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EPISODE · Oct 17, 2025 · 50 MIN

How we planted 100 million trees, launched a clothing brand and built a nature-based solutions platform with Derrick Emsley

from The Net Zero Business Podcast

Derrick Emsley started his career in nature restoration in Canada as a teenager, before launching the TenTree clothing brand (ten trees planted for every product bought) and then building the Veritree verification platform for nature-based solutions. All of this has led to the planting of a whopping 100 million trees. In this episode, Derrick and I chew over the whys and wherefores of nature-based solutions, how his ventures have developed and the lessons he has learned. This is a guy who thinks big, very big – an inspiration for us all.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Derrick Emsley started his career in nature restoration in Canada as a teenager, before launching the TenTree clothing brand (ten trees planted for every product bought) and then building the Veritree verification platform for nature-based solutions. All of this has led to the planting of a whopping 100 million trees. In this episode, Derrick and I chew over the whys and wherefores of nature-based solutions, how his ventures have developed and the lessons he has learned. This is a guy who thinks big, very big – an inspiration for us all.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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