We cut through the noise, with something worth saying.
Our mission is simple
"Every brand is preaching sustainability, these days. We feature the brands who are walking the walk, not just talking the talk."
"A million candles burning for the help that never cameâŠ"
Ethical journalism funded by the good guys.
Our articles make it easier for you to live in line with your values. You know, when you ask is Primark really any different to other high-street fashion brands? Or what does organic really mean? Or even, Iâm one of 7 billion people on this planet, why does what I do matter? Our articles delve into all of this so you can start to decide what you really stand for.
Our directory is dedicated to making your everyday choices count.
If you donât believe in modern slavery, we have a whole directory of fashion brands you can shop from where women (because itâs mostly women) donât work in sweatshops and face gender-based violence on a daily basis.
We have a whole section dedicated to brilliant food brands that are working with nature and deliver straight from the farm to your door. This includes fantastic restaurants that support these farmers.
And we highlight the body care and beauty brands that use natural and organic ingredients and, importantly, donât use toxic petrochemicals and ingredients.
All the brands we feature go above-and-beyond in the work they do because they recognise the climate crisis, the injustices in their industries and they know thereâs a better way. Theyâre proving business can be done differently.
This is important, difficult and incredible work.
We make it easy for you to support them. And you can do this by reading and learning from the foundersâ experience and expertise or by making the brand your go-to option.
The world is full of problems. The solution? To be honest about the problems and the challenges to solving the problems. Weâll get things right. Weâll get things wrong. The important thing is to act, honestly measure, pivot, repeat.
Our good intentions are what the road to a deepening climate and human crisis is paved with. Our good actions are what change that path.
Good actions donât balance out not-such-good actions. In fact, they potentially have a placebo effect â making us think weâre having more of a positive impact than we actually are. We need to eat less meat and eat better, shop less and shop better, travel less and travel better. We need to do less harm. Less is more.
We live in an imperfect world. We are not going to be perfect. Thatâs OK. Own the compromises. Donât let perfect be the enemy of good⊠but donât settle for good either. Keep making better choices.
When you are a trailblazer, a pioneer, a pathfinder, the answers arenât all laid out for you.
But, itâs more important to ask the right questions and to be OK with not having all the answers than it is to stick with wrong answers. Itâs also OK to discover it wasnât the right question to be asking in the first place.
LIZZIE RIVERA is the straight-talking founder of Live Frankly bringing a decadeâs worth of journalism experience with her. Her focus is on impact and her favourite question is: âSo What?â
Frankly, sheâs not a fan of the words âethicalâ or âsustainableâ but the Google Search algorithm demands she uses them.
Despite how hard she tries, she doesnât believe offsets are the answer. This is hugely inconvenient because prior to Live Frankly she was building up her Avios points quite nicely. She is wondering if she flies as a âcompanionâ does this count as carbon-footprint-free?
SEAN BUCHAN is an agitator â the good kind â sitting at the intersection of activism and marketing. He has nine years of ethical marketing experience, including running an ethical digital agency and having a book thrown at him by Bob Geldof. Itâs a long story.
FRANCESCA CARPANI is a recent graduate who focused her studies on socio-political topics such as feminism, racism, heteronormativity, multiculturalism, immigration, and media representation. She cares strongly about equality and inclusivity. She is passionate about spreading positivity.
MATT BILBOW is a Senior full stack engineer with over 17 years experience.
Matt overseas the development of the Live Frankly system, heads up all things technical and is our first port of call when the printer doesn't want to play ball.
SINEAD MALLEN is an all-round brilliant human. Everyone should have a Sinead in their lives (but you canât have her, because sheâs ours).
As partnerships manager, Sinead is likely to be your first contact at Live Frankly. Youâll probably find emails from her really late at night or early in the morning. This is because she insists on working all hours.
Not really. Sheâs a mum and her little human dictates her days. We wouldnât have it any other way.
JOE MCGUIRE has been an advisor to, and champion of, Live Frankly from its inception. He is a rare beast â a successful sales director who is sold on the idea of collective altruism. He is focused on ensuring Live Frankly is a sustainable business, measured by impact as well as profits.
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