EP60: The clothing company on pace to plant 1 billion trees by 2030 - tentree
Background
The typical fully-staffed commercial kitchen has a staff of two to six people working in the dish room. It’s a repetitive job done in a hot, humid and stressful environment, with high rates of turnover. On top of this, commercial kitchens also produce significant waste — with food spoiling and utensils being thrown away after a single use.
Solution
Enter Dishcraft - the robotics company that cleans and delivers reusable containers daily for restaurants and commercial kitchens.
Episode Brief
tentree’s Co-Founder and CEO, Derrick Emsley, joins us on this week’s episode to discuss:
Starting a carbon offsetting company as a high schooler
The eureka moment behind “planting ten trees with every purchase”
Pitching on “Dragon’s Den,” Canada’s “Shark Tank” counterpart
Breaking down their DeAndre Jordan collab and other strategic partnerships
How they decide what apparel gets the green light
Their plans for planting 1 billion trees by 2030
Credits
HOST
Peter Levin
PRODUCTION
Dan Mahoney
MUSIC
Eddie Knuckles