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The Week in Low Carbon Commerce
June 3, 2024
This Fall, we’re hosting the inaugural Decarbonize Commerce Summit. It’s designed to bring retailers, brands, start-ups, and investors together to find solutions to some of the biggest commerce-specific climate and sustainability challenges.
If you’d like to discuss speaking or sponsoring, get in touch at [email protected]!
In this edition:
Hot links
Danone Joins 100+ Accelerator as Fifth Partner for Scaling Sustainable Startup Innovation
Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Optera announce the launch of the Direct-Use Product Emissions Database (DPED)
Generative AI is now scanning your Amazon packages for defects before they get shipped out
Inside Shein’s plan to recycle ‘deadstock’ material into new clothing
USDA Announces Expansion of Interagency Collaboration to Help Reduce Food Loss and Waste
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Opportunities
The 100+ Accelerator, which just welcomed Danone as its latest corporate partner, is accepting applications to its 6th cohort through June 30, 2024. AB InBev, Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, and Unilever are also co-sponsors. The accelerator funds 30 start-ups per year, up to $100k per team.
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The Decarbonize Commerce Summit is coming to Chicago September 19-20, bringing practical guidance from world-class experts and practitioners, the latest innovations and emerging technologies, and networking opportunities to meet peers and future partners.
Built around the business models of retailing and consumer products, the Summit program has tracks for:
Strategy
Product and Packaging Design
Innovation, Ingredients, Materials
Fulfillment and Logistics
Marketing, Brand, and Reporting
Deals and funding
Kelpi, based in Bristol, England, raised £4.3M to finance the scale-up of its bioplastic packaging made from seaweed.
Featured jobs
Supplier Climate Action Manager
Alpharetta, GA, USA
The Clorox CompanyHead of Business Development
Austin, TX, USA
Pipedream LabsDirector of Sustainability and Global Impact
Springdale, AR, USA
Tyson FoodsHead of Operations
London, England, United Kingdom
PackfleetPR & Communications Manager
Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Matsmart-Motatos
Check out all of the jobs (or post your open roles) on the Decarbonizing Commerce Career Board.
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