The Week in Low Carbon Commerce

May 28, 2024

Author

Keith Anderson
May 28, 2024

Welcome back from the long weekend (at least those for whom it was long).

This edition features great new jobs at employers like SURI, Rebellyous, and Pipedream; opportunities with Stripe and L’Oreal; an inspiring new podcast episode; and big news about the first ever Decarbonize Commerce Summit.

Thanks for reading!

-Keith

In this edition:

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Opportunities

Stripe is piloting Stripe Climate Fellows, seeking to fund exceptional people who have ambitious but feasible proposals to grow demand for carbon removal by 2030. Starting September 2024, selected fellows will be given grant funding to cover salary for one year and any other critical expenses to implement their proposal. Apply by July 15th.

L’Oréal SAPMENA’s (South Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and North Africa) Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program  is a new open innovation venture, featuring a startup competition and pilot stage. Apply by July 13th.

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

Syre, the textile recycling company created by Vargas and H&M Group, raised a $100M Series A to finance construction of its blueprint plant in the U.S. and first two “gigascale” recycling plants.

Enifer, based in Espoo, Finland, raised €12M to build a mycoprotein ingredient factory.

From the podcast

Ep. 29: Greening Grocery with Suzy Monford of Foodsport International

In this episode, join host Keith Anderson as he speaks with 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 retail technology companies and has a deep interest and commitment to sustainability in the industry.

Tune in for her insight on online grocery, food waste, frozen food, and much more!

https://decarbonize.co/podcast/ep-29-greening-grocery-with-suzy-monford-of-foodsport-international/

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