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For B2B founders, marketers, and lean teams who refuse to choose between growth and values.

No vanity hacks. No soulless automations. Simply practical insights into how ethical and environmentally responsible brands are scaling — and how you can, too.

Every edition delivers:

• Tactical breakdowns of real growth experiments (cold email, SEO, dark social, etc.)
• Tool and stack audits with a conscious lens (privacy, carbon impact, longevity)
• Fresh commentary on sustainable marketing trends and team design
• Smart systems, Notion dashboards, and lean campaign ideas (like “Notion dashboard: Track retention without drowning in data”)

“Whether you’re leading growth at a mission-driven startup or building a solo venture that reflects your ethics, this is built for you.”

Who this is for

You’re in the right place if:

• You’re tired of the Growth culture that rewards short-term wins over long-term trust
• You want to build systems that scale ethically
• You care about real data, thoughtful tooling, and signal over noise
• You believe sustainability, transparency, and digital responsibility aren’t optional

Subscribers include B2B founders, ethical DTC operators, growth strategists, marketers in climate, impact, SaaS, and Web3.

Recent topics covered:

• “Why ethical brands are winning the retention game”
• “Why scaling fast isn’t the flex it used to be”
• “The haunted cost of AI: How much water are your tools wasting?”
• “Cold email vs. dark social: Where should early-stage startups invest?”

Who I am

I’m Samin Ghiasi, a Paris-based growth strategist helping ethical startups build smarter systems in B2B.

I’ve helped ethical and climate-conscious startups build growth systems that scale without burning out their teams or the planet. I write, test, and work hands-on with tools and strategies that respect both people and ecosystems.

This newsletter is where I share what works (and what to skip).

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Part 3 of the July blog series, The Growth Ethos. Subscribe to follow it.

Sustainable growth isn’t about doing less. It’s about doing the right things—efficiently, intentionally, and with long-term impact in mind. The smartest teams today aren’t chasing more clicks; they’re building engines that compound value without compounding emissions.

“The most resilient companies scale value, not expenses and leave a lighter footprint in the process.”

1. Efficiency is the new growth strategy

Not long ago, growth was about who could spend more, faster. In 2025, the conversation has shifted.

Leaders in B2B and beyond are asking:

• Can we grow without overspending?
• Can we scale without burning out people—or the planet?

Sustainable growth doesn’t mean slow. It means smart, measured, and aligned with what matters.

2. Start by mapping your current growth loop

To improve your growth engine, first understand its current structure:

• Track entry points – Where do users first hear about you?
  For example: a LinkedIn post, a Google search, a podcast mention, or a referral from an existing customer.
  
• Identify return triggers – What keeps them engaged?
  This could be: a weekly newsletter, product updates, useful content on your blog, or a reminder email nudging them back to the platform.
  
• Spot drop-off zones – Where are you losing them?
  Look for: users abandoning the onboarding flow, low email open rates after signup, or a drop in activity after the first login.

These touchpoints form the shape of your growth loop. Often, optimising them, rather than chasing new users, is the shortest path to sustainable growth.

3. The Win-Win: channels that cut costs and carbon

Some of the most effective growth channels also happen to be the most sustainable:

Paid ads aren’t off-limits. Just apply a carbon and cost budget to each campaign. Research from the ANA data shows that brands reduced advertising emissions by a third through optimized media planning alone. These sustainable media buying strategies continue helping brands cut carbon emissions while driving greater efficiency.

4. Automate with intention

Automation saves time and cuts recurring costs, but only when it’s intentional and aligned with your workflow.

Some lean, high-impact tools worth exploring:

• Plausible for lightweight, privacy-friendly analytics
• Make.com + Airtable to build flexible, no-code workflows
• Behavior-based email flows that respond to real actions, not generic blasts

Use this simple test: if a tool doesn’t save you time or money within a month, drop it.

5. Track more than financials

The most future-ready teams measure both business performance and environmental impact.

If your revenue is growing but your emissions are growing faster, something’s off. Sustainable growth means balancing profit and planet.

6. Case Example: FarmLab (Ag-Tech Carbon Platform)

THE CHALLENGE

Farmers and agribusinesses lacked scalable, verifiable tools to measure soil carbon, making it difficult to comply with mandatory emissions reporting and access carbon markets.

WHAT THEY DID

• Pivoted from generic ag-data outreach to targeted SEO content focused on soil carbon measurement and compliance
• Integrated AI-driven sampling and satellite imagery to predict soil carbon, reducing the need for costly on-site visits
• Formed partnerships with cooperatives to onboard hundreds of farms through trusted networks

RESULTS (OVER 12 MONTHS)

• Activated ~500 farms across various Australian states with minimal paid media thanks to optimized earned content and partnerships
• Built a robust dataset (~20,000 soil samples across 80 farms per state) for predictive modeling
• Enabled farmers to generate carbon credits and meet emissions reporting obligations—creating new income streams

KEY INSIGHT

A data-driven, sustainability-focused strategy eliminated the need for heavy advertising spend and accelerated growth through trust and measurable results. FarmLab’s AI and satellite data integration enabled rapid soil carbon validation and built strong farmer confidence.

Sources: sustain-cert.com, theaustralian.com.au, cordis.europa.eu

7. A simple checklist to start this week

If you’re getting into sustainable growth, here are 5 actions that make a difference fast:

1. Audit one part of your funnel.
   → Example: Review your signup page—what % activate?
   
2. Set a budget for both CAC and emissions per lead.
   → Example: “Every campaign must stay under €30 CAC and 20g CO₂.”
   
3. Automate one repetitive task.
   → Example: Automatically tag newsletter subscribers based on their clicks.
   
4. Add one impact metric to your next report.
   → Example: CO₂ per email sent (easy with tools like Fathom or EcoSend).
   
5. Make one part of your user journey circular.
   → Example: Ask users to share their experience and invite peers; building loops.

What you optimise today defines what you can sustain tomorrow. Start with one focused change now.

WHAT’S NEXT IN THIS SERIES

This is part 3 of The Growth Ethos, a 10-post series exploring smarter, more sustainable ways to scale in 2025.

Coming next:
→ Circular Growth Loops Are the Future of Ethical Marketing

LET’S BUILD SOMETHING BETTER

If you’re building a product, service, or strategy that values long-term trust and responsible growth—this series is for you.

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