Entrepreneur Tom Szaky’s fascination with trash began at an early age; as a Hungarian immigrant in Canada, he was astounded to see televisions tossed in with other garbage. “Isn’t it interesting that everything we possess will one day be legal property of the garbage industry,” Szaky said in the latest episode of our Climate Pioneers […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis or its editors. I’ve got five senses, but somehow none of them feel sufficient for understanding when my peanut butter jar is clean enough to be recycled. And I’m not alone: As long as people have been recycling, they’ve been […]
Our latest State of the Sustainability Profession report told a tale of two companies: those staying the course and those in retreat. The good news? More are staying the course: 46 percent of companies have increased budgets and headcount in sustainability over the last two years, 25 percent have cut back and the rest are […]
When Procter & Gamble adopted an ambitious new pulp and paper pledge in early 2021, it hired a forester to convince suppliers to get on board. Officially, Chris Reeves is director of scientific communications for P&G’s family care business, which makes Charmin toilet paper, Bounty paper towels and Puffs facial tissues. That title downplays his […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis or its editors. Last year, Wall Street’s consensus for 2026 capital expenditure by the major tech companies averaged $365 billion. Today, it’s $725 – $805 billion. Roughly three-quarters is for direct AI infrastructure: GPUs, racks, campuses, substations. Capex estimates for […]
The dearth of corporate action on methane has been highlighted by a survey of 23 leading coffee and dairy companies. The report finds that while nine out of 10 companies recognize the link between livestock and climate change, just three of those surveyed — Danone, FrieslandCampina and General Mills — have set a target to […]
Public interest in clean technologies is widespread, but the path to large‑scale adoption remains rocky. According to a recent survey by Trellis data partner GlobeScan, in conjunction with Chatham House, interest in clean tech such as solar panels and electric vehicles is robust. In emerging markets in Africa and the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Latin […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. If there’s anything 2025 made clear and 2026 is already reinforcing in sustainability it’s this: tension and tradeoffs have always been at the heart of managing sustainability — and will be for the foreseeable future. Sustainability has always ridden up […]
When Kate Williams graduated from business school in the mid-1990s, she didn’t seek a job with a traditional company. Instead, she dedicated her early career to leading a trail preservation nonprofit and as a partner in a yak farm in Vermont. “I knew that I wanted to have a purpose-led career, and it did not […]
One of the first things Cassandra Garber saw when she arrived for her first day at General Motors last spring was a 10-foot-tall lobby-wall sign proclaiming the company’s commitment to zero emissions. Garber had been asking herself if she had made the right move in swapping the chief sustainability officer role at Dell for the […]