💡 Featured on L'Officiel: Our Founder & CEO, Marina Tran-Vu🌀 sits down with L'Officiel to discuss her journey in building EQUO and her experience in leading the business as a sole female founder. As a Cartier Women's Initiative winner, Marina hopes to continue building a better world where there's no more single-use plastics. At the same time, Marina will continue to support policies that promote gender equality and women's rights and mentor young people to reach their potential. Dive into the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gGkuWp2e
EQUO Co.
Wholesale
KEEP THE CONVENIENCE, KICK THE PLASTIC. EQUO provides Small Solutions with Big Impact.
About us
EQUO Co.is a sustainable brand that provides easy, convenient solutions for single-use plastic. Our products include straws, utensils, food containers and more made from materials like grass, rice, coconut, sugarcane and coffee. We at EQUO don't force you to use one material that has limitations in colors, size, use or disposability. We don't ask you to learn or change your actions or behavior. We want you to continue going about your day - except in a way that is better for the environment. Easy no brainer switches so simple, you may not even notice them - even though Mother Earth does. We go direct-to-consumer and sell to businesses. Our brand building and product education on the D2C side will help us garner the volume and revenue that we need from B2B/B2B2C - that way we don't disappear like the hundreds of other no-name manufacturers in the commodity space. We are a brand that will become synonymous with the single-use plastic alternatives category, bringing attention to a typically commoditized category to get people to care about their choice in something they never thought twice about. EQUO will help solve the problem of millions of tonnes of plastic waste polluting the earth, and people annoyed with having to carry around or wash their straws. The impact of plastics on marginalized populations is severe, and exists at all stages of the production cycle, from extracting raw materials and manufacturing, to consumption and disposal. Plastic waste not only endangers the livelihoods of those relying on marine resources - it causes a raft of health issues for people who consume seafood infested with toxic micro and nano plastics. EQUO addresses SDG goals 12, 13 and 14, and 15. EQUO has been featured in global media including on Shark Tank Vietnam, Forbes, Beyond Innovation by BloombergTV and Front Office by PlayersTV.
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http://www.shopequo.com
External link for EQUO Co.
- Industry
- Wholesale
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Ho Chi Minh
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2020
Locations
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Primary
Ho Chi Minh, VN
Employees at EQUO Co.
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Sunil Sharma
Venture Capital Investor and Super Connector
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Marina Tran-Vu🌀
Founder of EQUO (Cartier Impact Fellow '24) - Bringing made-in-Asia sustainable goods to the world • Techstars '21 • Visa Vietnam She’s Next Winner •…
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Wilson Kwan, CPA, CA, CIRP, LIT
Fractional CFO | EIR @ MaRS DD | 2023 CPA Ontario Emerging Leader
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Sang Truong
Director Of Business Development at EQUO International - Small Solutions, Big Impact (Techstars '21) | Technical Lead at Panviva
Updates
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Join us in celebrating Marina's achievement for winning the Cartier Women's Initiative award alongside 32 incredible female entrepreneurs! 🌟 Her journey in building EQUO was not a straight line, but every milestone has made her mission clearer—to rid the world of single-use plastics and create a better world for future generations through easy and simple steps. Read more about Marina's inspiring story and the other amazing winners in The Straits Times: https://lnkd.in/gDxM7btz #Sustainability #CartierWomensInitiative #Leadership #Innovation
Meet the winners of 2024 Cartier Women’s Initiative: Singapore doctor Lynne Lim and eco-warrior Marina Tran-Vu
straitstimes.com
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A big congratulations to our Founder & CEO, Marina Tran-Vu🌀 for this amazing award! We’re so proud to be a part of this impactful journey.
Presenting the 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place awardees for the Regional Awards! The energy in the room was electric as we honoured these visionary entrepreneurs driving positive change worldwide. Congratulations to all of them! Jiwon Park, Simran Kaur, Alison Harrington, Frances Bilbao, Mansi Jain, Ira Guha, Marina Tran-Vu🌀, Dr. Salma BOUGARRANI, Rania Gaafar, Shahira Yahia, Titilope Adewusi, Claire van Enk, June Muchuku, Isabelle Kamariza, Jessica Long, Victoria Munguti, Mira N., Amaia Rodríguez Sola, Laura Harnett, Julia Taylor, Jessica Menon, Kyla Bolden, Marlene Molero Suárez, Isabela Chusid, Mercedes Bidart Discover their inspiring stories on our website here: https://lnkd.in/e8NDZRNF
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EQUO Co. reposted this
[Partner Programs] Accelerating Asia, in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and supported by Global Affairs Canada (GAC), has launched the Women in #ClimateTech and #Sustainability Reverse Accelerator program. Today, we shine a spotlight on startups that are dedicated to sustainability and innovation, each presenting distinct solutions to tackle urgent environmental issues. 🚀 DailyGoods | Bangladesh 🚀 EQUO Co. | Vietnam 🚀 Foster Electric | Pakistan 🚀 givvable.com | Singapore & Australia 🌟Spanning Bangladesh, Vietnam, Pakistan, Singapore and Australia, swipe right to discover the innovative endeavors of startups as they embark on a four-week program to upskill and refine their initiatives. Visit https://lnkd.in/gCsApt6H to know more about the program. 🎉🌟 #WomeninClimateTech #womeninsustainability #ESCAPxAcceleratingAsia #accelerator United Nations ESCAP Lisa Maria Braun Sara D Anzeo Christina Morrison Bettina Gamboa Frances Jillian Casillano, RPm Amra Naidoo Craig Bristol Dixon
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💚 Watch our Founder & CEO, Marina Tran-Vu🌀 and GFT Technologies, a digital platform that offers sustainable solutions across new technologies. Give it a like and support GFT's #Plasticfree Week! #Earthday2024 #sustainability #ecofriendly
🌍Join us for Earth Day 2024! 🌿 From April 22nd to April 26th, we're embarking on a #Plasticfree Week at GFT APAC! Say goodbye to plastic cups and cutleries and hello to eco-friendly alternatives. Let's reduce our ecological footprint together! We've prepared paper cups and coffee-ground cutleries🍴at the GFT offices for #teamGFT to support this initiative. Stay tuned! But first, check out our exclusive interview video with Ms. Marina, the Founder and CEO of EQUO Vietnam. Discover lesser-known facts about plastic usage and its impact on the environment! Your small choices can make a big difference in preserving our planet! 💚 #EarthDay2024 #PlasticFree #Sustainabillty
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🎉👏 EQUO CEO Marina Tran-Vu🌀 marks history as the first fellow from Vietnam in the 17 years of the Cartier Women's Initiative program.🎉👏 This year, she joins 32 inspiring women entrepreneurs who navigated a rigorous six-month process of applications, evaluations, and examinations. 💎 For nearly five years, Marina has worked to advance EQUO in the sustainability sector, a journey that has been both challenging and rewarding. The support from the Cartier Women’s Initiative community, including education, mentorship, and networking, has been invaluable. EQUO's commitment to delivering eco-friendly, Asian-made products globally and establishing Vietnam as a leader in sustainability is stronger than ever. 👉🎬 Check out Marina's story and the impact EQUO is driving in their Cartier Global Women's Initiative Fellow Video below! #vietnam #cwi2024 #cwi #cartierglobalwomensinitiative #startup #entrepreneurship ------ 🎉👏 CEO của EQUO, Marina Trần-Vũ chính thức trở thành thành viên ĐẦU TIÊN đến từ Việt Nam trong lịch sử 17 năm của chương trình Sáng kiến Phụ nữ Toàn Cầu do Cartier tổ chức.🎉👏 Năm nay, Marina đã tham gia cùng với 32 nữ doanh nhân khác đến từ khắp nơi trên thế giới, vượt qua quá trình đăng ký, đánh giá và kiểm tra nghiêm ngặt kéo dài suốt 6 tháng để chính thức đặt tên mình lên bản đồ Cộng đồng Sáng kiến Phụ nữ Cartier. 💎 Sự hỗ trợ từ Cộng đồng Sáng kiến Phụ nữ Cartier, bao gồm giáo dục, cố vấn và kết nối, là vô cùng quý giá. 💚 Cam kết của EQUO trong việc cung cấp các sản phẩm thân thiện với môi trường, sản xuất tại châu Á và phân phối trên toàn cầu, đồng thời đưa Việt Nam trở thành quốc gia dẫn đầu về tính bền vững, đang mạnh mẽ hơn bao giờ hết. 👉🎬 Hãy xem câu chuyện của Marina và tác động của EQUO trong video do Cartier sản xuất ngay tại đây!
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🌱 We're featured on tocco, the latest market intelligence on low-carbon and regenerative materials and products. Click below to learn more about the sustainable materials that power our products!
Coconut & rice straws: a natural sip from EQUO | tocco
tocco.earth
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EQUO Co. reposted this
EQUO Co. (Techstars ‘21) has been named in the 2023 Southeast Asia Climate Tech 50 and Global Climate Tech 1000 by HolonIQ! Happy to be representing Vietnam proudly in this sustainability space. 😍 🍃
EQUO's award for the 2023 Southeast Asia Climate Tech 50 recognized by HolonIQ
credentials.holoniq.com
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Watch our video shot by Amazon Ads team below!! 🙌
Learn how Amazon Ads helped EQUO Co., a small business whose goal is to help reduce the use of single-use plastic, increase brand awareness and reach new customers. https://ads.amazon/3PzElhB #smallbusiness #sustainability
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Thank you so much for having us! 🤟 🌱 🌏 Click the link below to watch the full interview 👇
【Link in comment section👇】I interviewed Marina Tran-Vu, the founder of EQUO Co. a sustainability startup based in Vietnam🇻🇳 Learn on how they built a global business online, selling 100% plastic-free straws and utensils from Vietnam. Also on the advantages/challenges being a Vietnamese startup🏃♂️ Thank you so much for sharing an amazing story Marina!!🙏
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