Sustainability & Philanthropy
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Sustainability
At Natural Supply Co, we really care about the planet, and we continually strive to reduce our environmental footprint and tread lightly on the earth.
Here are some of the things we have implemented to help with this:
- We reuse as much packaging we receive from our suppliers as possible. All packing beans are reused (plus they are biodegradable and compostable), we reuse boxes whenever possible, as well as bubble wrap: in fact, since our launch in 2014, we have never purchased bubble wrap!
- We look to stock products with sustainable manufacturing processes, and with minimal packaging
- We only use recyclable wrapping paper and paper ribbon for our gift wrapping; no plastic-coated paper here!
- We have gifted all of our team members reusable coffee cups, and have a no-single-use-takeaway-cup policy
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PHILANTHROPY
We are approached pretty much daily with requests for donations and sponsorships. We love to give back to the local community and women in particular. recently, we have assisted the following not-for-profits:
- Share the Dignity: We donate bags to the Share the Dignity It's in the Bag Christmas campaign every year
- Geelong Mums: We have supported Geelong Mums by donating $1 from every order in the week leading up to Mothers' Day over several years. We also personally donate to the cause wherever we can; Geelong Mums does incredible work, to support the most vulnerable mums and kids in our community.
- Geelong Community Foundation: We have been annual members of Geelong Community Foundation's P500 campaign, to help raise $250,000 for community grants.
- Feed Me Geelong: We support Feed Me Geelong by donating $1 from every order for the week leading up to Christmas to help them provide nutritious and hearty meals for those going without over the Christmas season.
In 2025...
We donated over $9000 spread between the following charities: Feed Me Geelong, Barwon Health Foundation, Geelong Community Foundation and the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre - as well as donating thousands of dollars in gift vouchers to local school fundraisers.