What problem is your business solving:

Affordable eco products can be hard to find. We are passionate about making eco products accessible and affordable to all. We’ve designed our products and packaging to create the perfect gift, so you can expand your impact to friends/family/employees/clients. These are gifts that reduce the need for single use AND look stunning.

Tell us three unique things about your business:

1. Affordability 2. Unique designs 3. Beautifully gifted so you can expand your eco impact. All our orders and gifts are sent plastic free.

Can you tell us a little bit about the inspiration behind your business?

I (Emily) have been running a branding agency with my husband, Brendan, for the past 20 years in the space of large scale sampling campaigns, branded gifts, showbags and events. Over the years the amount of waste in our industry has weighed heavily on me. I have a growing passion for environmental sustainability and specifically wondered how businesses like mine can minimise their impact. In recent years there has been a huge (and very welcomed) shift by consumers looking for more conscious products but struggling to find affordable options.

With the Conscious Store I’ve been able to combine my experience of designing and manufacturing affordable and niche products, with my love of sustainability. Our goal was to create products that not only offer consumers the ability to reduce their waste and single-use purchases but also design products that look great at an affordable price point. We also wanted to create a collection of products that can be easily and affordably gifted. Through my passion to spread sustainability and reduce waste, I often found myself trawling the internet looking for items to gift to my friends and family (any way to expand my impact!) – but couldn’t find any good options out there. The Conscious Store offers gift cards and eco wrapping as an add on to all product purchases, plus a range of carefully curated eco bundles perfect for gifting whether it’s to a friend, family, employees, clients etc. We’ve been lucky to work with some amazing corporate partners who want to gift their clients or employees a conscious gift – we can manage everything from creating the bundle to adding gift cards, wrapping and the bulk sending of these all over Australia (or the world if needed!).