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09/03/2024
Ep. 33: Sweet Solutions to the Pollinator Crisis with Darko Mandich of MeliBio
Guest:
Darko Mandich
27 min 57 sec
08/12/2024
Ep. 32: Commercializing Sustainability with Phil White of Grounded
Guest:
Phil White
39 min 56 sec
07/25/2024
Ep. 30: The Perks of Beanless Coffee with Jaxie Friedman of Atomo Coffee
Guest:
Jaxie Friedman
26 min 11 sec
05/28/2024
Ep. 29: Greening Grocery with Suzy Monford of Foodsport International
Guest:
Suzy Monford
44 min 54 sec
05/16/2024
Ep. 28: Repurposing Capitalism to Scale what Works with Minchan Park of Unreasonable Group
Guest:
Minchan Park
31 min 30 sec
05/09/2024
Ep. 27: Less Shrink, Longer Shelf-Life with Katherine Sizov of Strella
Guest:
Katherine Sizov
19 min 56 sec
05/09/2024
Ep. 26: Driving Traffic, Sales and Unit Economics with Amazon’s Climate and Sustainability Programs
Guest:
Keith Anderson
35 min 47 sec
04/26/2024
Ep. 25: Future-Ready Fibers with Tessa Callaghan of Keel Labs
Guest:
Tessa Callaghan
25 min 23 sec
04/18/2024
Ep. 24: Sustainability without Compromise with Mark Rushmore, Co-founder and CCO of SURI
Guest:
Mark Rushmore
25 min 27 sec
04/11/2024
Ep. 23: Calculating and Communicating Food Emissions with Matthew Isaacs of My Emissions
Guest:
Matthew Isaacs
27 min 24 sec
04/04/2024
Ep. 22: Cleaning up Cleaning with Ryan Lupberger of Cleancult
Guest:
Ryan Lupberger
23 min 27 sec
03/28/2024
Ep. 21: The Potential of Smart Packaging in Sustainable CPG with Adhithi Aji of Adrich
Guest:
Adhithi Aji
26 min 15 sec
03/21/2024
Ep. 20: Sustainable Growth with Chris Perry of Firstmovr
Guest:
Chris Perry
33 min 49 sec
03/07/2024
Ep. 18: Increasing Efficiency and Lowering Emissions at the Last Mile with Mike Robinson of The 8th Notch
Guest:
Mike Robinson
32 min 19 sec
02/29/2024
Ep. 17: Circularity with Seaweed with Julia Marsh of Sway
Guest:
Julia Marsh
23 min 16 sec
02/22/2024
Ep. 16: Reinventing the Wine Bottle with Santiago Navarro of Packamama
Guest:
Santiago Navarro
37 min 32 sec
02/15/2024
Ep. 15: Fermenting Change with Irina Gerry of Change Foods
Guest:
Irina Gerry
35 min 12 sec
02/08/2024
Ep. 14: Reuse Realism with Mike Newman, Founder and CEO of Returnity
Guest:
Mike Newman
32 min 38 sec
02/02/2024
Ep. 13: Selling More and Wasting Less with David Kat, SVP Business Development of Wasteless
Guest:
David Kat
36 min 54 sec
01/25/2024
Ep. 12: Closing out Food Waste with Kari Morris of Martie
Guest:
Kari Morris
26 min 32 sec
01/18/2024
Ep. 11: Scaling Sustainability with Francesca Hahn of Mondelēz
Guest:
Francesca Hahn
30 min 47 sec
01/11/2024
Ep. 10: Unpacking Refill and Reuse Packaging with Catherine Conway of GoUnpackaged
Guest:
Catherine Conway
33 min 09 sec
12/14/2023
Ep. 9: Sustainability 2.0 with Danielle Jezienicki, Founder of Impact FWD
Guest:
Danielle Jezienicki
38 min 18 sec
12/07/2023
Ep. 8: Resilient Agriculture with Berk Bahceci of Heraclea
Guest:
Berk Bahceci
33 min 01 sec
11/30/2023
Ep. 7: The Future of Food with David Bryngelsson of CarbonCloud
Guest:
David Bryngelsson
32 min 00 sec
11/23/2023
Ep. 6: Decarbonizing with Data with Tanvi Patel of SPINS
Guest:
Tanvi Patel
45 min 23 sec
11/16/2023
Ep. 5: Category and Career Reinvention with Emily Fultz of the Humble Co
Guest:
Emily Fultz
35 min 51 sec
11/09/2023
Ep. 4: Decarbonizing Advertising with Anne Coghlan of Scope3
Guest:
Anne Coghlan
35 min 51 sec
11/02/2023
Ep. 3: Planet-Friendly Pet Food with Caroline Buck of Petaluma
Guest:
Caroline Buck
32 min 10 sec
Insights
Report: Decarbonizing Commerce: How climate regulation, industry action, and innovation are reshaping retail and consumer products
Climate-driven regulatory, industry, and investment activity focused on retail and consumer products has increased exponentially, and industry action is impacting the customer experience and ways of working as Scope 3 emissions become a bigger focus.
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Mars details Net Zero roadmap, commits $1 billion over three years
Mars has published details of its plan to halve its full value chain emissions by 2030 (versus a 2015 baseline), supported by an investment of USD 1 billion over the…
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Five takeaways from Walmart’s session at the Goldman Sachs Global Sustainability Forum
On September 27, 2023, Walmart Chief Sustainability Officer and EVP Kathleen McLaughlin spoke at the Goldman Sachs Global Sustainability Forum. You can view the full transcript of her session here.…
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Ipsos survey commissioned by Mars puts public climate concerns on par with the economy
According to a new Ipsos survey commissioned by Mars, people living in the world’s largest economies believe it is more important for businesses to tackle climate change than economic issues.…
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Amazon launches Sustainability Solutions Hub for sellers
During its Amazon Accelerate 2023 event, Amazon introduced the Amazon Sustainability Solutions Hub, expected to appear in Seller Central for all sellers in the U.S., France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and…
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Study finds dynamic pricing more effective than organic waste bans in reducing food waste in grocery stores
Reducing food waste is a pressing issue for grocery retailers, policymakers, and consumers alike. A recent study by Robert Evan Sanders, published in the Journal of Marketing Research and with the cooperation of Mariano's and Roundy's supermarkets, analyzes the effectiveness of two potential...
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Amazon says absolute emissions, carbon intensity declined in 2022
Amazon has released its 2022 sustainability report, detailing the company's progress towards reducing its environmental impact. The report highlights key initiatives and statistics related to carbon emissions, packaging, waste, and more.
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Coca-Cola and Greycroft launch $137.7M fund to drive sustainability investments
Coca-Cola and eight of its bottling partners have teamed up with venture capital firm Greycroft to create a $137.7m fund focused on sustainability investments.
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Nestlé shifts focus from carbon offsets to insetting, drops Carbon Neutral claims on select brands
Nestlé will shift its decarbonization strategy away from carbon offsets and towards insets, or removing emissions from within the company's own value chain. The company is also withdrawing its pledges to make certain brands 'carbon neutral', including KitKat, San Pellegrino, and Perrier.
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L’Oréal and Alibaba partner to reduce carbon emissions in China’s cosmetics industry
L'Oréal has partnered with Alibaba and key suppliers to decarbonise China's US$80 billion cosmetics industry. The partnership aims to reduce the carbon footprint of the beauty industry in China, which is the world's largest cosmetics market.
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Sprouts 2022 ESG report signals smaller stores
Sprouts Farmers Market, one of the largest and fastest-growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural, and organic food in the US, released its 2022 ESG report, highlighting plans to open smaller stores and findings from its first-ever Scope 3 emissions inventory.
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Descartes Systems study finds consumers demand sustainable delivery options
Descartes Systems Group Inc. has released its 2nd Annual Home Delivery Sustainability Study, which highlights the increasing importance of sustainability in home delivery and how retailers can meet consumers' expectations. The report is based on a survey of over 3,000 consumers across the Un...
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Walmart evolves its omnichannel fulfillment network to reduce cost, waste, and emissions
Walmart recently announced new initiatives aimed at reducing waste and creating a more sustainable omnichannel fulfillment network. The retailer is taking several measures to reduce packaging waste and emissions associated with online orders.
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Nivea’s Jérôme Lerouge discusses sustainable packaging challenges and wins
In a recent interview with Cory Connors of the Sustainable Packaging podcast, Jérôme Lerouge, Head of Packaging Development for Beiersdorf's Nivea brand, shared insights into the company's progress towards sustainable packaging.
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Insights from the 2022 NYU Stern and Circana Sustainable Market Share Index Report
The Sustainable Market Share Index™ Report is an annual analysis of consumer packaged goods (CPG) purchasing data in the United States, conducted by New York University Stern CSB in partnership…
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The potential and pitfalls of carbon offsets in ecommerce
As the consequences of intensifying climate change become increasingly apparent, the e-commerce industry is joining global efforts to decarbonize. One popular strategy is through carbon offsets, which purport to balance out emissions through avoiding or removing an equivalent amount of atmos...
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CPG giants including Unilever, P&G, Reckitt, and Coca Cola form carbon capture alliances
CPG giants including Unilever, P&G, Reckitt, and Coca Cola have formed carbon capture alliances to research and develop new ways to source carbon.
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CauliBox
CauliBox is a UK-based reusable food packaging provider offering digitally-enabled reusable food ...
Woola
Woola makes packaging made of leftover sheep wool to reduce plastic waste from online shopping
Dispatch Goods
Dispatch Goods is a reusable container marketplace that partners with restaurants, businesses, an...
Bardee
Bardee transforms food waste into protein and fertiliser with insects
Melbourne, Australia
Terracycle Loop
Loop is a global reuse platform enabled by a multistakeholder coalition of manufacturers, retaile...
Bibak
Bibak offers technology and services to enable reusable and refillable packaging, including incen...
Carbon Trust
Carbon Trust is a global organization that provides expert advice, support, and insights to help ...
London, United Kingdom
Algramo
Algramo is a circular platform that allows you to buy your favorite products in reusable packagin...
Commons
Practical tools to build a more sustainable life. The Commons app turns every purchase into an op...
Oakland, CA
Worldfavor
Worldfavor’s sustainability platform enables organizations worldwide to easily access, share, and...
Stockholm, Sweden
Flashfood
Flashfood operates a marketplace for discounted fresh food items like meat and produce that are n...
Toronto, Canada
SupplyShift
SupplyShift is an end-to-end supply chain data management, responsible sourcing, and supplier eng...
Santa Cruz, CA
Vericool
Vericool provides high-performing thermal shippers for cold chain products, made from natural ing...
Great Wrap
Great Wrap makes compostable stretch wrap made from food waste
Greenly
Greenly makes carbon management simple and intuitive for companies of all sizes and every industr...
New York, NY
Nitricity
Nitricity combines air, water, and renewable electricity to produce a better, decarbonized soluti...
San Francisco, CA
Manna
Manna's mission is to improve the world by making lightning-fast suburban deliveries affordable, ...
Dublin. Ireland
Galy
By scaling cellular agriculture, Galy aims to produce sought-after materials without the physical...
Boston, MA
MakerSights
MakerSights enables apparel, footwear, and accessories brands to rapidly collect consumer feedbac...
San Francisco, CA
Beta Hatch
Beta Hatch is industrializing insect agriculture within a regenerative food system, making protei...
Cashmere, WA
Jitsu
Jitsu, formerly AxleHire, is a last-mile delivery service that helps brands like American Eagle, ...
Berkeley, CA
Too Good To Go
Too Good To Go is the app that lets you rescue unsold food at your favorite spots from an untimel...
Copenhagen, Denmark
Zeem Solutions
Zeem provides everything commercial fleets need to transition to the zero-emission future, includ...
El Segundo, CA
Shelf Engine
Shelf Engine uses machine learning to help grocery stores dial in their orders to minimize waste ...
Seattle, WA
CIBO Technologies
CIBO Technologies provides an integrated solution for regenerative agriculture program design and...
St. Louis Park, MN
Kula Bio
Kula Bio provides sustainable nitrogen solutions, helping farmers improve crop yield and reduce e...
Natick, MA
Mori
Mori's all-natural protective layer slows down the spoiling process of fruit, veggies, meats, and...
Boston, MA
Hazel Technologies
With Hazel's suite of technologies, produce stays fresher by 40% while remaining more resilient a...
Chicago, IL
Square Roots
Square Roots provides partners with immediate access to controlled environment agriculture, a key...
Brooklyn, NY
Divert
Divert creates advanced technology and sustainable infrastructure to prevent wasted food, recover...
Gatik
Gatik's mission is to deliver goods safely and efficiently using autonomous vehicles, with a focu...
Mountain View, CA
Matsmart-Motatos
Matsmart-Motatos sells already produced surplus food, offering online at affordable prices. Its c...
Stockholm, Sweden
AgroFresh
AgroFresh offers a solution portfolio that includes plant-based coatings, equipment and proprieta...
Philadelphia, PA
Modern Meadow
Using the power of proteins, Modern Meadow engineers lightweight materials with superior color, p...
MycoWorks
MycoWorks is a biotechnology company whose proprietary Fine Mycelium™ platform has enabled a new ...
Zipline
Zipline designs, manufactures, and operates the world’s largest instant logistics and delivery sy...
San Francisco, CA
Relex Solutions
Relex Solutions' unified supply chain and retail planning platform helps retailers and consumer g...
Helsinki, Finland
Again
Again's decentralized network of cleaning tech enables brands to reuse packaging for the same pri...
GaeaStar
GaeaStar has developed a zero waste disposable clay cup to deliver a sustainable fine china exper...
Vaayu
Vaayu is the world’s first automated carbon software for retailers to measure, monitor and reduce...
Berlin, Germany
Dizzie
Dizzie addresses the problem of packaging waste in groceries. They help retailers and brands tran...
Shipzero
Shipzero enables data-driven emissions reporting and reduction management for logistics activities
Hamburg, Germany
FinMile
With a fleet of electric cargo bikes, employee riders, and city centre micro-fulfilment hubs FinM...
London, United Kingdom
Bodo
Upgrade your e-commerce with sustainable 30-minute and same-day delivery
London, United Kingdom
Canoo
Canoo designs and builds EVs including multi-purpose delivery vehicles, enabling electrification ...
Torrance, CA
Arrive Recommerce
Effortlessly resell second quality returns and start generating revenue with a brand-certified re...
Movo
Movo offers reusable packaging solutions and circular economy systems to eliminate single use pac...
Cloverly
Cloverly provides an API that calculates the emissions created from a particular activity (like s...
Atlanta, GA
No-boxx
No-boxx reusable packaging solutions are designed to help reduce single-use packaging waste and m...
Manchester, United Kingdom
Fillogic
Fillogic provides a suite of micrologistic solutions to make middle- and final-mile logistics eff...
New York, NY
Paleo
Paleo helps plant-based food manufacturers make their meat and fish alternatives tastier and heal...
Leuven, Belgium
Atomo Coffee
Atomo is refreshing coffee lovers with great tasting beanless coffee that does the planet good
Seattle, WA
Rebound Technologies
Rebound Technologies is developing a freeze point suppression refrigeration cycle to increase thr...
Commerce City, CO
CarbonBright
CarbonBright's Product Impact Intelligence Platform empowers suppliers, brands and retailers to a...
London, United Kingdom
Mission Barns
Mission Barns's products combine cultivated pork fat with plant protein for a succulent, sustaina...
San Francisco, CA
Beni
The Beni browser extension tags along while you shop and shows you the best resale listings for y...
Santa Barbara, CA
Tomorrow Farms
Tomorrow Farms is building irresistible food and beverage brands that are better for people, kind...
New York, NY
easy2Cool
easy2cool paperfloc shipping insulations for shipping fresh or frozen goods are made from 100% re...
Lizee
Lizee powers hassle-free rental and reuse for brands and retailers
DroneUp
DroneUp is developing a last-mile delivery system that will not only provide swift and simple loc...
Virginia Beach, VA
Temperpack
TemperPack solves thermal packaging problems through sustainable design, specializing in bringing...
Richmond, VA
Whywaste
Whywaste's suite of digital tools decrease food waste and increase profitability for stores all o...
Gothenburg, SE
Fillagain
Fillagain offers refillable products that save you money and save the planet from single-use prod...
Pittsburgh, PA
Happy Returns
Happy Returns specializes in providing a streamlined and convenient solution for in-person return...
Santa Monica, CA
Paptic
Paptic® is a fibre-based and recyclable material to replace plastics in packaging
Espoo, Finland
CarbonTag
CarbonTag's mission is to revolutionise GHG Accounting in the food sector and beyond
London, United Kingdom
Bold Reuse
Ending single-use waste by making reusable packaging easy for all
Portland, OR
Releaf Paper
World's first paper from fallen leaves
Lyon, France
Neolithics
Neolithics® is an AI agri-tech company leveraging sophisticated food science and advanced technol...
Tel Aviv, Israel
hey circle
hey circle is the only company on the German market that offers light, robust and foldable boxes ...
Munich, Germany
Re-Zip
The Good Goods
Bringing back wine bottles you can bring back
New York, NY
EcoEnclose
Earth-friendly packaging, shipping solutions, and guidance
Louisville, CO
Wing
Wing designs, manufactures, and deploys delivery drones that meet the aviation industry’s highest...
Palo Alto, CA
Good-Loop
Good-Loop wraps existing video ads with "Watch to Donate" and "Act to Donate" formats to drive br...
London, United Kingdom
Geno
Geno is accelerating the world's transformation to sustainable materials, by replacing fossil fue...
San Diego, CA
LivingPackets
LivingPackets has invented THE BOX: a sustainable, secure and smart packaging, that enables fanta...
Cove
A material science company re-engineering the products most polluting the world
Los Angeles, CA
Tainr
Tainr is packageless technology platform for center store private label and CPG products
Los Angeles, CA
Reposit
Reposit is a borrow, return and reuse anywhere alternative to single use packaging
Wishaw, United Kingdom
GoUnpackaged
GoUnpackaged partners with forward-thinking clients across the supply chain to help them reduce t...
Pickler
Pickler produces CO2-equivalent footprints for packaging, enabling ecommerce teams and shoppers t...
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Fyllar
Fyllar produces a refill solution for retailers and CPG brands that prevents mess and enables tra...
Inoqo
In a world of over-, mis- or blurred information, Inoqo provides retailers, brands, and their con...
Vienna, Austria
NotCo
NotCo is a foodtech company that reinvents animal-based foods using only plants and AI
Santiago, Chile
Dreamfarm
Dreamfarm naturally ferments sustainably-grown Italian almonds, using signature methods to craft ...
Parma, Italy
Refurbed
Refurbed is the fastest-growing online marketplace for refurbished products in Europe. Its produc...
Vienna, Austria
E6PR
The E6PR™ (Eco Six Pack Ring) is the first eco-friendly six-pack ring made from fiber by-product ...
New York, NY
PlantSea
PlantSea is a bio-tech startup developing seaweed-derived materials
MarinaTex
MarinaTex is developing a new material from seafood waste and algae, designed as a planet conscio...
Brighton, United Kingdom
Morro
Morro brings to the market sustainable, next-generation materials that are plant-based, strong an...
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Phantm
A plastic reduction platform that helps assess your plastic footprint, then guides and tracks you...
Melbourne, Australia
Artyc
Temperature-controlled transportation that combines reliability and quality, all while prioritizi...
FlexSea
FlexSea is a sustainable-packaging company aiming to replace traditional petroleum plastic film w...
Spin Ventures
Spin Ventures is committed to accelerating the transition towards a circular economy by investing...
London, United Kingdom
XRC Ventures
Venture firm & startup accelerator investing in pre-Seed to Series A companies in the retail tech...
Brooklyn, NY
Root Innovation
Root Innovation provides analysis and strategy consulting to help packaging producers and brands ...
Le Fourgon
Le Fourgon delivers drinks in returnable packaging
Wambrechies, France
Planet Farms
Planet Farms is a leading vertical farming company that has developed a vertical cultivation syst...
Milan, Italy
Good Natured
Good Natured is developing plant-based products and packaging, and acquiring relevant companies t...
MIWA
MIWA is a complete retail solution based on a clean and effective way of selling the goods while ...
Prague, Czech Republic
Gently
Gently is introducing a new decentralized logistics system to improve America's supply chain
Los Angeles, CA
Resynergi
Resynergi focuses on the global problem of waste plastics. The company provides and services mod...
Packmatic
Packmatic is the leading digital purchasing platform for packaging in Europe and aims to bring mo...
Berlin, Germany
Lactips
Lactips offers a cold water soluble bioplastic (films, bags, cold hydrosoluble material for 3D pr...
Saint-Paul-en-Jarez, France
Net Zero Logistics
Net Zero Logistics is one of the largest Final Mile Logistics Companies in the tri-state area. Wi...
New York, NY
Pack Fulfilment
A sustainable eCommerce fulfilment solution for forward-thinking brands
Little Braxted, United Kingdom
NÜWIEL GmbH
NÜWIEL provides innovative solutions for the last mile logistics to move goods in a sustainable a...
Hamburg, Germany
Detrapel
Leading innovation in surface protection. Committed to sustainability. Creating a greener world w...
Framingham, MA
Purespace
Extends shelf-life and improves food safety by decomposing ethylene gas, airborne mold, and virus...
Busan, South Korea
Boox
Boox is on a mission to eliminate single-use waste. We combine zero-waste reusable boxes with a r...
PlantSwitch
PlantSwitch’s mission is to replace all petroleum-based plastic with plants. Our proprietary tech...
Sanford, NC
Polytag
Polytag is a UK-based tech company on a mission to enable packaging connectivity and circularity
Deeside, United Kingdom
Axiom Cloud
At Axiom Cloud, our mission is to use software and automation to transform how the world’s coolin...
San Jose, CA
Recirclable
Recirclable provides eco-conscious consumers and restaurants the opportunity to reduce waste by o...
Boston, MA
Bower
Bower’s vision is to create a world free from trash by giving everything a value. We’ve developed...
Stockholm, Sweden
Syre
A textile impact company, decarbonizing and dewasting the industry through textile-to-textile rec...
Vargas Holding
Building pioneering impact companies that enable and scale disruptive ideas to decarbonise indust...
Stockholm, Sweden
Paccurate
Paccurate helps businesses pack more efficiently to reduce costs and waste. It's the most advance...
Brooklyn, NY
Collateral Good
Collateral Good seeks to accelerate the change towards a sustainable food, waste, materials & pac...
Zürich, Switzerland
Emissionless
Emissionless is rebuilding logistics from the ground up to reduce the negative impacts of goods m...
New York, NY
Liquidonate
LiquiDonate is the first and only software tech solution to seamlessly match and move inventory t...
Oakland, CA
Poseidona
Poseidona develops sustainable proteins from algal waste and invasive biomass to create the tasti...
Barcelona, Spain
Guac
AI-powered demand forecasting for grocery. Less food waste. More on-shelf availability.
New York, NY
Chocal
Recyclable and biodegradable packaging solutions tailored to your needs
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
Novi
Novi connects retailers, brands, manufacturers, and suppliers – making it faster and easier to de...
San Francisco, CA
