Case Study: LAND Essentials
Jaimi-Lee Fitzgerald an entrepreneur from the fashion and beauty industry started LAND Essentials in 2021. From start she wanted to create a sustainable brand and believes that restoring Australia is vital in securing our carbon positive future so she partnered with us to plant trees on a monthly basis to help reach this goal for all Australians.
Please tell us a little about yourself and why it matters to you to be restoring Australia?
I’m Jaimi-Lee, the founder of LAND Essentials. I live by the seaside in Port Stephens, NSW, and I live and breathe the coastal lifestyle. Australia is such a beautiful country, and I personally hold such a strong connection to it. Restoring Australia is vital in securing our carbon positive future, and I am a huge advocate for this; if we can’t get help from the top, we must do all we can on a personal level, right?
What are the inspirations behind your brand or company/campaign?
LAND is built on the principle; ritual essentials for wherever you LAND. I dreamt it up over 4 years ago, during a time when I was travelling for work almost weekly. While I loved to travel, I struggled to maintain my health and wellness rituals while on the road. There is the overnight flight to LA that I used to get on a few times a year; it would land in LA at 6 am, and I would always need to go straight to a meeting. Arriving at my hotel, I would always crave my morning lemon water but try to find a quick lemon/knife/kettle in a hotel room at 6 am! The Organic Lemon Juice Powder idea was born and tried and tested – it is the perfect travel companion. LAND will go with you whether you’re on the road, on a plane, or a weekend away.
Why is caring for the environment important to you?
The health of the environment is our future; working toward a Carbon Positive Future is integral for generations to come. If we are taking resources from the land, it’s important to do the part to replace and replenish – leaving the physical environment in a better way than how we found it. Personally, I am fuelled by nature. It inspires me; it’s where I thrive. I want to give back to the mother in a small way, to thank her for what she does for me.
How are you collaborating/partnering with Carbon Positive Australia?
LAND is a roots partner with Carbon Positive Australia, contributing a set amount of money for the 2021/22 year to plant trees and restore our land in Australia. As LAND grows, I would like to ensure that the business can give even more to helping with the CPA ongoing projects.
What motivated you to work with us?
I’ve been following CPA for a long time, and I love the approach to land restoration. So much of our Australian land needs this approach, and if LAND Essentials can help increase the amount of work that CPA can do, I would be so honoured.
What are your long term goals?
Wow, I have so many goals for LAND. From a business and environmental perspective these would be our key goals.
- For the business to be carbon positive.
- International growth into the USA and UK markets.
- To have a fully transparent supply chain for our customers, and maybe even a production facility of our own.
These are big goals. We’ve only just launched the brand in Australia, so for me, seeing success locally is a huge goal.
What environmental goals would you like to achieve? And how/when? What has motivated you to set these goals as well?
The carbon positive piece is super important to me. I know this won’t be an easy take, but for me doing all that I can to get there is a real focus. In terms of when reasonably allowing myself 18-24 months to make this happen. Along the way, being transparent in the process ~ I want to educate my LAND community along the way.
Is your business working on any other environmental or social initiatives?
Right now, CPA is our main focus. I would like to welcome a key social initiative in the new year ~ this is a focus for me when we get into the swing of things in January. I’ve worked with i=Change in a number of my roles within the fashion and lifestyle industries and hope to partner with i=Change via LAND ~ donating $1 from every sale to three charities of choice.
Is there anything else you can share about your company’s sustainability vision for the future?
One of our key focuses as a brand is the reuse and recycle mentality. Once our customers make their purchase of our 100g or 250g jar, we encourage them to re-purchase our refill pouch and use this to refill their jar. Our jars are Miron glass & beautiful; they are made to be reused. We would love to build out this part of the brand, ensuring each new product has a circular model ~ building toward a jar return model eventually. We’ll keep you updated!
More information can be found on LAND Essential’s green initiatives here.Â
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