2022 Net-Zero Carbon Summit

Net-Zero Carbon recap: Planting 1 tree per shipment

FreightWaves, One Tree Planted, and FreightVana experts chat about planting one tree per shipment.

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How to incentivize your sustainability program.

DETAILS: In this fireside chat, a representative from nonprofit One Tree Planted describes how it works with companies like FreightVana to coordinate a unique sustainability program that incentivizes vendors and customers to assist in reforestation efforts across the globe. FreightVana is working with One Tree Planted to plant a tree for every shipment it...

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Net-Zero Carbon recap: How to build and execute sustainability strategy

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

TOPIC: How to build and execute a sustainability strategy within your organization

DETAILS: Building a successful sustainability program must incorporate business continuity planning and preparing for outcomes from disruption. A look at the methods behind setting and achieving sustainability goals and the importance of stakeholder engagement when building out sustainability programs.

SPEAKERS: Ray Fennelly, chief information...

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Net-Zero Carbon recap: Collaboration key to hitting sustainability goals

Kaylee Nix and Emily Phillips at FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

This fireside chat recap is fromFreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Sustainability as a core value takes collaboration on all fronts

DETAILS: A discussion on environmental, social and governance initiatives at XPO Logistics.

INTERVIEWER AND SPEAKER: Kaylee Nix, senior freightcaster at FreightWaves, and Emily Phillips, VP of advanced solutions at XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO).

BIO: Phillips is in charge of advanced solutions at XPO’s last-mile segment. She is also the chair of...

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Net-Zero Carbon recap: Data could be key to decarbonization

FreightWaves' Tyler Cole and the founder and CEO of Tracks talk about tracking emissions during the Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Using data to drive emission reduction

DETAILS: Emissions reporting and carbon account can seem complicated and burdensome. But to accurately report and plan for the future, the industry needs better data. Jakob Muus and Tyler Cole, director of carbon intelligence at FreightWaves, discuss the value of granular data to unlock future efficiency gains and emissions reductions.

SPEAKER: Muus is the founder and...

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Net-Zero Carbon recap: Fighting climate change takes all transportation stakeholders

Jonathan Hoffman and Andrew Wishnia discuss net-zero carbon emissions goals

This fireside chat is from FreightWaves’ 2022 Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC:The role of policy in climate-positive transport

DETAILS: In this fireside chat, Jonathan Hoffman, former chief spokesman for the Pentagon, and Andrew Wishnia, deputy assistant secretary for climate policy for the US Department of Transportation, discuss ways the transportation sector is addressing climate change challenges.

SPEAKER: Andrew Wishnia, deputy assistant secretary for climate policy, U.S....

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Net-Zero Carbon keynote: Collaborating on sustainability reaps host of benefits

Even though logistics companies are competitors, working together to achieve sustainability goals reaps numerous mutual benefits, according to two keynote speakers at FreightWaves’ 2022 Net-Zero Carbon Summit on Friday.

“If you invest in companies that have sustainability deeply ingrained in their DNA, the competition versus cooperation thing disintegrates because we’re all here on a collective mission, which is we need to help improve the economy in a really fundamental way,” said Joy...

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Net-Zero Carbon recap: Considering all options is the ‘power of and’

Screen grab of Alan Adler and Larry Burns in firechat chat for Net Zero Carbon Summit

This fireside chat recap is from the FreightWaves virtual Net Zero Carbon Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The power of and for battery-electric and hydrogen trucks

DETAILS: Larry Burns frequently uses the term “the power of and” when describing technologies or even everyday personal dilemmas. Why, asks the former vice president of research and development at General Motors and current author and business adviser, should we limit ourselves to a single solution to a difficult problem? 

SPEAKER: Larry...

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Net-Zero Carbon recap: 3PLs’ key role in sustainability efforts

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ 2022 Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Growing a sustainable supply chain

DETAILS: 3PLs will play an increasingly important role in helping shippers develop sustainability programs that improve the environment and reduce costs. In this fireside chat, Mark Yeager, CEO of 3PL Redwood Logistics, said providers may be most instrumental to their shippers by developing carbon offset programs.

SPEAKER: Mark Yeager, CEO of Redwood Logistics

BIO: Yeag...

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Net-Zero Carbon recap: Collaboration is key for the rails

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Charting the railroads’ path to net-zero

DETAILS: The railroad industry is a critical component of a net-zero freight future. How are rail operators planning to decarbonize operations? What technologies and fuels of the future will be implemented and when? Josh Raglin, chief sustainability officer at Norfolk Southern, chats with Tyler Cole, director of carbon intelligence for FreightWaves, about how railroads are on track to meet their emission reduction targets.

SPEAKER:...

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Net-Zero Carbon recap: Impacts of regulations on trucking

FreightWaves' Thomas Wasson and the new president of the Truckload Carriers Association discuss the impacts of environmental regulations on the trucking industry.

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How regulations and environment impact trucking

DETAILS: Jim Ward and Thomas Wasson, enterprise trucking carrier expert at FreightWaves, discuss how regulations on nitrogen oxides (NOx) and other emissions impact the trucking industry. They also dive into how companies want to thoroughly test alternative fuels before switching over their fleets.

SPEAKER: Ward is president of the Truckload Carriers...

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