Lululemon plans to source nearly one-fifth of its fiber mix from material recycled from used clothing and scraps by 2035. The athleisure giant announced a decade-long agreement June 11 to purchase content from the Australian startup Samsara Eco, which specializes in AI-powered enzymatic recycling. It’s the type of vote of confidence that young textile recycling […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. It’s crunch time for federal clean energy policy — and the consequences for the American economy are enormous. Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill that would all but eliminate the federal clean energy tax […]
Amazon plans to use recycled water to cool more than 120 U.S. data centers by 2030, a move that the technology company said will save more than 530 million gallons of freshwater annually. In 2022, the company declared a goal to become water positive for its web services operation by the end of the decade […]
Chanel is looking beyond virgin materials to craft its signature tweed jackets and calfskin handbags. The 115-year-old luxury house shared plans on June 9 to create a new division to recirculate, recreate and repurpose used textiles. Chanel is calling the enterprise Nevold, a merger of the words “never” and “old.” With purchased goods causing nearly […]
Schneider Electric has a new chief sustainability officer, just six months after her predecessor was appointed to the position. Incoming CSO Esther Finidori previously served as a vice president for strategy at Schneider Electric, based in France. She replaces Hong Kong-based Chris Leong, who moved to the water treatment company Ecolab to become chief marketing […]
Devin Giles, a seven-year veteran of the sustainability team at International Paper, has stepped in as head of sustainability and ESG at home furnishings retailer Wayfair. Giles replaces Anna Vinogradova, who left her Wayfair position after four years for a role at another company, as yet undisclosed. Giles started in May and worked alongside her […]
Alice Hartley is joining Nike as its new director of waste and circularity, after a dozen years of similar leadership roles at Gap Inc. and Under Armour. The hire reflects a strategic focus by the sneaker colossus to embed circularity across the organization. Hartley will serve with a relatively new CEO and chief sustainability officer […]
A new AI-powered study of more than 8,500 listed companies has revealed a “profound” lack of disclosure and governance around climate-related lobbying. One result of the secrecy, argue the report’s authors, is that companies often lobby in a way that undermines their own climate strategies. The report, produced by climate-tech non-profit Danu Insight, used natural-language […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. Earlier this year, seven people who bought Apple’s carbon-neutral watches sued the company over the price premium they paid for these products. The lawsuit, which accuses Apple of making false and misleading claims about the watch’s green credentials, has serious […]
No fashion brand deserves an A for effort to wind down its dependency on fossil fuels for energy and materials, according to activist group Stand.earth. H&M Group earned a class-leading grade of B+ in the watchdog’s third Fossil-Free Fashion Scorecard of 42 fashion brands, suggesting that even a fast fashion business can make sustainability strides. […]