Full Interview | Andy Weinstein

At EarthX 2025, Lawrence Ford, Founder & CEO of Conscious Capital Foundation speaks with Andy Weinstein about what happens when we stop hiding behind “externalities” and start designing supply chains that serve people and the planet.

In this full conversation, Andy breaks down the beverage supply chain, the overlooked power of waste streams, and a compelling circular model: converting agricultural waste (like apples) into hydrogen and CO₂—the fuel and the fizz—while proving sustainability can lower costs, not raise them.

“But let’s be real. It’s humans who don’t have a voice in the equation.”

“We’re looking to do is convert those apples through a process called hydrothermal carbonization and then gasification to create hydrogen and CO2.”

“Sustainability is a reduction of cost of goods.”

Resources

Chapters

00:00 EarthX 2025 welcome + introductions
00:15 Leading with “being”: purpose, presence, and why Andy is here
01:39 What “third generation Pepsi bottler” means and how the system works
03:17 Waste streams explained (what gets left behind in supply chains)
04:08 Apples → hydrogen + CO₂ (hydrothermal carbonization + gasification)
05:18 Circular economy: connecting the end of one supply chain to the start of another
05:34 Why sustainability can reduce cost of goods (and why measurement matters)

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