The Week in Low Carbon Commerce

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

• Opportunities

• Save the Date: The Decarbonize Commerce Summit

• Deals and funding

• Featured jobs 

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.

Save the Date

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

Learn more about opportunities to speak and sponsor.

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 Company
  

• Head of Business Development
  Austin, TX, USA
  Pipedream Labs
  

• Director of Sustainability and Global Impact
  Springdale, AR, USA
  Tyson Foods
  

• Head of Operations
  London, England, United Kingdom
  Packfleet
  

• PR & Communications Manager
  Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
  Matsmart-Motatos

Check out all of the jobs (or post your open roles) on the Decarbonizing Commerce Career Board.