Sackcloth + Ashes produces 14,000 blankets a month using 75-100% recycled materials with a goal of donating 1 million blankets to homeless shelters by 2024. And to think, it all started with one inspirational coffee sleeve. In this classic Logistics with Purpose episode, Sackcloth + Ashes Founder and CEO Bob Dalton joins Enrique and Lillian to share the moving story behind his mission-driven company, how he and his team have grown from challenges, advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, how to support nonprofits in your city and so much more.

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Logistics with Purpose: https://supplychainnow.com/program/logistics-with-purpose

Learn more about Vector Global Logistics: https://vectorgl.com/

Subscribe to Logistics with Purpose: https://logistics-with-purpose.captivate.fm/listen

For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/logistics-purpose-social-responsibility-sustainability-61

Concepts like corporate responsibility and volunteerism are table stakes now, but that wasn't always the case. In this episode, Kristi chats with Engage for Good Founder David Hessekiel about the evolution of doing good and how companies are using cause marketing and corporate citizenship to build a better world AND bottom line.

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Learn more about Logistics with Purpose: https://supplychainnow.com/program/logistics-with-purpose

Learn more about Vector Global Logistics: https://vectorgl.com/

Subscribe to Logistics with Purpose: https://logistics-with-purpose.captivate.fm/listen

This episode was hosted by Kristi Porter. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/business-doing-good-engage-good-lwp60

If you're on the hunt for top talent, this is the moment to tune in. Kristi chats with Chris Chancey, Founder & CEO of Amplio Recruiting, a staffing agency that helps companies hire dependable employees from the refugee workforce, and Harris Amani, one of Amplio's great success stories. Learn more about the most diverse square mile in America, Afghanistan's most popular sports (including volleyball), how Chris and Amani found their professional footing, why companies are missing out when they don't engage refugee recruits, and more.

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Logistics with Purpose: https://supplychainnow.com/program/logistics-with-purpose

Learn more about Vector Global Logistics: https://vectorgl.com/

Subscribe to Logistics with Purpose: https://logistics-with-purpose.captivate.fm/listen

This episode was hosted by Kristi Porter. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/talent-shortage-connect-refugee-workforce-lwp59

Early in his career, Eric Aparicio realized he wanted to work at a company with a deeper purpose, and that's exactly what he found at Yahama. Now, as the senior director of strategic marketing, he gets to share the Yamaha story with a growing audience. In this episode, Eric joins cohosts Kristi and Monica to discuss how Yahama empowers expression through music, the company's reverse logistics and community outreach efforts, the evolution of its marketing approach, and more.

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Logistics with Purpose: https://supplychainnow.com/program/logistics-with-purpose

Learn more about Vector Global Logistics: https://vectorgl.com/

Subscribe to Logistics with Purpose: https://logistics-with-purpose.captivate.fm/listen

Yamaha Global webpage for sustainability: https://www.yamaha.com/en/csr/

Yamaha Cares Upcycle Program: https://usa.yamaha.com/news_events/2021/26022021_yamaha_cares_upcycle_program_provides_musical_instruments.html

More about Yamaha Cares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8q4qXD3CmI

This episode was hosted by Kristi Porter and Monica Roesch. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.comyamaha-empowers-expression-lwp58

What does it take to turn an idea into an organization that makes a difference? Jeff Shinabarger would be the one to ask. He founded Plywood People, an Atlanta nonprofit leading a community of startups doing good. In this episode, he shares some of the Plywood process with Enrique and Kristi, along with his views on the current landscape of the nonprofit world. Tune in to hear how business quizzes, Robert Redford and leftover gift cards all played a key role in shaping this prolific author and social entrepreneur.

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Logistics with Purpose: https://supplychainnow.com/program/logistics-with-purpose

Learn more about Vector Global Logistics: https://vectorgl.com/

Subscribe to Logistics with Purpose: https://logistics-with-purpose.captivate.fm/listen

This episode was hosted by Enrique Alvarez and Kristi Porter. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/helping-startups-started-social-entrepreneurship-plywood-people-lwp57

Who powers the world's most powerful logistics network? That would be Dan March, CEO of WCAworld, the world's largest network of independent freight forwarders. But he doesn't do it alone, and it's the communal spirit shared by WCAworld's 10,841 member offices that helped the company form the WCA Foundation and ultimately send life-saving relief around the world, including to those affected by the Russia-Ukraine war. Tune in as Enrique and Maureen chat with Dan about his childhood pilot ambitions, what helped WCAworld grow, COVID pivots, network membership benefits, helping out in Ukraine, and more.

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Logistics with Purpose: https://supplychainnow.com/program/logistics-with-purpose

Learn more about Vector Global Logistics: https://vectorgl.com/

Subscribe to Logistics with Purpose: https://logistics-with-purpose.captivate.fm/listen

This episode was hosted by Enrique Alvarez and Maureen Woolschlager. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/power-network-forwarding-freight-delivering-relief-wcaworld-lwp56

After launching two businesses and snagging his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Davis Smith was ready for something different. So why not change the world? Drawing from his childhood family adventures across Latin America, he launched Cotopaxi to eradicate poverty through unique, sustainably sourced outdoor gear. Don't miss this chance to hear the whole story as Enrique sits down with this fascinating world traveler and change maker.

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Logistics with Purpose: https://supplychainnow.com/program/logistics-with-purpose

Learn more about Vector Global Logistics: https://vectorgl.com/

Subscribe to Logistics with Purpose: https://logistics-with-purpose.captivate.fm/listen

This episode was hosted by Enrique Alvarez. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/gearing-eradicate-poverty-trekking-toward-purpose-cotopaxi-lwp55

Dr. Kevin Strathy doesn't just spend his days performing life-changing reconstructive surgery. As the Founder of Liberia Medical Relief, he's also making sure emerging Liberian clinicians have the training they need to succeed while coordinating medical supply shipment and distribution in the country. Don't miss the chance to learn more about his organization's incredible work as he joins Kristi and Monica to discuss his career, pressing medical needs and lessons learned.

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Logistics with Purpose: https://supplychainnow.com/program/logistics-with-purpose

Learn more about Vector Global Logistics: https://vectorgl.com/

Subscribe to Logistics with Purpose: https://logistics-with-purpose.captivate.fm/listen

This episode was hosted by Kristi Porter and Monica Roesch. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/transforming-healthcare-shipment-liberia-medical-relief-founder-lwp54

If you're a supply chain professional interested in supporting Ukrainians as the Russia-Ukraine war continues, you don't want to miss this episode with Procure 4 Peace founders Antti Suorsa, Sammeli Sammalkorpi and Volodymyr Vorobey. Join Enrique and Maureen as they chat with these dynamic change-makers about the journey that led them to procurement and how they answered the call for support at the start of the violence in Ukraine. Tune in now to learn more about Ukraine's most pressing needs and how you can make a difference.

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Logistics with Purpose: https://supplychainnow.com/program/logistics-with-purpose

Learn more about Vector Global Logistics: https://vectorgl.com/

Subscribe to Logistics with Purpose: https://logistics-with-purpose.captivate.fm/listen

This episode is hosted by Enrique Alvarez and Maureen Woolshlager. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/rising-occasion-supporting-ukraine-procure4peace-lwp53

Despite its popularity as a profession now, no one grows up intending to work in procurement (no one!) And yet, many people that follow windy roads into the field fall in love once they are there. With supply chains in the spotlight over the last couple of years, procurement professionals have had the opportunity to drive a new range of value through initiatives like supplier diversity and sustainability. Enrique and Maureen chat with Kelly Barner, Owner of Buyers Meeting Point and the host of Dial P for Procurement on Supply Chain Now.

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Logistics with Purpose: https://supplychainnow.com/program/logistics-with-purpose

Learn more about Vector Global Logistics: https://vectorgl.com/

Subscribe to Logistics with Purpose: https://logistics-with-purpose.captivate.fm/listen

Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/

This episode was hosted by Enrique Alvarez. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/learning-hang-unexpected-professional-path-kelly-barner-lwp52