How SkootEco pivoted its business for a sustainable future (and five lessons you can use to do the same!)

How the hospitality sector can support the UK's climate policy and foster sustainable growth, as told by Mark Stringer, Co-Founder of SkootEco.

Eco-innovation is reshaping industries by embedding environmental goals directly into business models that not only reduce harm but actively restore resources.

My guest today is Greg Gormley. Greg is a serial founder and the CEO of his latest venture SkootEco, an award-winning B-Corp that offers a simple-to-use carbon footprint management solution for businesses and their customers. Greg’s career has spanned multiple industries and involved highs and lows, enabling what I found to be an incredibly insightful conversation.

Discussion on Climate Change: Neil Oliver expressed skepticism about the climate crisis, referring to it as a scam, and questioned the need for measures that might have negative economic impacts.

As we look towards the future, the incoming government has a crucial role to play in addressing carbon emissions and steering the country towards a net-zero goal by 2050. There are several key actions that should be prioritised:

Startup SkootEco helps restaurants and diners by offering sustainable restaurant dining options.

B-Corp Certified sustainability platform SkootEco has partnered with leading UK green energy supplier, Good Energy, offsetting 90 percent of emissions from the latter’s consumer gas product with Gold Standard carbon credits from humanitarian projects in India, Kenya, and China.

B-Corp Certified sustainability platform SkootEco has partnered with leading UK green energy supplier, Good Energy, offsetting 90 percent of emissions from the latter’s consumer gas product with Gold Standard carbon credits from humanitarian projects in India, Kenya, and China.

Bobby Barker hosts a show packed with guests. He first welcomes SkootEco co-founder to shoot on all things sustainability in the hospitality industry and how a life-altering accident helped him find his discover a new purpose; helping restaurants and other businesses lower their footprint. Bobby is then joined by Lucia Massey and Thea Cumming, founders of Bar Doña, to chat about their brand new restaurant space and how their unique ethos goes beyond ‘music & mezcal’.