Episode 182: California's auto emissions end run, circular economy unicorns
Plus, we catch up with Monique Oxender, head of sustainability for the combined beverage company Keurig Dr. Pepper.
Week in Review
Tune in around 4:10 for commentary
- 6 takeaways from the emissions deal between automakers and California
- Behind Adobe’s bold plan to build an all-electric building
- Is an Impossible Burger circular?
- What the unicorn IPO of The RealReal says about the circular economy for fashion
Features
Newly combined Keurig Dr. Pepper brews up new goals (20:45)
Merging two multibillion-dollar organizations is never an easy feat, but Keurig and Dr. Pepper pulled off the process in under a year. Five notable commitments being trumpeted by the $11 billion coffee and beverage company, all of which are pegged to a 2025 timeframe:
- A pledge to convert to 100 percent recyclable or compostable packaging;
- A promise to send zero waste to landfill;
- A commitment to using 100 percent renewable energy;
- An operational goal to improve water use efficiency by 20 percent; and
- An aspiration to replenish 100 percent of the water used for its beverages in the "highest water-risk communities" in which Keurig Dr. Pepper does business.
*Music in this episode by Lee Rosevere: "Fourth Ave Walkup," "I'm Going for Coffee" and "Arcade Montage."
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