The Week in Low Carbon Commerce - Nov 20, 2023

November 20, 2023

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Keith Anderson
November 16, 2023

The Week in Low Carbon Commerce
November 20, 2023

Keith

What’s Hot

💻 Greenpeace published a report on the environmental performance of the major ecommerce platforms in China.

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Retailers

💼 Ahold Delhaize will establish the Chief Sustainability Officer role as a dedicated position on the Executive Committee following the planned May 2024 retirement of Jan Ernst de Groot, Chief Legal Officer and current Chief Sustainability Officer.
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⚡ Dutch retailer Albert Hejin will electrify home deliveries and replenishment in Amsterdam and Utrecht, adding to already-electrified operations in The Hague and Rotterdam. The company says more cities will follow in 2024, keeping it on pace to comply with zero-emission zones that will become mandatory in 2025.
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Brands

🥛 Danone reached a commercial agreement with major Belgian grocers to run a six week promotion featuring a €2 maximum price on its Alpro plant-based milks, with the objective to permanently increase the category’s penetration.

According to RetailDetail, the promotion is about 3x the duration of a conventional promotional campaign in Belgium and will reduce the price of Alpro’s oat and almond milks by 20-40% depending on the product and chain.
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Don’t miss…

November 28 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Amazon programs like the Climate Pledge Friendly badge and Compact by Design are emerging as effective ways to grow traffic and conversion, even while reducing costs. And in 2024, Amazon will begin asking suppliers for even more climate-related data.

Join us November 28 @ 11am-12pm EST for an overview of Amazon’s vendor- and seller-oriented climate initiatives and playbooks for maximizing the commercial benefits of participation.

Deals and funding

📦 RAIKU Packaging, based in Tallinn, Estonia, raised $6M in seed funding from private investors and grant funding from the European Innovation Council to produce a 100% compostable alternative to bubble wrap packaging.
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From the podcast

HiBAR's mission is its north star, but everything about its products and packaging is designed with effectiveness and customer experience in mind.

In the very first episode of the Decarbonizing Commerce podcast, you'll hear:

  • why HiBAR manufactures in-house

  • why the product looks the way it does

  • why concentrated products often work better for many people than the alternatives

  • how its unique packaging stands out at the shelf

  • how the team is informing shoppers and retailers about an emerging product form

Ep. 1: Designing for Impact and Customer Experience with Nora Schaper of HiBAR - Decarbonize.co

On the 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…

decarbonize.co/podcast/ep-1-designing-for-impact-and-customer-experience-with-nora-schaper-of-hibar

Featured jobs

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