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95. Consumer Empowerment: Data for Informed Purchasing with Lizzie Horvitz of Finch

95. Consumer Empowerment: Data for Informed Purchasing with Lizzie Horvitz of Finch

FromThe Good Dirt: Sustainability Explained


95. Consumer Empowerment: Data for Informed Purchasing with Lizzie Horvitz of Finch

FromThe Good Dirt: Sustainability Explained

ratings:
Length:
73 minutes
Released:
Jun 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Lizzie Horvitz explores the subtleties and nuances of sustainability as she introduces us to Finch, a browser extension that rates products on their environmental and social impact as you shop online. Lizzie started Finch in order to empower customers to make informed, conscious choices as they consider the impact of what they buy. She is hopeful about the ways data and technology can address greenwashing and begin to shift our paradigm of unconscious over consumption.
Influenced by the data she works with at Finch, Lizzie takes a pragmatic approach to sustainability, recognizing that there are no perfect solutions or simple answers when it comes to mitigating climate change, improving welfare for manufacturing workers, or shifting the standards to which we hold our products. She advocates for small, simple steps towards improved buying choices by providing the information that customers need to choose a sustainable life.
Topics Covered:
Decoding Sustainability with Data
Choosing Progress Over Perfection
The Nuances of What Makes A Product Sustainable
Regenerative Agriculture and Alternatives to the Meat Industry

Resources Mentioned: 
https://www.ewg.org/ (Environmental Working Group)
https://donegood.co/ (Done Good)

Connect with Lizzie Horvitz:
https://choosefinch.com/ (Finch Website)
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/choosefinch/ (@choosefinch)
Twitter https://twitter.com/choosefinch (@choosefinch) or https://twitter.com/LizzieH188 (@lizzieh188)

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Original music by John Kingsley @jkingsley1026
Statements in this podcast have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not to be considered as medical or nutritional advice. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, and should not be considered above the advice of your physician. Consult a medical professional when making dietary or lifestyle decisions that could affect your health and well being.
Released:
Jun 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Start living more sustainably. The Good Dirt podcast explores all aspects of a sustainable lifestyle with healthy soil as the touchpoint and metaphor for the healing of our relationship with the planet. Mother & daughter team Mary & Emma bring you weekly interviews with farmers, artists, authors, and leaders in the regenerative and sustainable living space.