The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. For more than two decades, sustainability fellowships have helped people launch or advance their careers by offering training, support and paid work at host organizations. Yet demand far exceeds supply, and options for mid-career professionals are limited. A growing wave […]
Companies that do business in Europe face new regulations poised to dramatically reshape the fashion industry. As of Oct. 1 — in the middle of Paris Fashion Week — many brands in France will have to publish an “eco-score” of their products’ contributions to the climate crisis. Meanwhile, on Sept. 5, the European Union passed […]
After several years of stuttering progress, the idea that carbon credits can be used to fund regenerative agriculture took a leap forward this week with the release of what might be the largest tranche of farmland credits. In a separate move, a national government announced that it would buy hundreds of thousands of credits from […]
Five years out from its 2030 deadline to meet ambitious sustainability targets, Bayer has overhauled its Sustainability Council, adding five new outside experts and parting ways with four members. Created in 2020 and composed entirely of external individuals, the council advises management on climate, agriculture and health. An independent, non-governing body, it does not have […]
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol plan to “harmonize” their frameworks for emissions accounting and reporting, a move greeted with enthusiasm by professionals responsible for voluntary corporate disclosure. The strategic partnership disclosed Sept. 9 by the two well-known international standards organizations seeks to unify the approaches used in ISO’s 1406X […]
Tennis legend Venus Williams turned heads at this year’s U.S. Open, carrying a high-fluff shearling tennis racket case by small Venice Beach brand ERL. She flashed more sheep-forward fashion while playing with John McEnroe in a black Merino wool dress by Brooklyn designer Luar. For more than 10,000 years, wool was an OG outdoor fiber. […]
Everlane launched 14 years ago as an ethical apparel brand extolling “radical transparency,” a term that it trademarked. This year, the company has shifted to a “clean luxury” message to elevate its image and focus on sustainability. Advancing lower-impact, certified and mostly natural materials supports the company’s net zero goal for 2050 and hedges against […]
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has been urged not to exclude nature-based solutions from its net-zero standard. The plea comes from more than 40 experts who fear the organization will overly favor engineered solutions, such as direct air capture. At the heart of the group’s argument, made in an open letter published last week, […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. Throughout the past few months, we’ve discussed how to set sustainability strategy through an approach we call Sustainability Tension Management, which allows practitioners to adapt and operate fluidly in both the profit and loss culture of business and the policy […]
Chief Sustainability Officer Jaycee Pribulsky has chosen to leave Nike, ending nearly nine years of leadership there, which included directing external engagement and leading global manufacturing and sourcing. She is departing the Beaverton, Oregon, brand to return east for an undisclosed new role. Via LinkedIn on Sept. 9, Pribulsky announced the “bittersweet decision to leave […]