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Kyra Whitten, Vice President, Sustainability and President, Flex Foundation at Flex, a global supply chain and manufacturing solutions provider which helps customers design, build and deliver products to make the world a better place, joins our Business of Sustainability series. As a $25 billion company operating in 30 countries around the world, Flex’s sustainability challenges…

Brice Baillie is the CEO & Founder of Obvious Wines, a collection of family estate wines crafted through sustainably farmed practices across vineyards in California, Chile, and France. The company was founded on a mission of simplicity — making wine appreciation and consumption easy for the average consumer while enabling sustainably farmed wines straightforward to…

Every company in business today can have a positive impact on its customers, employees, environment, and the community at large. It is so important for CEOs to recognize that whether you run a Fortune 500 organization or a neighborhood bakery, the values of your business reflect on your brand. Kyle Polansky, CEO of Blue Dog…

We were excited to take a deeper dive into plastic packaging with Altium Packaging’s Brian Hankin, SVP Strategy, Innovation, Marketing at Altium Packaging and Sarah Dwyer, Sustainability Associate. Altium is a leading producer of creative packaging solutions for dairy, water, beverage, food, nutrition, chemicals, automotive, personal care, and healthcare. Brian and Sarah explained what sustainability…

Mokhtar Alkhanshali, CEO and Founder of Port of Mokha, is the antithesis of your typical entrepreneur. In his path to find himself, he discovered a way to revitalize the ancient coffee trade in Yemen. At the same time, he created a product which is ethically sourced, farmers are well paid for their labor, and consumers…

Josh Raglin, Chief Sustainability Officer at Norfolk Southern Corporation — whose primary business function is the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods across the Southeast, East, and Midwest United States — gives us a deeper dive on their railroad sustainability agenda. Josh talks about how Norfolk Southern engineered their sustainability efforts…

It was our great pleasure to talk about sustainably supporting the local community of Seattle with David Young, Chief Operating Officer at Seattle Seahawks, the professional NFL football team located right here in the Emerald City. David provided some behind-the-scenes strategies as to how his team addressed starting up a sustainability effort, tactics to manage…

Jess Bensley, Senior Product Line Manager at Teva, Deckers Brands, a fashion and performance lifestyle footwear company which has earned a global reputation for unparalleled style, quality and comfort, recently sat down with Convoy to talk about the footwear industry and how Teva is working to change all of that waste.

Julie Mishner, Product Manager at Jabil Packaging Solutions, a global manufacturing solutions provider, joins us today for our Business of Sustainability series. Jabil produces everything from printed circuit boards to product packaging and is a $27 billion organization with a global presence across North America, Europe, and Asia. Julie invites us into her world of…

We looked to Julie Verdugo, Director of Sustainability + Social Impact at Free People to provide some direction as to how a company can bridge sustainability with business. Julie has an extensive background in sustainability at both corporations and nonprofits and also in the social impact sector.

Kimberley Sundy, Director, Corporate Sustainability at Kellogg Company works in an environment of inspiration, innovation, and vision. This American multinational food manufacturing company — which produces everything from frozen foods to the iconic corn flake — has a team culture where giving one’s best and inspiring each other to go one step further is the…

With over 45 years of experience in the natural foods industry, GloryBee supplies natural and organic ingredients to Pacific Northwest natural food manufacturers, bakeries, and shops. We had the sweet opportunity to sit down with Alan Turanski, president and beekepper of GloryBee, and discuss what sustainability looks like at GloryBee.

We recently scored the opportunity to have a chat with Rob Johnson, VP of Sustainability and Transportation for Seattle Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena. Climate Pledge Arena will be the first net zero certified arena in the world with a goal of being the most progressive, responsible, and sustainable arena in the world. It will…

Zach Freeze, the Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives, Sustainability at Walmart, explained to us what Project Gigaton entails, what the program’s sustainability goals are, how it impacts everyone who does business with or works at Walmart, and why they care so much about making Project Gigaton a success.

Intrigued by the mission of Miir, a maker of premium stainless steel vessels for coffee, beer, wine and food, which sets aside a portion of revenue to fund projects focused on clean water, a healthy environment, and strong communities, and we invited CEO Bryan Pape to join the “Business of Sustainability” series. Bryan provided insight…

We recently met with John Sadlier, Chief Sustainability Officer at Ardagh Group. Ardagh Group is a Luxembourg-based leading supplier of value-added, infinitely recyclable, metal and glass packaging solutions for the world’s leading brands. If you drank a canned beverage, from a bottle of wine or beer, or even used a condiment product, chances are, you…

We recently sat down with Kelly Fisher, SVP/Head of Corporate Sustainability at HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services institutions in the world, serving millions of customers through its four Global Businesses. Kelly provided clear insights into the definition of sustainable finance, the variety of ways HSBC works with its clients to become…

Within the hospitality industry, for example, there have been major strides to ban individual shampoo bottles and plastic straws, and reduce water usage through the re-use of sheets and towels. A company which has been at the forefront of sustainability in hospitality — even before the industry as a whole began to have a larger…

For a better idea of how the sustainability function can magnify and intensify, Convoy’s Jennifer Wong sat down with Gretchen Grani, Regeneration & Sustainability Lead at Guayaki Yerba Mate co, an organic beverage company specializing in yerba mate products.  

One company which has put a major emphasis on sustainable mobility is IKEA, the multinational conglomerate which designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances and home accessories. We recently sat down with Angela Hultberg, Head of Sustainable Mobility at IKEA, to build a profile of the key factors companies would need to consider to approach…