Who Gives A Crap adopts “never say never” approach to business growth as donations pass $11 million mark
The social enterprise, which donates 50% of its profits to charities improving sanitation and hygiene worldwide, says donations have tipped into the eight-figure range after 10 years in business.
Coming for the throne: Zero Co launches new toilet paper, targeting Who Gives A Crap
Australian households are now flush with options for direct-to-consumer toilet paper brands, after cleaning goods powerhouse Zero Co launched a loo roll delivery offering directly competing with Who Gives A Crap.
‘The soda market needs a shove’: Lo Bros taking on its own industry with ambitious eco-promise
Drinks brand Lo Bros has vowed to disrupt its own industry and purge the ocean of 2 million plastic water bottles using its non-soda soda line.
Five unexpected Black Friday deals you may have missed
Here's a quick look at five weird and wonderful approaches to Black Friday from Australian brands.
Fast-growing Smart50 winners set their sights on bigger impact and overseas expansion
Unsurprisingly July wasn't the only brand with its eye on US and global expansion at this year's Smart50 Awards.
Zero Co, Ofload and Mad Paws: The startup winners of the 2022 Smart50 awards
Luggage startup July has taken the top spot in SmartCompany's 2022 Smart50 list, but its just one of many startups to be recognised this year.
Zero Co
This year’s Rising Star winner is Zero Co, an eco-friendly cleaning and body care brand that has an audacious mission to untrash the planet from single-use plastic. Sponsored by Aiven.
Zero Co raises $260,000 for global plastic cleanup efforts after its Egyptian rubbish pyramid stunt
Zero Co says its pyramid made of plastic waste has raised more than $260,000 for global cleanup efforts, with founder Mike Smith hoping to capture the world's attention during the COP27 climate conference in Egypt.
Threadheads breaks $2.2 million equity crowdfunding barrier on mission to bring retro-inspired tees to the US
The successful raise comes weeks after Threadheads bested environmentally-conscious home supplies company Zero Co to achieve the most expressions of interest of any Birchal campaign.
My biggest mistake: Mike Smith, founder of Zero Co
Among all his success, Mike Smith of Zero Co realised his greatest opportunity was now his biggest problem: how do you solve one of the biggest environmental problems on Earth?
Tiny billboards, big impact: Zero Co uses QR codes to encourage Aussies to “start small” when addressing plastic waste
The 12 tiny billboards were installed last Tuesday, with exact locations of each leaked by the company on social media in the weeks leading up to the launch.
Technology helps Zero Co on mission to ditch single-use plastics
Byron Bay based eco- startup, Zero Co, is on a mission to eliminate single-use plastic packaging from every Aussie kitchen, laundry and bathroom. The company offers home-delivery of a range of planet-friendly personal-care and home-cleaning products direct to customers.