This piece was originally published on Sifted here. In February it was announced that 43 of the good and the great from the VC world — with a collective £900bn in assets under management — are launching a new mentoring programme to tackle the persistent underinvestment in female founders. An…

With the cost of living rising at its fastest rate in 30 years, and the climate crisis feeling more real than ever, there’s never been a better time to gen up on your food storage hacks. This could make a real difference given the average UK family throws away £730…

MOVE YOUR MONEY — Your pension might not be the first thing on your mind when it comes to fixing the climate crisis, but it really should be! Brits have a whopping £2.6 trillion locked up in our pensions, and filmmaker Richard Curtis’s ‘Make my money matter’ campaign argues that…

Want to give Xmas gifts that won’t break the bank, or the planet? Here are my top picks for… The coffee lover Lost Barn Coffee — Get rid of plastic bags and coffee pods, and instead treat your loved one to the Coffee Selection Gift Box for £27.50 The Aero…

I’ve turned into a bit of a freezer fanatic since I discovered a freezer can be your best friend in the war against food waste! With a third of all food globally being thrown away, food waste being the 3rd largest source of greenhouse gas emissions after the USA &…

Today’s a *really* big day because Saasha my co-founder and I are taking the plunge and launching our first proper TV advert for OLIO. It will be airing on Sky, Channel 4 & ITV over the next 3 months. The concept is breathtakingly simple. We’ve filmed a group of…

I’m really afraid humanity is shopping ourselves to extinction. Because in addition to the ecological destruction that takes place in order to create all this stuff we’re busy buying, there’s the double whammy of all the waste it creates too. Globally households throw away a staggering 2 billion tonnes of…

With COP26 just around the corner it seems as if the world might have finally woken up to the climate crisis, and so is on the hunt for solutions. If you’re a new or existing business that wants to be truly sustainable, here are 7 steps to get you started: …

We’ve had three “zero to one” moments in OLIO’s life — when the impossible suddenly becomes possible. They are our founding; our first funding, and sadly, a global pandemic that kicked off hockey-stick growth. Today I’m beyond ecstatic to announce our 4th — our $43 million Series B financing 😱…