Nylon is the second most popular synthetic fabric behind polyester, yet less than 2 percent of it is recycled, mostly from fishing nets and carpeting, according to Textile Exchange. Seven million metric tons of the stuff are manufactured each year, which results in a lot of windbreakers, backpacks and bathing suits eventually ending up in […]
A system that uses artificial intelligence to sort municipal waste could soon be producing a new revenue stream for its owners: hundreds of thousands of carbon credits. Colorado-based recycling company AMP removes organics and recyclables from trash using AI-powered sorting technology. Rather than being sent to landfill, where it would release the potent greenhouse gas […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. With financial accountability for net-zero targets in the spotlight, the time has come for carbon pricing to reach its full catalytic potential. Done well, carbon pricing has the potential to rewrite incentives and motivate governments, corporations and individuals to be […]
New research from nearly 400 global sustainability experts show the biggest driver of corporate sustainability is the ability to integrate sustainability the core business strategy and provide proof of sustainability action. To understand what drives stellar sustainability, Trellis data partner GlobeScan, along ERM, asked sustainability experts to name a company they consider a leader and […]
A review of recent sustainability reports suggests that real estate owners have entered a more mature phase of decarbonization. Large REITs and institutional landlords are beginning to move beyond portfolio-wide climate targets toward asset-level decarbonization planning, compliance modeling and capital planning. “Many REITs and large owners have already set high-level goals,” wrote David Maguire, global […]
This may have been the year when a somewhat wonky component of sustainability strategy — the environmental attribute certificate (EAC) — went mainstream. The past 12 months have seen certificates for low-emission products minted in multiple sectors, including cement, iron and carbon capture. In parallel, standard setters are close to giving companies greater leeway to […]
Officially, Patagonia doesn’t have a chief sustainability officer. Reducing the environmental impact of the apparel company’s products is everyone’s job. But materials scientist Matt Dwyer became the company’s effective sustainability champion five years ago after realizing that his team’s job — picking the raw materials for Patagonia’s garments and gear — contributed 85 percent of […]
The lifespan of a stroller is as fleeting as a childhood. Even if used by more than one family, strollers ultimately land in a dump. Recycling infrastructure doesn’t exist. Bugaboo is an outlier in the industry for emphasizing durability, sustainable materials and circular business models. Such efforts support its net zero goal for 2035, which […]
Approximately 80 percent of companies with climate plans validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) use absolute reduction goals as the guide for shrinking their carbon footprint. A growing number of businesses, however, are adopting emissions intensity metrics to manage emissions from upstream and downstream activities outside their control — the so-called Scope 3 […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. While Western observers fixate on Chinese dumping allegations and subsidy wars, they risk missing a more profound strategic shift in the sustainability realm: China has positioned itself not merely as the world’s green technology factory, but as the architect of […]