A strong, united voice for Sydney

Sydney First exists to advance Sydney as a competitive global city as well as to shape the public policy advocacy agenda that reflects the views of Sydney First members.
Photo of James Freeman
By

James Freeman

Business consultant and author

We all have a universal need to drink water for our health and survival, yet most people don’t carry water around all day. The broad distribution of Mt Franklin and Cool Ridge satisfied our need for conveniently packaged water. However, the guilt associated with buying single-use plastic is now a pain point. This prompted us to launch Calm & Stormy, solving this tension by selling mineral water in sustainable, recycled aluminium cans.

We all have a universal need to drink water for our health and survival, yet most people don’t carry water around all day. The broad distribution of Mt Franklin and Cool Ridge satisfied our need for conveniently packaged water. However, the guilt associated with buying single-use plastic is now a pain point. This prompted us to launch Calm & Stormy, solving this tension by selling mineral water in sustainable, recycled aluminium cans.

We all have a universal need to drink water for our health and survival, yet most people don’t carry water around all day. The broad distribution of Mt Franklin and Cool Ridge satisfied our need for conveniently packaged water. However, the guilt associated with buying single-use plastic is now a pain point. This prompted us to launch Calm & Stormy, solving this tension by selling mineral water in sustainable, recycled aluminium cans.

We all have a universal need to drink water for our health and survival, yet most people don’t carry water around all day. The broad distribution of Mt Franklin and Cool Ridge satisfied our need for conveniently packaged water. However, the guilt associated with buying single-use plastic is now a pain point. This prompted us to launch Calm & Stormy, solving this tension by selling mineral water in sustainable, recycled aluminium cans.