The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. Resilience has proved to be quite the buzz word this year, whether discussing economic shocks, geopolitical tensions or sustainability, where resilience has become a more neutral and less politicized term. However, there isn’t much talk of personal resilience. Even though […]
Calling all bras, panties, boxers and briefs: Calvin Klein is accepting unwanted underthings from any brand for recycling. PVH Corporation’s Re-Calvin takeback program, announced Oct. 23, is a first for a major brand and a test of how circular fashion handles intimates, which companies usually can’t re-sell. Less than 1 percent of textiles are recycled […]
Which feels easier: taking an empty milk jug to the recycling bin or forking over tax dollars in the name of sustainability? If you chose the former, you’re not alone. According to new insights from Trellis data partner GlobeScan about how societies are responding to the sustainability transition, convenience is king. When asked how willing […]
The Trellis Impact climate tech startup of the year is Dexmat, which produces a conductive nanomaterial that can be spun into fibers, films and wires for aerospace applications, EVs and energy storage. The product, Galvorn — which is derived from carbon nanotubes that have the potential to store carbon —is ultra-strong, lightweight and exceptionally flexible. […]
Send news about sustainability leadership roles, promotions and departures to [email protected]. Pure-play sustainability consulting firm Anthesis tapped Matthew Bell, a long-time EY services executive and former U.K. government climate policy lead, to succeed co-founder Stuart McLachlan as CEO. The appointment is effective Dec. 1. Bell, an 18-year EY veteran, most recently led the accounting firm’s […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. You’ve probably heard of the rebound effect — the phenomenon where savings from increased efficiency (such as lower energy bills) are then spent on other goods that ultimately reduce the expected environmental benefit of the original efficiency efforts. In your […]
A new analysis from the $80 trillion-backed investor network FAIRR warns that most of the world’s largest protein producers are dangerously unprepared for the escalating threat of water scarcity, placing global food security and investor returns at risk. The research briefing, “Water Insecurity in the Agri-Food Value Chain,” reveals that nearly two-thirds of the companies […]
Creating a pair of jeans requires as much water as an average U.S. household consumes in several days, according to Levi Strauss. Multiply that by $6.4 billion in annual sales, and the brand guzzles 66 billion gallons of freshwater a year. Continuing its work to reduce the environmental impact of the denim industry, Levi’s latest […]
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has devoted more than $2 billion to funding zero-emissions technologies since 2015, when he founded venture firm Breakthrough Energy. A decade later, he’s adjusting his climate investment thesis to prioritize human welfare and urging investors and corporations to do the same. Too much climate finance is dedicated to innovation that promises […]
PepsiCo Chief Sustainability Officer Jim Andrew was running the $92 billion food and beverage company’s SodaStream business when CEO Ramon Laguarta tapped him to lead sustainability strategy in August 2020. Laguarta’s marching orders for the experienced business development strategist: Define the processes for embedding environmental metrics more deeply into the operations of PepsiCo’s operating units. […]