The Sustainable Jungle Podcast
Society & Culture
Ben Young is a caffeine enthusiast and passionate environmental advocate. He is also the founder of Frank Green, a company specializing in solving the single use plastic problem through beautiful, practical reusable products. They are most well-known for their stylish, curvy coffee cups and water bottles. Since their inception in 2013, Frank Green has grown into one of Australia’s most loved reusable cups and bottles brands and is rapidly expanding around the world.
We caught up with Ben at the Frank Green headquarters in Port Melbourne, Australia and we couldn’t help but be inspired by his enthusiasm and energy, he was literally shaking with excitement as he spoke about the company’s vision, their iterative approach, how they’ve built sustainability into their value chain, advice for purpose-driven start ups and Frank Green’s big plans for the future.
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32 · SPATIAL COLLECTIVE · MAPPING AFRICA FROM THE SILICON SAVANNA, NAIROBI, KENYA
31 · OROPOPO EXPERIENCE · MINDFULNESS & DEEP TRAVEL IN COSTA RICA
30 · MISHA TEASDALE · PLANTING TREES & CHANGING COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA
29 · RAFAEL ROBLES · RURAL VILLAGE SUSTAINABILITY IN TORTUGUERO, COSTA RICA
28 · IAN DOMMISSE · ECOBRICKS, CHANGING BEHAVIOURS & BUILDING SCHOOLS IN SOUTH AFRICA
27 · RICARDO MURILLO · THE IMPORTANCE OF BUTTERFLIES
26 · FABIAN VON HASE · DESERT PERMACULTURE IN NAMIBIA
PODCAST UPDATE · NEWS & HOUSEKEEPING
25 · SARA & DANIEL BUSTAMANTE · SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL IN PERU
24 · GARETH PATTERSON · LIVING WITH LIONS, SECRET ELEPHANTS & AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTALISM
23 · BONNÉ DE BOD · JOURNEY INTO THE RHINO HORN WAR
22 · DIPESH PABARI · THE POWER OF CHOICE & BUILDING A GIANT PLASTIC BOAT
21 · ERIN MEEZAN · CARBON, LEADERSHIP & COURAGE
20 · AARÓN BENDFELDT · MINIMALIST, UPCYCLED GLASSWARE & CHANGING LIVES IN GUATEMALA
19 · DANELLE MURRAY · OWL IS NOT LOST & PRACTICAL PLASTIC RECYCLING IN SOUTH AFRICA
18 · PHILIP WILSON · FINDING HAPPINESS IN CLEAN WATER & SOCIAL BUSINESS
17 · ELIZA BABARCZY · SUSTAINABLE, GUATEMALAN WOOD & THE JUNGLE SCHOOL
16 · FRANK GOLBECK · HONEY MEAD, SAVING BEES
15 · ELYSSE CRABTREE · ETHICAL BEAUTY, SELF LOVE AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
14 · NICK MOTT · DEEP ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM & THE THRESHOLD PODCAST
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