How to Run Sustainable Businesses in Ways That Really Matter with Chloe Van Dyke & Florence Van Dyke, Chia Sisters

Chloe and Florence Van Dyke are the real-life sisters behind Chia Sisters, producers of New Zealand’s most nutritious and sustainable juices and seeds. In this episode hear how they grew from Chloe producing juice in her own kitchen to being leaders in the sustainable business movement in Nelson NZ and beyond.

“We always considered ourselves to be an environmentally friendly company, but we realized we had no idea. No idea at all how to even begin combating the biggest environmental issue of our time, which is global warming. We know that businesses are the major contributor to this. We realized that we must also be a contributor, and that we needed to do something to be a part of the solution.”

In this episode: How Florence and Chloe went from working in the law and neuroscience to bottling healthy drinks in a solar-powered juicery What led Chloe to start creating chia drinks  Why New Zealand is a really good place to be doing business  Recognizing that business are a major contributor to environmental issues The steps Chia Sisters are taking to ensure their business practices have a positive impact on the environment  How SheEO has shifted Chloe and Florence’s mindset towards supporting women-led businesses  Exclusive contracts and how they hinder small business growth  Extending sustainability values to the team, including paying a living wage

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