About this episode

The episode discusses the transformative role of circular distribution infrastructure in regenerative supply chains with insights from sustainability expert Sandra Leyva Martinez.

What if the most transformative infrastructure for regenerative supply chains was the one you never notice? In this episode of the Supply Chain Revolution podcast, hosts Sheri Hinish (Supply Chain Queen) and James George sit down with Sandra Leyva Martinez, Head of Sustainability for CHEP Americas at Brambles—the world's largest circular asset pooling company. Sandy brings extraordinary experience from leading transformation at Amazon, managing sustainability across 40,000 suppliers, and building the first sustainability hub for Amazon's 2.5 million selling partners. Together, they explore how circular distribution infrastructure serves as the invisible backbone for regenerative communities, moving beyond basic sustainability to systems that actively restore ecosystems and create distributed economic opportunity. Key insights from this conversation: Why seamless integration makes circular supply chains invisible—and why that's exactly the point How data analytics and traceability enable collaborative decision-making across stakeholders The strategic shift from planting trees by units to measuring impact by hectares for biodiversity Why creating your own sustainable timber source…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sheri Hinish, James George

Guest: Sandra Leyva Martinez

Topics covered

• infrastructure as a service
• circular supply chains
• sustainability
• logistics
• regenerative communities
• data analytics
• economic opportunity

Keywords

• regenerative supply chains
• circular economy
• sustainability
• logistics
• data analytics
• community employment
• biodiversity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CHEP Americas, Brambles, Amazon

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