While there are many personal impacts of climate change, new data shows people are most concerned about one: their health. Globally, 45 percent of people believe climate change will negatively affect their personal health in the next five years, making health a potential rallying point for climate action, according to Trellis data partner GlobeScan. Additionally, […]
PepsiCo, like many other companies with environmental commitments set or reset in the 2020 timeframe, downgraded some goals within its 2025 sustainability reporting cycle — extending the deadline for its long-term net-zero commitment from 2040 to 2050. Its decision to proactively communicate those changes, however, is rare in a year when other high-profile companies are […]
This week, some 2,000 folks — businesspeople, NGO leaders, academics and others — are gathering in Bentonville, Arkansas, to mark the 20th anniversary of a seminal moment in the short history of sustainable business: a speech by the CEO of Walmart. On Oct. 23, 2005, Lee Scott stood on the stage of the auditorium in […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. Whether companies like to admit it or not, trade rules and sustainability targets are integrated into the same business operations that purchase orders, calendars and factory lines are. They influence the same yarn, fabric, cartons and bookings. So when they’re […]
Startup Electra is building a Colorado demonstration facility that will produce 500 tons of low-carbon iron annually, backed by a $50 million grant from Breakthrough Energy and corporate contracts with Meta, Nucor, Toyota Tsusho and Interfer Edelstahl Group. The 130,000-square-foot facility in Jefferson County is scheduled to open by mid-2026. It will also benefit from […]
BioFluff, which makes plant-based “fur” for jackets and stuffed animals, named as interim CEO Luke Henning, chairman of the company’s board since 2023. He comes from Circ, a textile-to-textile recycler making headway among apparel brands. Henning joins BioFluff, headquartered in Paris and New York City, as it pursues $2.5 million in pre-Series A funding. The […]
More companies that provide rayon, lyocell and modal to fashion brands are sourcing less from ancient and endangered forests, according to the nonprofit Canopy. Although the vast majority of cellulosic fibers are still spun from virgin materials, some of the biggest producers have been quickly adopting forest-friendly and circular materials. Seventy percent of companies making […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. AI’s energy use and carbon emissions are a red-hot topic in the climate space these days. The collision between AI and climate goals will be one of the defining corporate challenges of the next decade. And Salesforce — one of […]
New research about how people engage emotionally with environmental, climate and nature-related issues show a large regional difference. Trellis data partner GlobeScan’s research around what motivates people to act when it comes to climate change shows in Africa and the Middle East, people tend to feel hopeful and empowered, whereas in Europe and North America, […]
The global effort to decarbonize maritime shipping and reduce value-chain emissions stalled this week after intense lobbying from the U.S. forced negotiators to delay a decision on a net-zero plan for the industry. Proponents of the plan had gone into a meeting of the U.N.’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) with cautious optimism. Earlier this year, […]