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Decarbonizing Commerce

Decarbonizing Commerce

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Welcome to Decarbonizing Commerce, where we explore what’s new, interesting, and actionable at the intersection of climate innovation and commerce. Join your host Keith Anderson, and together we'll meet entrepreneurs and innovators reinventing retail, ecommerce, and consumer products through the lenses of low-carbon and commercial viability.
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Companies need smarter, faster, more agile operations to thrive in volatile and unpredictable environments. At ConGlobal, we believe that future-focused terminals can balance the evolving expectations of customers, employees, investors, and others, fuel profitable growth, and deliver transformation with the right business outcomes. Join Seana Fairchild as she digs into the challenges every terminal and yard faces and how solution-makers join us to combine human ingenuity, experience, and inn ...
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Host Keith Anderson is joined by Ankit Patel, Vice President of Sustainable Solutions at ZeroMe, a platform for companies to engage and align their workforce with the company's sustainability goals through personalized awareness and education. Together, they cover interesting topics like the commonalities and distinctions between the rise of e-comm…
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In this episode of the Future-Focused Terminal podcast, Seana Fairchild is joined by Chad Meyer, Founding Partner & Owner of NorthPoint Development, and Jason Simonson, ConGlobal's VP, Logistics Center Services, to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of logistics real estate. They explore the impact of e-commerce growth on logistics centers, the…
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Keith Anderson is joined by Darko Mandich, founder of MeliBio, a sustainable plant-based honey alternative. Together, they discuss the importance of new sustainable alternatives to industries that impact both the environment and animal welfare, contrasting conventional approaches with the innovative practices of MeliBio regarding the commercial con…
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In this episode of Decarbonizing Commerce, host Keith Anderson welcomes Phil White, co-founder of Grounded, a boutique agency and B Corp focused on embedding sustainability into business models. Phil discusses how Grounded helps both large and emerging brands integrate sustainability into areas like product design, packaging innovation, and retail …
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In this episode of the Decarbonizing Commerce Podcast, host Keith Anderson interviews Morgan Mixon and Rima Suppan, founders of Peachies, a London-based premium nappy brand focused on reducing environmental impact. They discuss how Peachies aims to disrupt the traditional nappy market with high-quality, eco-friendly products designed for contempora…
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In this episode of the Future-Focused Terminal podcast, host Seana Fairchild explores the significant shift in global trade dynamics with Rene Etcharren and Diego Anchustegui. As the U.S. increasingly turns to Mexico for goods over the Far East, our guests delve into the USMCA, nearshoring, and the evolving Texas-Mexico trade corridor and its impac…
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Host Keith Anderson is joined by Jaxie Friedman, Sustainability Manager for Atomo Coffee. Together, they discuss the innovative approach Atomo takes towards creating sustainable coffee. Jaxie delves into the environmental challenges facing the coffee industry, including emissions and deforestation, and how Atomo's upcycled ingredients contribute to…
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In Episode 14 of the Future-Focused Terminal Podcast, host Seana Fairchild is joined by Vanessa Alas, Terminal Manager from ConGlobal; Mark Mills, ConGlobal’s VP of Advanced Solutions; and Kirk Freimuth, President of CR England, a valued customer of ConGlobal. Together, they explore the biggest challenges in managing terminals and how automation an…
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In this episode, join host Keith Anderson as he speaks Suzy Monford, founder and CEO of advisory firm Food Sport International. With an extensive career as an executive in the global grocery industry, and having worked at places like H-E-B Central Market, Kroger, and Coles and Woolworth's in Australia, Suzy has been a pioneer at leading grocery and…
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In this episode of Decarbonizing Commerce, host Keith Anderson speaks with Minchan Park, director of portfolio selection at Unreasonable Group, a company helping scale growth stage, impact-driven ventures working on some of the world's biggest problems. They discuss the Unreasonable Fellowship program, the new Unreasonable Food collaboration with M…
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Today's guest is Katherine Sizov, co-founder and CEO of Strella, whose hardware-enabled software as a service uses data to predict the shelf life of produce and allows everybody from distribution centers, packers, wholesalers, and retailers to make better decisions about when to ship, when to sell, and where to allocate what produce. Katherine join…
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Relive a recent talk from Firstmovr’s JBPx Amazon eCommerce Growth Summit. The session was focused on two Amazon climate and sustainability initiatives for vendors and sellers: the Climate Pledge Friendly badge and Compact by Design. The session covers the programs' commercial benefits, guidance on how to qualify, and more. Learn more about Keith a…
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This episode features Tessa Callaghan, co-founder and CEO of Keel Labs, which produces a fiber from seaweed material being used in the fashion and other industries. In addition to sharing her and her co-founder's journey to starting Keel Labs, Tessa covers what they experienced firsthand as designers in the fashion industry, some of the ways that t…
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In time for Earth Day, Seana Fairchild and her panel of experts discuss the urgency for net zero, operational challenges, industry collaborations, and technologies helping accelerate decarbonization in the freight and logistics industry. Guests include Paige Bartine, Brandon Banashak, Alan White, Roland Butzke, and Ashley Lane.…
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Mark Rushmore is co-founder and CCO of SURI, a sustainable electric toothbrush company. Mark and his co-founder began their careers at P&G, one of the great incubators of talent within the CPG industry. With a long entrepreneurial track record and some exits, he and his co-founder had the opportunity and the idea to start a consumer product brand t…
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In this episode of Decarbonizing Commerce, host Keith Anderson welcomes Matthew Isaacs, co-founder of My Emissions, to discuss the critical intersection of climate innovation and commerce, focusing on the environmental impact of food production and consumption. Matthew shares how his journey with My Emissions began during the COVID-19 pandemic when…
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In this episode, you'll meet Ryan Lupberger, founder and CEO of Cleancult, a company making cleaning products that are better for you and better for the environment. Ryan shares his experiences and lessons learned from starting up to scaling up, discussing how to meet both retailers and consumers where they are in terms of education and behavior ch…
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This episode spotlights Empowering Women in Logistics. Four remarkable women making waves in the logistics industry—Ashley Ritteman, Meghan Marsden, Kristy Knichel, and Bonnie Michael—join us to discuss their motivations for choosing logistics careers, the importance of diversity, steps for creating inclusive environments, and the role mentorship p…
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This week's episode features Adhithi Aji, founder and CEO of Adrich, a smart packaging solution for connected e-commerce. Adrich takes some of the friction out of replenishing consumable products, helping overcome some of the challenge of changing behavior in the shift to more sustainable consumption models. Tune in to hear more about how it plays …
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Join Keith Anderson as he talks to an old friend, Chris Perry, CEO of Firstmovr. He is not only a trusted advisor to the industry, but he's been in house at world class brands like Reckitt, WellPet, and Kellogg's. Chris tells us about his perspective about some of the challenges that the industry that wants to make it a priority faces in reaching o…
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Join Keith Anderson as he meets and learns from our guest this week, Autumn Fox, Climate Sustainability Senior Manager for Mars. Together they discuss the company’s roadmap to net zero emissions, looking at how far they’ve come and how they, and the rest of the industry, might continue to move forward. Together they touch on plans that affect agric…
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In this episode, join Keith Anderson as he meets and learns from today's guest, Mike Robinson, who is part of the founding team of The 8th Notch, a software platform helping retailers and carriers essentially do what they already do, but more effectively and cost efficiently--incidentally, reducing emissions in profound ways. Together they discuss …
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Keith’s guest this week is Julia Marsh, the co-founder and CEO of Sway, a biomaterials company replacing plastics with regenerative materials made from seaweed. As a designer, Julia spent over a decade building brand and packaging systems for consumer goods companies, tech startups, and design studios, winning the Closed Loop Partners Beyond the Ba…
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Join Keith Anderson and Santiago Navarro, founder and CEO of Packamama, a company reimagining wine packaging to lower emissions while winning at the shelf and preserving tradition. This episode is an interesting case study covering the importance of packaging from a transit perspective, the unavoidable risk of breakage, and the consumption experien…
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This week Keith talks to Irina Gerry, CMO of Change Foods and a sustainable foods industry thought leader, using precision fermentation to commercialize a new way of producing real milk proteins and dairy foods with biotech. Irina's also a founding member and vice chair of the board of the Precision Fermentation Alliance. Together they walk through…
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Introducing Mike Newman, founder and CEO of Returnity Innovations, a partner to retailers and brands for reusable packaging, Keith Anderson talks to Mike about his venture and lessons he’s learned. With a blend of entrepreneurship as well as environmental science and policy experience, Mike has a practical view of the immediate impact that reuse ca…
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Learn more about David Kat: Wastless’s website Link to David’s LinkedIn To listen to the full episode join our Plus or Pro memberships at decarbonize.co: https://decarbonize.co/member-benefits/ 👈 Episode resources: Tackling the 1.6-Billion-Ton Food Loss and Waste Crisis | Boston Consulting Group Why is one-third of our food wasted worldwide? | UC D…
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Join host Seana Fairchild in a thought-provoking leadership discussion with ConGlobal's CEO, Brant Ring. From career passion to sustainability, innovation, and workplace safety, this episode unveils a roadmap for leaders preparing to navigate the challenges of tomorrow. Tune in for a compelling dialogue that transcends the ordinary and sets the sta…
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In this episode, Keith Anderson interviews Kari Morris, co-founder of Martie, a venture-backed online surplus discount store specializing in shelf-stable groceries. Kari shares the company's inception, emphasizing its mission to address surplus in the food industry. The conversation explores Martie's rapid evolution, its retention mode, and the str…
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Today's guest is Francesca Hahn, vice president for digital commerce, U.S. At Mondelēz, the multinational snack leader. Francesca is responsible for the strategy, vision, execution, covering everything about how Mondelēz brands are discovered, shopped for, purchased, fulfilled online, including two direct to consumer sites. Before Mondelēz she had …
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Keith speaks to Catherine Conway, Director and Reuse Lead for GoUnpackaged, one of the UK's leading consultancies specializing in reuse and refill packaging. Catherine has been working in the reuse refill space since 2006. We discuss her work with the Refill Coalition, which is a group of UK based retailers that are working together to develop a st…
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As the closing of 2023 nears, companies of all sizes are looking to predict what's in store for next year. The logistics and supply chain landscape always evolves, often quickly and drastically. Listen as our panel of experts, Gene Seroka of the Port of Los Angeles, Sam Kyei, D'Andrea Larry, and our host Seana Fairchild, talk about what's in store …
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In this installment, host Keith Anderson sits down with Danielle Jezienicki, Founder of Impact FWD, a consulting practice specializing in sustainability and impact. Danielle brings a wealth of experience, having previously served as the Vice President of Sustainability for Grove Collaborative, a pioneer in plastic-neutral retail. During this insigh…
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In this episode of the Decarbonizing Commerce Podcast, host Keith Anderson delves into the world of supply chain adaptation in the face of climate change. Joining him is Berk Bahceci, Founder and CEO of Heraclea, a family-owned olive oil producer based in Turkey. Berk shares how his company has maintained supply chain stability and quality yield am…
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In this episode of the Decarbonizing Commerce Podcast, host Keith Anderson sits down with David Bryngelsson, CEO and founder of CarbonCloud. With a background in climate science, David shares his journey from academia to founding CarbonCloud, a climate intelligence platform for the food industry. They delve into the challenges and opportunities of …
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Innovation is the key to staying ahead in today's fiercely competitive business landscape. Embracing innovative ideas, technologies, and strategies can unlock new opportunities, fuel growth, and outperform competitors. On this episode of the Future-Focused Terminal Podcast, guests Ian Kinne and Liz Ward join the conversation about innovation and ho…
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In this episode Keith is joined by Tanvi Patel, Senior Data Analyst for Climate and Sustainability Data at SPINS. SPINS is a data technology company specializing in wellness, health, beauty, food, and beverage, at the heart of where innovation meets sustainability. In this episode, we delve into Tanvi's unique career journey, which beautifully inte…
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Keith is joined by Emily Fultz, the Vice President of Marketing and Sustainability, North America for the Swedish company, the Humble Co. Emily has more than 25 years of experience in the U.S. consumer goods market, having worked at Starbucks, IRI (now Circana), Campbell Soup, Henkel, and most recently the Clorox Company. They discuss how Emily has…
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On this episode, Keith is joined by Anne Coghlan; co-founder and COO at Scope3, the source of truth for supply chain emissions data. Before co-founding Scope3. Anne was head of product at Waybridge, a company created to make the supply chain for raw materials more efficient, resilient, and sustainable. In it they discuss the size of the emissions c…
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On this the very first episode of Decarbonizing Commerce host Keith Anderson is joined by Nora Schaper. Nora is an eco-preneur and a co-founder of HiBAR, the world's first salon-quality, plastic-free hair care (and now solid luxury face wash and natural deodorant). A lover of nature, Nora despises plastic more than the average person, but believes …
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George Wojciechowski is a Cofounder and CEO at Manifest.eco. Prior to launching Manifest.eco, George cofounded ShipBob, a predominant name in the global ecommerce fulfillment space. He joins host Keith Anderson as they discuss a wide range of topics including packaging, transportation, and freight, and powering, lighting, and cooling a massive fulf…
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Keith is joined by Caroline Buck, Co-founder and CMO at Petaluma. Petaluma is on a mission to create a more sustainable and humane agricultural system by using ingredients that offer optimal nutrition, reduced ecological harm, and humane treatment of farmworkers and animals. They discuss a plethora of fascinating topics such as her career trajector…
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Most of us didn't give the humble shipping container much thought until the frantic post-lockdown consumption rush reminded us of its importance. In this episode, join our host Seana Fairchild, and guest, Bill Franzke, and learn more about the shipping container market, understand the pricing and functionality of containers, and, most importantly, …
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We all know that peak season is a big deal in the logistics world. Retailers, shippers, and operators work around the clock to ensure cargo reaches its destination despite increased order volumes, tighter delivery deadlines, and unpredictable fluctuations in demand. In this episode, Seana Fairchild and her guests Ryan Swartz, Scott Coleman, and Cha…
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Anyone working in a complex yard or terminal knows these environments have inherent exposures. Many believe that safety technologies are a "game-changer" in preventing the frequency and severity of on-the-job injuries while building a culture of safety and trust. Today, our host, Seana Fairchild, is joined by Warrick Nance, Jeff Sease of Predictive…
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Welcome to Decarbonizing Commerce, where we explore what’s new, interesting, and actionable at the intersection of climate innovation and commerce. I'm your host Keith Anderson, and together we'll meet entrepreneurs and innovators reinventing retail, e-commerce, and consumer products through the lenses of low-carbon and commercial viability. https:…
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Technology can’t replace essential human strengths such as creativity, vision, and ethical judgment, but it enables people to solve problems at a grander scale and speed. Technology is only as powerful as those who build, use, and improve it. On today’s episode of the Future-Focused Terminal, we’ll discuss AI, digital transformation, cybersecurity,…
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HR pros face many tough situations during their careers. One of these challenges involves learning the signs and mannerisms that could suggest an employee is struggling. If an HR professional isn’t trained in this topic, they may turn a neutral situation into a negative, snowballing problem. However, HR teams who help eliminate stigma, increase awa…
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