# Jean Pierre Azanedo

> Jean Pierre Azanedo is a Peruvian entrepreneur based in Miami and the co-founder and CEO of Zero Waste Co. He previously founded Kanay in Peru and co-founded Sugo and CoreZero with Ignacio Bordigoni. His work has moved from waste disposal toward recovering value from unsold products and agro-industrial byproducts, combining operational processes with carbon finance.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Zero Waste Co.
- **Organizations:** Zero Waste Co., CoreZero, Sugo, Kanay, Séché Group Perú
- **Nationality:** Peruvian
- **Education:** University of Cambridge
- **Known for:** Winner, Joven Empresario category, Líderes Empresariales del Cambio 2019, organised by EY, El Comercio and Asbanc., Co-founded CoreZero, which worked with Red BAMX to quantify an estimated 221,800 tonnes of avoided CO2-equivalent emissions from food rescue.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Returned to Peru with his family after working in US real estate.
- **2013** — Founded Kanay, a waste-management company in Peru.
- **2015** — Kanay began operations.
- **2019** — Won the Joven Empresario category of the Líderes Empresariales del Cambio awards; co-created Sugo.
- **2020-03** — Co-founded CoreZero with Ignacio Bordigoni.
- **2022** — Focused on CoreZero as Sugo’s e-commerce growth slowed.
- **2024-07** — Announced CoreZero and CircleTrade’s combination under Zero Waste Company.
- **2025-04** — Announced a five-year Zero Waste Co. agreement with Cooperativa Pascual.
- **2026-01** — Described machinery arriving from India for company operations in Mexico.

## Achievements

- Winner, Joven Empresario category, Líderes Empresariales del Cambio 2019, organised by EY, El Comercio and Asbanc.
- Co-founded CoreZero, which worked with Red BAMX to quantify an estimated 221,800 tonnes of avoided CO2-equivalent emissions from food rescue.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Reported machinery arriving from India for Zero Waste Co. in Mexico, crediting the team’s field coordination.
- **2025-04** — Announced a five-year agreement with Cooperativa Pascual to valorize agro-industrial byproducts for animal nutrition.
- **2024-07** — Announced the combination of CoreZero and CircleTrade under Zero Waste Company, with Carbon Solutions, Animal Nutrition and Zero+ pillars.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpazanedo

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Last updated: 2026-10-11