Conscious Consumers raises $2m, sets sights on UK
Summary
Jamie Newth, from impact investment specialists Soul Capital, is a lead investor in the business, which connects conscious consumers with ethical retailers. Internationally, ethical spending is on the rise, and home-grown companies like Conscious Consumers are well-placed to promote their product to a global audience. There has been a huge amount of interest from UK investors.Conscious Consumers co-founder and chief executive Ben Gleisner is pretty chuffed. But it was really tough for consumers to find them and understand what they were actually doing,From small beginnings with their first customer, Wellingtons iconic Fidels Caf\xe9, the programme now lists organisations like Meridian Energy, Icebreaker, and Kathmandu as clients. Our programme provides a strong financial return, and its easy to measure the positive social and environmental impact from day one, claims Gleisner.