The Week in Low Carbon Commerce

In this edition:

• Hot links

• Save the Date: The Decarbonize Commerce Summit

• From the Podcast

• Deals and funding

• Featured jobs 

Hot links

• LEGO Group Launches Supplier Sustainability Programme to Cut Supply Chain Emissions by 2026
  

• ASDA’s highest carbon impact suppliers are now required to share sustainability progress
  

• GS1 assembles retail coalition to widen use of product QR codes for transparency
  

• Air freight emissions soar in retail sector
  

• Lidl Teams Up with WWF to Promote Sustainable Diets, Cut Food Waste & Help People Make Greener Choices
  

• Amazon sidesteps carbon offset standard Bezos helped fund

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Save the Date! September 19-20, 2024

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:

• Net Zero Roadmap

• Circularity

• Packaging

• Value Chain

• Marketing, Brand, and Reporting

Readers of the newsletter are eligible for a special rate through August 15. Register with the discount code DECARBFRIENDS for $500 off your all-access pass. Hope to see you there!

Learn more about opportunities to speak and sponsor.

Deals and funding

Zedify, based in London, raised £4M for its low-emission last mile delivery services.

Polystyvert, based in Montreal, raised a $16M Series B for its polystyrene recycling technology.

From the Podcast

The Decarbonizing Commerce Podcast will return in July after a brief hiatus.

If you’d like to be a guest or recommend someone for the show, please email [email protected].

Featured jobs

• Vice President, Commercial
  USA, Remote
  Apeel
  

• Category Innovation Director
  USA, Remote
  Food System Innovations
  

• Head of AdTech Platform Business Development
  USA, Remote
  Scope3
  

• Sr Sales Analyst
  Boulder, CO, USA, USA
  Meati
  

• Food & Climate Solutions Research Fellow
  USA, Remote
  Project Drawdown

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