NZCS: The road to Earth restoration — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Sustainability is a major conversation topic for leaders of today’s companies, especially in the transportation industry. To celebrate Earth Day, Dooner and The Dude host a special episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? and dive into sustainability goals of some big players in the logistics space.

Glenn Jones, global product executive at Blume Global, is first up on the guest list and breaks down the work Blume Global is doing to identify and eliminate waste and excess carbon dioxide emissions from the supply chain. Jones puts emphasis on the external government pressures put on companies to reduce emissions and the lofty goals set for 50% reduction in the next decade. 

Second up is Daniela Perlmutter, senior vice president of marketing with Bringg. Perlmutter discusses the challenges of bringing sustainable practices into the last mile. She says retailers are focused on the relationship between driving down fulfillment costs and increasing sustainability initiatives and that it takes a good understanding of the customer, retailer and carrier to make those initiatives reality. 

Equal Ventures co-founder Rick Zullo comes on the show to talk about the new opportunities coming to the “cleantech” industry. Zullo believes that tech doesn’t have to be revolutionary to be impactful; sometimes bigger problems can be solved by looking at the basics of process, sourcing and energy management.