world - even if it was just one person's world.

**Trigger warning for infant loss about 6 or 7 minutes in. Another warning is given in the audio.**

Leanne and Charli also discuss:

Why it pays to be flexible when you are starting a business, and why you shouldn't necessarily get locked into your very first idea.
How Lotus Silk might just be the most eco-friendly fabric ever discovered.
Why it’s so important to Leanne to put her worker’s first and ensure their wellbeing, and how she does that through her business.
The reality of cheap labour that we don’t see.
How personal and professional purpose are - or should be - interlinked if you are to realise success.
How mistakes can happen for a reason... and might just lead to your best selling product.
We even touched on how universal magic (or perhaps, inner intuition?) sometimes seems to just guide our business - and personal - decisions, and it feels like we are just along for the ride.

Connect with Leanne at https://acalastem.com or @acala.stem on Instagram.

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