Greg Lavery's guest appearances

Greg Lavery

Inspiring Sustainability - Podcast

Circular Economy Podcast

Karmic Capitalist Conversations - businesses with purpose

Bill Gates

Deepak Chopra

Scott Nelson

Richard James

Charles Ross

Ryan Robinson

Ryan Edwards

Eric Edmeades

Jo Chidley

Jane Davidson

John Elkington

Richard Clarke

Tom Harper

Bo Burlingham

Christian van Maaren

OwlTail

"If there was a moment that said something was wrong in this world to me..."With that opening, my ears perked up. Villagers forced off an island ("there may have been guns involved" !?!!?) to make way for a power station designed to last only for 7 years.I guess if you hear that violence and environmental damage are involved in a project you've been asked to design, you'd probably pull back and think again.Which is what Greg Lavery did. Seeing the wanton human and environmental damage being caused in the name of business made him think hard about what he needed to do to make a positive difference.He went back to a postgraduate study in sustainability and the circular economy, and after a systematic review of areas where he could make the most environmental impact, he set up Rype Office to make office furniture.Office furniture???  Really?Actually, yes, really. Did you know that over the lifetime of a building, 30% of its greenhouse gas emissions are related to furniture? I didn't.In this episode of the Karmic Capitalist, Greg talks about the need for purpose-led companies to make sure that they're viable, and that positive impact alone does not a sustainable business make. It is essential to produce something that the market actually wants. Rype's proposition fits squarely into that description, with office furniture designed and manufactured to be affordable, beautiful and sustainable.Rype also demonstrates one of the things I love most about companies with purpose-led cultures. That when they see a difference that they can make along the way to their core purpose, they just dive in and fix it.Which is how Rype also comes to employ disabled long-term unemployed staff as a part of its strategy.Great to talk to Greg not only about Rype's story, but its strategy, fundraising, and future trajectory.

"If there was a moment that said something was wrong in this world to me..."With that opening, my ears perked up. Villagers forced off an island ("there may have been guns involved" !?!!?) to make way for a power station designed to last only for 7 years.I guess if you hear that violence and environmental damage are involved in a project you've been asked to design, you'd probably pull back and think again.Which is what Greg Lavery did. Seeing the wanton human and environmental damage being caused in the name of business made him think hard about what he needed to do to make a positive difference.He went back to a postgraduate study in sustainability and the circular economy, and after a systematic review of areas where he could make the most environmental impact, he set up Rype Office to make office furniture.Office furniture???  Really?Actually, yes, really. Did you know that over the lifetime of a building, 30% of its greenhouse gas emissions are related to furniture? I didn't.In this episode of the Karmic Capitalist, Greg talks about the need for purpose-led companies to make sure that they're viable, and that positive impact alone does not a sustainable business make. It is essential to produce something that the market actually wants. Rype's proposition fits squarely into that description, with office furniture designed and manufactured to be affordable, beautiful and sustainable.Rype also demonstrates one of the things I love most about companies with purpose-led cultures. That when they see a difference that they can make along the way to their core purpose, they just dive in and fix it.Which is how Rype also comes to employ disabled long-term unemployed staff as a part of its strategy.Great to talk to Greg not only about Rype's story, but its strategy, fundraising, and future trajectory.

"There may have been guns involved" - Greg Lavery's journey to founding a circular economy business

We talk to Greg Lavery of Rype Office, which remanufactures high quality office furniture. We hear why Greg decided that office furniture is ideal for a circular business, how Rype’s customer base is evolving and why people are switching to remade furniture.A civil engineer by training, Greg has focused his career on improving the sustainability of the built environment. He began by working for Arup and Greg was awarded a PhD in sustainable building design in the 1990s. He built, from startup, what is now Australia’s largest solar business, Origin Solar, and as a consultant, assisted organisations with innovative sustainable business models, including Masdar City, Interface, Shell and ClimateWorks Australia.

We talk to Greg Lavery of Rype Office, which remanufactures high quality office furniture. We hear why Greg decided that office furniture is ideal for a circular business, how Rype’s customer base is evolving and why people are switching to remade furniture. A civil engineer by training, Greg has focused his career on improving the sustainability of the built environment. He began by working for Arup and Greg was awarded a PhD in sustainable building design in the 1990s. He built, from startup, what is now Australia’s largest solar business, Origin Solar, and as a consultant, assisted organisations with innovative sustainable business models, including Masdar City, Interface, Shell and ClimateWorks Australia.

Episode 33 – Greg Lavery of Rype Office

According to a 2012 study by WRAP, 300 tons of office furniture is going to waste every day. Serial entrepreneur, Dr Greg Lavery enlightens us on why he sees remanufacturing office furniture as the big opportunity for a more circular building industry.In this episode, Greg shares his personal journey from running a solar company in Australia to founding Rype Office and how they are able to supply beautifully designed, sustainable and low cost furniture. Greg talks about their game changing innovation of creating job opportunities for the long term unemployed, thus creating social, financial and environmental sustainability.Greg shares an interesting insight to his product innovation and highly encourage other remanufacturers to follow suit. As a successful entrepreneur, Greg talks about where he looks for inspiration, and it’s not where you would expect and not from within the sustainability sector.As an unintentional minor comedy moment, also listen out for when the cleaner walks into Greg’s flat during the interview.RypeOffice tweets @RypeOfficeHost: Adam Woodhall of www.inspiring-sustainability.comConnect: www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to a 2012 study by WRAP, 300 tons of office furniture is going to waste every day. Serial entrepreneur, Dr Greg Lavery enlightens us on why he sees remanufacturing office furniture as the big opportunity for a more circular building industry.In this episode, Greg shares his personal journey from running a solar company in Australia to founding Rype Office and how they are able to supply beautifully designed, sustainable and low cost furniture. Greg talks about their game changing innovation of creating job opportunities for the long term unemployed, thus creating social, financial and environmental sustainability.Greg shares an interesting insight to his product innovation and highly encourage other remanufacturers to follow suit. As a successful entrepreneur, Greg talks about where he looks for inspiration, and it’s not where you would expect and not from within the sustainability sector.As an unintentional minor comedy moment, also listen out for when the cleaner walks into Greg’s flat during the interview.RypeOffice tweets <a href="https://twitter.com/RypeOffice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@RypeOffice</a>Host: Adam Woodhall of <a href="http://www.inspiring-sustainability.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.inspiring-sustainability.com</a>Connect: <a href="www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

#022: Getting circular in the office: remanufacturing beautiful furniture - Dr Greg Lavery, Founder of Rype Office