TemperPack 2025 Impact Report
“When we founded TemperPack more than a decade ago, we were guided by a simple belief: the packaging that protects products should not come at the expense of the planet"
Biju Nair, CEO
SJF Impact
Supply Chain and
Circular Economy
SJF invests in companies making supply chains more sustainable and resilient while creating equitable economic opportunities.
Our Strategy in Supply Chain
and Circular Economy
SJF invests in companies improving the sustainability of the supply chain, from production through transportation, recovery, and second life. We also target models driving greater economic opportunity for working-class professionals and small businesses. Reverse logistics and the circular economy were focus areas for SJF’s early funds given the team’s expertise in recycling and reuse. Recognizing adjacent needs for transparency and sustainability in the forward supply chain, our thesis in the sector has expanded to now include both reverse and forward logistics.
Portfolio companies in SJF funds are enabling 24/7 supply chain visibility, eliminating empty miles traveled, reducing food waste, offering a sustainable alternative to Styrofoam for cold chain shipments, helping major retailers optimize customer returns, and creating thousands of quality entry-level jobs.
Pop quiz
What percentage of supply chain leaders reported that disruptions were a significant challenge?
Answer: 90%.
90%. Nearly every major company has experienced significant supply chain disruption in recent years — and the consequences extend far beyond balance sheets. Disruptions delay medicine reaching patients, food reaching grocery shelves, and emergency supplies reaching disaster zones. Real-time visibility and operational efficiency are increasingly the first lines of defense. SJF portfolio companies like Tive (live shipment tracking) and Tradeverifyd (supply chain verification and risk intelligence) help companies see and respond to disruptions before they escalate.
Our Impact Objectives In This Sector
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1Drive Resource Efficiencies and Improve Resilience in Supply Chains
Reduce the carbon footprint of supply chains through greater efficiencies and better utilization of resources while improving the capacity and continuity of critical supply chains.
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2Reduce Waste and Increase the Reuse of Goods
Decrease the amount of waste sent to landfills, reduce overuse of finite resources, and increase the lifespan of goods.
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3Advance Economic Opportunity of Workers and Small Businesses
Drive economic growth for entry level workers and small businesses while improving job quality and safety. Promote equitable opportunity for low- and moderate-income (LMI) and minority workers and disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs).
SJF and David Griest have not only been an investor to Hyla, but also a partner and a lifelong friend. They understood our mission well and supported the sustainability angle in our growth story well before it was fashionable. As Hyla went through our successful digital transformation from a commodity device trading company to a globally diversified technology and services company, SJF and David stood by us. Ultimately our exit in 2020 through a successful sale to Assurant would not have been possible without the support and guidance of David and the SJF partners.”
Impact Highlights
>150 mm
feet of power cable
reused by Novinium, saving 10K tons of aluminum, 24K tons of copper, 50M gallons of diesel fuel
27.8 mm
lbs of e-waste diverted
from landfills through HYLA’s collection of 61M mobile devices for reuse and recycling
61,000+
supplier entities
flagged by Tradeverifyd for forced labor or human rights concerns in 2025
8,000+
active haulers
to date through Iron Sheepdog's platform.
Iron Sheepdog brings transparency, reliability, and efficiency to short haul trucking.
12 billion
miles logged
across customers in food, pharmaceuticals, and other critical shipments.
Supply Chain and Circular Economy Spotlights
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Financings, Portfolio
Tradeverifyd Secures $4 Million in Additional Series A Funding to Mitigate Supply Chain Risks
SJF Ventures invests in AI-powered supply chain risk management platform helping enterprises navigate global trade chaos…
Heroes Among Us: Driving Storm Recovery in North Carolina
When storms swept through East Tennessee and North Carolina in late September, they left behind unprecedented damage to the mountainous region. Facilitated by Iron Sheepdog, brokers have been able to efficiently mobilize trucks and resources to areas devastated by the storms.
Temperpack 2024 Impact Report
In 2024, by using TemperPack products, our customers have avoided sending more than 21 million cubic feet of single use plastic packaging to landfills. That’s enough to fill more than 243 Olympic swimming pools, or nearly 9,000 standard 40ft shipping containers.
Inside Tive's Green Program
“As e-waste rises globally and supply chains become more complex, the responsibility to innovate sustainably has never been more urgent,” said Krenar Komoni, CEO and Founder of Tive. “We are doing our part: by planting 500 trees with Treeapp and by designing low-waste tracking solutions (recyclable and non-lithium based) to show how businesses can scale climate action while bringing sustainable logistics technologies to market. This is about more than offsetting emissions; it’s about reimagining what responsible innovation looks like.”
Iron Sheepdog Solves the Trucking Problem at the Start
“Right now, we’re running our trucks empty half the time,” he said. “But when you order UberEats, the driver doesn’t leave his house, get the food and drive back empty handed. He goes to the next closest delivery.”
Lineage Named to Fortune’s 2024 “Change the World” List
From tackling food insecurity to improving energy efficiency with cutting-edge technology, Lineage works to strategically integrate sustainability initiatives across its business to help address some of society’s biggest problems today.
Lineage Publishes Inaugural Sustainability Report
Lineage is the fifth largest corporate user of installed on-site solar capacity in the U.S.
Tive saves a $500,000 pharmaceutical shipment
Tive saved a $500,000 pharmaceutical shipment by sending real-time alert notifications about the package moving outside acceptable temperature conditions, which the carrier was immediately able to address.
Shipmonk has created over 2,000 jobs
SJF has deeply engaged on workforce initiatives for ShipMonk’s large number of hourly workers
Customer Case Studies Highlights Efficiency Gains
Iron Sheepdog helped reduce the number of trucks needed per day, reducing cost, improving productivity, and lowering the overall environmental footprint of the project.
