The plastics treaty talks that convened on August 5 in Geneva look like the last chance to deliver a meaningful global deal to stem the tide of plastic that is infiltrating our bodies, overwhelming our landfills and devastating our oceans. If successful, it would be the world’s first coordinated legal framework for tackling plastic pollution […]
Google’s chief sustainability officer, Kate Brandt, isn’t just responsible for the company’s emissions reduction and environmental conservation agenda — a mission complicated by a planned $85 billion investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure in 2025 alone. Her team is tasked with dreaming up ways to use AI in applications that help other companies, cities and individuals […]
Like its closest rivals in artificial intelligence and cloud computing, Amazon’s greenhouse gas emissions rose in its latest ESG reporting update. And like Microsoft and Google, the company is committed to its existing goal, which commits it to becoming net zero by 2040 through the Climate Pledge framework it co-created in 2019. Amazon’s sustainability chief, […]
My recent column, “No, corporate sustainability is not dying,” prompted a wave of thoughtful responses on LinkedIn from sustainability professionals across sectors and borders. And, while most agreed on the general diagnosis about the profession, there was debate over the causes and prognosis. Of course, this was hardly a representative sampling. Trellis readers — and […]
Google is investing an undisclosed sum in Energy Dome, a startup developer of long-duration battery technology that pairs with solar, wind and other intermittent renewable sources to provide clean power around the clock. Energy Dome’s CO2 Battery uses liquid carbon dioxide to store electricity as it is generated. When the power source shuts off, the […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. The artificial intelligence revolution is driving energy demands that could reach 400 terawatt-hours by 2030, up from fewer than 100 terawatt-hours in 2020. What makes this moment particularly consequential isn’t just the scale of these energy demands, but how they’re […]
Kids wear out onesies, footed PJs and T-shirts at an exhausting rate. (For parents, anyway.) And like most of fashion, children’s clothing hasn’t typically featured the circular economy staples of durability, reuse and recycling. But with the industry facing a sustainability reckoning — and big brands having been slow to capitalize on expectations that used […]
Sometimes it takes a lawsuit to get things done. Many sustainability experts say judicial action is one of the most powerful tools civil society can use to drive sustainability outcomes in the near term, according to a global survey by Trellis data partner by GlobeScan in collaboration with ERM and Volans. This view has gained significant traction in […]
Klean Kanteen helped to popularize plastic-free, reusable water bottles, weathering two decades by focusing on durable products rather than chasing aggressive growth. Ideals of serving “people, planet and profit” have helped the certified B Corporation endure recent challenges including tariffs that are uniquely hurting smaller businesses. In addition, the brand is adapting from a 2024 buyout […]
The potential impacts of unchecked climate change — flooding, drought, resource scarcity, even lawlessness — are certainly familiar to Trellis readers. But seeing such catastrophes actually unfold provides a deeper perspective, highlighting how individuals and societies might cope — or not! — under the strain of environmental collapse. With that in mind, we’ve curated nine films that […]