In this podcast, we interview experts in the field of carbon accounting and management, discussing the latest trends and best practices for measuring, reporting and reducing carbon emissions.
05/18/2026
What do you do when you’re not going to hit your 2030 sustainability goals? You could bury it in your sustainability report. Or you could call up your biggest critic and have an honest conversation. Mike Hower says PepsiCo chose the second option — and that’s exactly why they’re one of his best examples of […]
04/27/2026
Episode Description Molly Sheppard is VP of Winery Strategies at Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery in Napa Valley — a 37-acre, 20-person estate with one of the most rigorous sustainability programs in American wine. In her role, Molly oversees Spottswoode’s industry-leading environmental initiatives — including six years of IWCA-verified Scopes 1–3 greenhouse gas inventories. In […]
04/14/2026
Episode Description Jaclyn Sherman’s path into carbon accounting started in the field, monitoring water quality on the Yuba River, tracking aquatic invasive species, and working on meadow restoration and carbon sequestration projects in the Sierra foothills. That hands-on background now shapes how she approaches one of the most technical corners of sustainability work: GHG inventory […]
03/30/2026
What happens when a company commits to a decarbonization plan — and then someone finally reviews the baseline? Dr. Albert Chung, Principal Engineer at GSI Environmental, has spent over 15 years verifying GHG inventories across industries. In this episode, he shares what verifiers actually see when they open an inventory for the first time, the […]
03/16/2026
Derek Markolf spent 22 years at LRQA leading GHG verifications across manufacturing, agriculture, energy, and nearly every other sector. Now he runs his independent verification practice while slow-traveling the world with his wife — conducting verifications remotely from wherever they happen to be living that month. In this conversation, Derek shares what two decades of […]
03/03/2026
Mandi McKay joined Sierra Nevada Brewing Company as a part-time sustainability coordinator — literally driving a forklift and collecting banana peels for the worm bin — and over 17 years grew into her current role as Chief Sustainability and Social Impact Officer. In this episode, she pulls back the curtain on what carbon accounting really […]
01/21/2025
We dive deep into the world of carbon accounting and sustainability with Andrew Griffiths, the Director of Policy and Corporate Development at Planet Mark and co-founder of the Carbon Accounting Alliance.
11/22/2024
Anthony Hickling discusses key strategies for effectively utilizing the EC3 Tool to manage embodied carbon in construction projects, highlighting its importance for achieving sustainability goals.
10/08/2024
This is the second part of a two-part podcast episode. Listen to the first episode here. Dr. Michael Gillenwater is a pioneering expert in greenhouse gas (GHG) management and a prominent figure in the fight against climate change. As the co-founder, Executive Director, and Dean of the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, he leads a nonprofit […]
