International consultant, Zsofia Agnes Nagy, joins Tyler Cole to chat about putting sustainability in action within global supply chains. From startups to global conglomerates, from sourcing products to moving freight, their discussion is wide ranging, informative and enlightening. Sustainability is a key pillar in supply chain management strategy and only growing in importance.

Tyler Cole is joined by Greg Roche, VP of Sustainability at Clean Energy, to discuss the future of renewable natural gas (RNG) as a fuel in heavy-duty trucking. As investments continue to pour into production and new equipment, it’s a great conversation to set the table for RNG’s role a polyfuel future. Clean Energy has long been a leader in the space, with hundreds of natural gas fueling stations across the country and more coming online. Greg discussed how Clean Energy views the growth opportunities in this sector as a way for companies to meet ambitious climate pledges.

Brad Benbow, Business Growth Investments at Ardagh Glass, makes his second appearance on Net Zero Carbon to join host Tyler Cole in a discussion of how shippers can better utilize  data to design emissions out of their supply chain. Through network design simulations and electrifying the first touch in freight, Ardagh is making real progress toward its corporate sustainability initiatives.

Many firms are turning to voluntary carbon offsets to address the emissions from their business that they can't reduce today. Danny Gomez, Managing Director of Financial and Emerging Markets at Freightwaves, sits with Dan Scarbrough, President and COO of IncubEx, and Andrew Hall, Director, Sustainable Finance at TMX Group, to discuss fundamentals of the offset market. They'll be sharing what Trayport (a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group) alongside IncubEx are doing to help create transparency, standardization, and liquidity to this fast growing market.

FreightWaves' Director of Carbon Intelligence, Tyler Cole, is joined by Aaron Terrazas, Director of Economic Research at Convoy. They discuss Convoy's latest research comparing the emission reduction potential of electric vehicles and eliminating empty miles. While focusing on immediate optimization is often overlooked in climate strategies, it's the lowest hanging fruit available for shippers and carriers to lower emissions and save fuel costs. This network strategy is also compatible with any alternative fuel or zero emission mobility solution in the future.

Matt McLelland, VP of Sustainability and Innovation at Covenant Logistics, joins Tyler Cole to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing logistics providers as shippers increasingly look for emission reductions. Their conversation touches on carbon accounting and supplier audits before pivoting to predictions of the future technological shifts that will have outsized impacts on sustainability in freight and logistics.

FreightWaves’ Director of Carbon Intelligence, Tyler Cole is joined by Jack Schickler, founder and CEO of Service Professionals Inc. (SPI). Jack is a retired General Motors executive with over 55 years of emission control engineering experience. They dig into the science of making diesel trucks happy, which is the promise of SPI’s latest innovation, the SPIER System. This low-cost retrofit maximizes the performance of diesel engines, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and lowers maintenance costs.

The U.S. economy relies on efficient movement of goods, none of which happens without professional drivers. All too often this group is without a voice at the table in policy & strategy discussions. On this week’s episode, Tyler Cole sits with Desiree Wood, Founder & President of REAL Women in Trucking to talk about the numerous challenges facing truck drivers, and how female drivers in particular have additional struggles to overcome. From truck parking, training and certification, to discrimination and representation, Desiree explains how her group advocates for positive change for women in trucking.

Danny Gomez, Managing Director of Financial and Emerging Markets at FreightWaves, sits with Erik Neandross, CEO of Gladstein, Neandross & Associates, to dig into the "what next?" for firms committed to reducing emissions from transportation. Erik discusses the importance of doing the technology research, implementation planning, and funding strategy before setting and communicating goals.

Tyler Cole is joined on this week’s show by Ashley Yentz, Senior Director of Continuous Improvement for Sleep Number. They discuss the value of data in decision making and how to create a culture of continuous improvement. Ashley’s passion for growing engaged communities shines through as she describes how the team at Sleep Number identifies and implements data-driven, sustainable solutions within their fulfillment chain.