The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. COP30 didn’t deliver the drama of Glasgow or Paris. But in the tropical heat of Belém, the ground quietly shifted. As we look to 2026, here are four predictions for what comes next for businesses serious about nature and climate. […]
We’ve just concluded our 25th year since the website GreenBiz.com — now Trellis.net — debuted: “The Resource Center on Business, the Environment and the Bottom Line,” read its tagline at the time. We’ve now been covering sustainable business for a quarter century — not quite since the beginning of the era, but still from its […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. Listening to a recent Two Steps Forward podcast, I found myself unexpectedly riled up. Joel Makower and Solitaire Townsend were lamenting the lack of corporate thought leadership today. Where is it? Who’s doing it? Why aren’t companies stepping up more […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. As managing partner of At One Ventures, I get a unique and broad perspective at how the climate venture landscape is evolving. In 2025, we made progress but didn’t move in a straight line: some long-standing technical and economic constraints […]
When Amazon’s MGM Studios filmed the second season of the Prime Video series “Fallout,” it substituted the diesel generators traditionally used to electrify movie and television productions with a network of solar-powered trailers. The technology, called Solar Ring, from GreenLite Trailers, provided 4,952 kilowatt-hours of electricity to 14 trailers in the production’s central basecamp over […]
Patagonia’s top sustainability strategist is a materials scientist. Colgate-Palmolive’s chief sustainability officer reports to the growth and strategy team, and PepsiCo’s CSO has managed profit-and-loss statements for billion-dollar commercial businesses. The 13 leaders I interviewed in 2025 for the Climate Pioneers series come from diverse industries and backgrounds but share a common priority: a mission […]
Below is our annual roundup of Trellis’ most-read sustainability stories of the year. Our coverage spans corporate climate progress, regulatory changes, methane breakthroughs, hot climate-tech startups and more. It includes timely deep dives into SBTi’s net-zero overhaul, Google’s record-setting biochar carbon-removal deal and a data-driven look at corporate progress toward 2030 climate goals. Plus: the […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. It’s no surprise that 2025 has been a year of fluctuation for corporate sustainability. The era of “by 2025” commitments is coming to an end, without clear consensus on what will come next. And for sustainable packaging, the shifting winds […]
It’s a tough time for corporate sustainability. Budgets are tighter, teams are smaller and many companies are more reluctant to speak publicly about the work they’re doing. The focus has shifted from bold vision to practical results. A pattern has emerged in conversations that my colleagues and I at Trellis have had over the past […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. Climate leadership has changed a lot in recent years. In the U.S., there are fewer flashy announcements. Instead, many companies are evolving their programs to meet increased demands for precision, detail and pragmatism. They’re updating targets to address the reality […]