Walmart’s latest environmental report confirms what it warned of in December: the world’s largest retailer won’t meet its 2025 goal to cut the carbon footprint from its retail operations and energy consumption by 35 percent and looks unlikely to meet its pledge for a 65 percent reduction by 2030. Yet, in its ESG report published […]
Dr. Bronner’s made headlines in February when it stepped away from renewing its B Corp Certification, a recognition the 75-year-old soapmaker has marketed prominently since 2015. The company is instead putting its energy into an emerging initiative, called Purpose Pledge, that it started developing two years ago with impact consulting firm Lift Economy and nonprofit […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. Corporate profiles in Trellis’ Chasing Net Zero series are raising useful questions about the strengths and gaps of corporate net-zero progress — questions that advocates must continue to wrestle with during this “period of reckoning” for climate action. As the series […]
As with many issues, there’s a variety of perspectives on what works best to advance sustainability. In a segmentation analysis, Trellis data partner GlobeScan, in collaboration with ERM and Volans, identifies four distinct mindsets that shape how stakeholders engage with the sustainability agenda. Based on expert ratings of different actions to drive positive impact, the analysis identifies groups with shared […]
The demand is straightforward, if not simple: To slow climate change, stop funding fossil fuels now, not decades from now. That’s what the International Energy Agency said in May 2021, only a month after 43 banks launched the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). To some, the group’s formation, amid a flurry of related new alliances, […]
Setting a robust internal price on carbon is among the most meaningful climate strategies available to companies. It’s also no small task. To be truly impactful, internal carbon prices (ICPs) require buy-in, from the C-suite on down, to embed the strategy into operations and retain the practice in the years ahead. If that sounds daunting, […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. At the federal level, if environmental regulations are going anywhere right now, they’re going away. At the same time, seven states are completely overhauling the $107 billion industry that determines how the world’s largest economy packages its goods. And they’re […]
There’s a gap between organizations’ net-zero promises and the reality of their building stock. With the construction industry responsible for 39% of global energy-related carbon emissions, many companies and government agencies have set targets to reduce their buildings’ climate impact. Until recently, the focus was on reducing operational carbon — by upgrading HVAC and lighting […]
Leather seats epitomize luxury and comfort for many high-end auto enthusiasts. However revered, though, leather is a co-product of the meat industry, which is among the most carbon-polluting on the planet. That’s one reason high-end automakers with decarbonization ambitions — including Mercedes-Benz, General Motors and BMW — have backed the development of animal-free alternatives for […]
The flooring company Interface might not be known to the average consumer, but in sustainability circles its reputation is hard to beat. In 2000, under the leadership of the late Ray Anderson, Interface said it would eliminate its impact on the environment within 20 years. A quarter of a century later, most other large companies […]