RIP, carbon-neutral. Just a decade ago, the term was a byword for climate ambition. Its credibility has since been wrecked by court cases — including a defeat for Apple last week — and negative press coverage. Next year, new European Union regulations threaten to kill it off altogether. Retiring the language has opened the door […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. Unwrapping a brand-new item is a great feeling. But the thrill of unboxing a beautifully designed product eventually fades as we begin to use it and the next shiny new thing takes its place. Consumers often think their experience is over […]
Despite growing concerns over plastic pollution and how it’s affecting human health, global policy progress on the matter is faltering. Research from Trellis data partner GlobeScan, in conjunction with ERM and Volans, shows that sustainability experts ranked a Global Plastics Treaty as highly impactful but among the least feasible actions out of 64 sustainability measures […]
Last week, Chris Callieri became Levi’s first chief supply chain officer, reporting directly to the CEO. He’s one of the latest corporate appointments to reflect the increasingly heavy weight that supply chain leaders bring to the C-suite. “This move exemplifies that supply chain roles are being significantly elevated in the corporate world, especially in retail […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. The climate and sustainability fellowships landscape has shifted since I last shared a list of 18 opportunities three years ago. Some programs from my original article are no longer running — such as the Presidential Management Fellows program, terminated in […]
Ads that describe the Apple Watch as “CO2 neutral” are misleading and violate competition law, a German court has ruled. The decision comes as Apple is battling a class-action suit in the U.S. on a similar issue. The company has said it will phase out use of the language ahead of incoming European rules on […]
Based on results from the first half of 2025, climate tech investment is in wait-and-see mode. Grappling with shifting macroeconomic factors, geopolitical tensions and domestic policy changes, investors have shored up cash, waiting for markets to find some semblance of certainty to start re-allocating capital with confidence. “We found a real slowdown in the first […]
Levi Strauss & Co. has appointed Chris Callieri its first chief supply chain officer, a title he held at Victoria’s Secret and Tory Burch. He offers two decades of strategic experience related to sourcing and logistics, and a record of advocating for more than “check-the-box” corporate sustainability. Callieri reports directly to Levi’s President and CEO Michelle […]
Mass market T-shirts travel more than most Americans do. The materials in them commonly journey tens of thousands of miles from their cotton field roots to retail racks. Less than 5 percent of clothes bought in the United States are made here, as 1.5 million jobs in apparel and textiles disappeared between 1979 and 2019. […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. When I joined the nature and climate movement nearly 15 years ago, I never imagined how much time I’d spend decoding international carbon rules. But here we are: buried deep in a United Nations negotiation that will help determine how […]