Automating Carbon Management with Arbor
In this episode of The Climate Cycle, we sit down with Alex Todorovic, co-founder and CEO of Arbor, a carbon management platform. We talk about the challenges faced by companies around the world as they decarbonize their operations and Scope 3 emissions, and the regulatory pressures that are creating a sense of urgency in businesses.
Alex shares the origins of Arbor from the early days at the University of Calgary, the team’s first hand experience with wasteful supply chains, and how they’re harnessing network effects to unlock data across industries.
About Alex: Alex Todorovic is co-founder and CEO of Arbor, a carbon management platform. Utilizing his extensive background in both software and business development, Alex has put his sights towards combating climate change, with a focus on creating positive human impact. Alex's passion for protecting the environment comes from his love of the outdoors, never letting a nice day go to waste.
About Arbor: Arbor aims to be the world's most accurate carbon management platform that quickly calculates the carbon impact of products, assets, and supply chains, with a high degree of accuracy. Arbor transforms data into actionable insights, paired with climate data and expert guidance, enabling businesses and organizations to confidently quantify their Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.
TALKING POINTS
[1:56] The origins of Arbor
[3:11] Working with Thin Air Labs
[5:02] The team’s drive to have a tangible human impact
[8:21] How the founding team came together
[10:10] Arbor as the single source of truth for emissions
[13:10] Avoiding greenwashing with data quality
[15:36] Working with regulators
[18:18] Using network efforts to unlock data at scale
[19:50] The competitive landscape
[23:38] What growth looks like today
[26:39] Growing the business and future fundraising
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