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​Matthew Hanly, Founder & CEO of EcoFoote 

Former St Stithians Boys’ College pupil, Matthew Hanly is not only the Founder and CEO of EcoFoote, he is also a qualified Geography and Science teacher. Matthew’s childhood experiences of growing up on farms in both Zimbabwe and then South Africa have inspired a life devoted to environmental protection and service.

​His early exposure to political instability and violence has given him a passion for peace and social equality.It is in the spirit of Environmentalism that Matthew created his company ‘EcoFoote’, embodying the Round Square belief that a systems-based appreciation of the interdependence between human beings and the planet highlights the fine balance needed to make that relationship a healthy one.

​EcoFoote: Shaping How We See Sustainability

​It can be overwhelming and frankly off-putting to make sustainable changes in our lives. Where do we start? How can we be incentivised to make the necessary changes? Start-up EcoFoote is attempting to eliminate this confusion, creating an online solution that connects users to sustainability solutions. 

Earth.Org chatted to Matthew Hanly, Founder and CEO of EcoFoote, to get his insights on the future of sustainability and how EcoFoote is paving the way for wide scale change.

​These Are The Ten Impressive Green Startups

​More and more entrepreneurs now are coming up with green ideas, or ideas that tackle environmental issues. Some startups take up green initiatives either to reduce environmental harm, while some do it to gain customer support. Over the past few years, social entrepreneurs have come up with a range of ideas, including energy sharing, ride-sharing and more. Detailed below are the ten most impressive green startups.

Founded in 2019, this Hong Kong-based company is a SaaS and ASP that helps, rewards and connects users to sustainable solutions. Basically, it allows users to measure and reduce their environmental impact. Also, it rewards users for reducing their eco-footprint. Users can then use the rewards to buy sustainable products. 

​64 Quality GreenTech Startups To Look Out For In 2021

This article showcases Startup Pill’s top picks for the best GreenTech startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating inside of the GreenTech industry and around the world. They are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

​43 Best Startups Innovating in the Green Tech Space

This article showcases Welp Magazine’s top picks for the best ‘Green Tech’ startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating in the Green Tech industry, but are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.

​Welp Magazine hosts a yearly startup award honouring the most outstanding entrepreneurs and high-growth businesses in the world.

​These Are The Top 101 E-Learning Startups to Follow in 2021

​This article showcases Startup Pill’s top picks for the best E-Learning startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating inside of the E-Learning industry and around the world. They are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

EcoFoote: Leading You to a Sustainable Future​

​ EcoFoote is a sustainable system that uses lifestyle-based information to express environmental impact. We interactively track your impact through your lifestyle and then guide you on how you can reduce your impact through certain tasks that allows you to earn points. Through every completed task, you are rewarded for your efforts. You can reduce your impact in a number of ways, such as adapting your diet, reducing electricity consumption, reducing water usage, recycling, using public transport over private, these are to name a few of the solutions