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Empowering Sustainable Brands and Decarbonizing Global Supply Chains

December 09, 2022

When her first son was born, Julia Collins knew she needed to do something to help mitigate the climate crisis for future generations. So in 2019, she founded Planet FWD, an organization dedicated to empowering sustainable brands with its carbon management platform. Planet FWD’s proprietary technology provides consumer and food service companies with the tools to understand, reduce, and neutralize their carbon footprint, and get on a path to net zero emissions. Collins also created Moonshot, Planet FWD’s climate-friendly snack brand.

Food has always been at the center of Collins’ life and work; she spent her early career at industry-leading food companies such as Union Square Hospitality Group, Mexicue, Murray’s Cheese, and Harlem Jazz Enterprises. She went on to co-found Zume Pizza, where she became the first Black woman to lead a company that reached unicorn status. She currently sits on the advisory council for Launch With GS and the Food for Climate League as well as supporting other diverse early-stage founders as an adviser and angel investor. She resides in San Francisco with her two sons and partner.

From Emerson Collective’s Demo Day 2022

Julia Collins

On a mission to make consumer products part of the solution to climate change.

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Demo Day 2022 Highlights

    • 28 min

      Mark Bradford in Conversation with Laurene Powell Jobs

      Mark Bradford

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    • 8 min

      Cultivating the Black Imagination Through Innovative and Interactive Experiences

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    • 8 min

      Removing Obstacles to Fulfill Educational Potential

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    • 6 min

      Empowering Sustainable Brands and Decarbonizing Global Supply Chains

      Julia Collins

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    • 6 min

      Uncovering Truths About Family-Separation Policy

      Caitlin Dickerson

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    • 6 min

      Preserving Democracy through Legal Action and Advocacy

      Marc Elias

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    • 6 min

      Transforming Textile Waste into Raw Material Streams

      Stacy Flynn

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    • 6 min

      Creating Pathways in the Clean Energy Economy

      Dr. Holmes Hummel

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    • 6 min

      Advancing Food Sovereignty, Climate Justice, and Economic Empowerment in the Global South

      Solomé Lemma

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    • 4 min

      Transforming the Way People Receive Healthcare

      Kyle Michelson

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    • 4 min

      Building a Global Movement for Health Equity

      Sriram Shamasunder

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    • 7 min

      Building Empathy and Equity within the Workforce with VR

      Elise Smith

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    • 5 min

      Demo Day 2022: "Drum As You Are"

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    • 7 min

      Reducing Barriers to the STEM fields for Marginalized Youth

      Nikki Wallace

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    • 8 min

      Demo Day 2022: "What We Carry What We Keep”

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    • 1 min

      Demo Day 2022: It Takes All of Us

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