Small Choices, Big Impact: Partner Spotlight on O2C Brands
This Back-to-School season, The Bee Cause Project teamed up with O2C Brands – makers of LunchBots and U-Konserve – to show how everyday choices, like packing a waste-free lunch, connect to the health of pollinators and the planet. We sat down with the O2C Brands team to learn more about why this partnership matters and how small daily habits can create lasting impact.
Q: Why does The Bee Cause Project’s mission resonate with O2C Brands?
The Bee Cause Project’s focus on pollinator protection and education directly aligns with our commitment to healthy food systems and sustainability. Through brands like LunchBots and U-Konserve, we encourage waste-free lunches and mindful eating, which depend on thriving ecosystems and pollinators. Supporting The Bee Cause helps us connect our products to the bigger picture of protecting the planet and ensuring access to healthy food for future generations.
Q: O2C Brands champions sustainable solutions for modern life. How does your support of pollinator education further that commitment?
By supporting pollinator education, we’re investing in the foundation of a healthy food system and sustainable future. Pollinators are essential to the foods we pack in our LunchBots and U-Konserve containers. This partnership allows us to extend our commitment beyond products and into impactful community education.
Q: In what ways do LunchBots and U-Konserve help families and educators build more eco-conscious habits?
LunchBots and U-Konserve make it easy for families to practice sustainable, health-conscious habits every day. The LunchBots bento-style design encourages balance across food groups, reduces reliance on single-use packaging, and helps children learn what makes up a well-rounded meal. U-Konserve supports meal prepping and packing healthy foods in reusable containers. Our brands empower consumers to reduce waste, make mindful choices, and connect daily routines to a larger culture of sustainability.
Q: What do you hope families and educators take away from this campaign?
We hope this campaign inspires families and educators to see the connection between healthy meals, pollinators, and sustainability. As they prepare for a new school year, our goal is to encourage small daily choices like packing balanced lunches in reusable containers that build lifelong habits of environmental responsibility and appreciation for the natural systems that support our food.
Q: What excites you most about the future of this partnership?
What excites us most is the opportunity to expand the reach and impact of pollinator education, inspiring more students, families, and schools to embrace sustainable habits.
In the long term, we hope to deepen our collaboration by exploring initiatives like sponsoring hives in schools, providing hands-on learning opportunities about pollinators, and expanding programs that connect students and families to sustainability practices.
Q: What’s one piece of advice you would offer to families looking to make more eco-friendly choices this school year?
Start small. Switch from single-use plastics to reusable lunch containers. Those little changes are easy to make, and they add up to habits that kids – and the planet – will benefit from for years to come.
Together, O2C Brands and The Bee Cause Project are proving that small, simple choices — like packing a reusable lunch – can help protect pollinators and create a healthier planet for future generations.
Learn more about our partners and explore sustainable lunch solutions at LunchBots and U-Konserve.
