🌍 New Podcast Alert: Exploring Sustainability in Supply Chains!

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Tom Raftery
January 22, 2024

Hey there,

I hope your 2024 is off to a fantastic start! 🚀

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Let's dive straight in - I've got some thrilling news! 🌟 My supply chain podcast has undergone a major evolution, aligning with my passion for sustainability and the rising importance it holds in our world today. Introducing the Sustainable Supply Chain Podcast – a fresh take, focusing exclusively on sustainability in supply chains!

Why this shift, you ask? 🤔 Well, it's no secret that I'm a sustainability enthusiast (been at it professionally since at least 2006!). With supply chains accounting for a whopping 90% of an organisation's emissions, the time to act is now. Plus, with increasing regulations and a clear gap in podcast content around this topic, it felt like the perfect move. My goal? To make the podcast more engaging, informative, and, let's face it, a bit more 'sticky' for you, the valued listeners.

🎧 Inaugural Episode Highlight: We kick off with a bang. The first episode features Gautam Jain, CEO of GoComet, who sheds light on how smart logistics can halve carbon emissions! It's an insightful journey through the nuances of sustainable shipping – a must-listen for business and tech aficionados, and of course, our supply chain gurus.

But wait, there's more! I've trialling another new newsletter platform - Beehiiv. Why? Because it's slick, professional, and I'm just curious to see how it fares. Expect the same mix of friendly banter, nuggets of wisdom, and a sprinkle of humour!

🔗 Don't forget to follow the podcast and share it with your friends and family. Every bit of support counts, especially as I navigate through the tech layoff wave and seek new opportunities. Got any leads or ideas for the podcast? I'm all ears!

Some Good News Nuggets

Here's a dash of 'Tech for Good' to brighten your day:

  1. French startup Kermap has developed a ‘digital twin’ of the Earth that claims to offer the most up-to-date views of our home planet. Full story here.

  2. Terms such as “climate neutral” or “climate positive” that rely on offsetting will be banned from the EU by 2026 as part of a crackdown on misleading environmental claims. Full story here.

  3. The world’s capacity to generate renewable electricity is expanding faster than at any time in the last three decades, giving it a real chance of achieving the goal of tripling global capacity by 2030 that governments set at the COP28 climate change conference last month, the IEA says in a new report. Check out the report here.

  4. Computing has already accelerated scientific discovery. Now scientists say a combination of advanced AI with next-generation cloud computing is turbocharging the pace of discovery to speeds unimaginable just a few years ago. Full story here.

  5. EV sales are growing fast, accounting for one in every seven cars sold globally in 2022 – up from one-in-70 just five years earlier. Yet EVs are also being subjected to relentless hostile reporting across mainstream media in many major economies, including the UK. Carbon Brief factchecks 21 of the most common – and persistent – myths about EVs. Check out the factcheck here

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Your thoughts and feedback are the wind beneath my podcast wings. Let's soar together into a more sustainable future. 🌱

Here's to making a difference, one supply chain at a time!

Cheers, Tom

P.S. I'd love to hear what sustainability means to you. Hit reply and share your insights! 📬


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