The tech giant Meta, owner of Facebook and WhatsApp, has purchased 676,000 carbon credits as part of a project that will transform the management of 68,000 acres of previously commercial forest on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula. The deal is the first time EFM, the forest investment company that acquired the land, has used credit sales […]
Joe had always shown up for our local meetup of sustainability professionals. He volunteered for panels, served on committees and never missed a gathering. One night after a networking event, we were chatting as we stacked chairs and he said, “Man, I really needed this tonight. It’s been so hard since I got laid off.” […]
Integrating water stewardship into corporate sustainability can result in a more integrated, effective approach to climate adaptation, nature-based solutions and regenerative agriculture, according to a new report on the future of water. Trellis data partner GlobeScan, along with the World Wildlife Fund, surveyed over 350 water and sustainability experts, and found that more than two-thirds […]
Consumer products companies and retailers are redesigning packaging as state regulations in California, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota and Oregon take aim at single-use plastic in the form of fees on brands and retailers. It’s a big potential liability: 225,000 tons of single-use packaging is used per day for everything from food and beverages to laundry detergent […]
Clean energy industry representatives are taking to Capital Hill this week to protect clean energy tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Organized by Clean Energy for America (CE4A) and representing more than 100 companies, lobbyists are asking Republican representatives to maintain crucial clean energy tax credits. “The default position is full repeal of […]
Are some materials fundamentally unsustainable? In the past, most companies working with challenging or hard-to-recycle materials would’ve said yes, believing their material would overcome known obstacles eventually. Today, the tides are turning. Notable materials like plastic are meeting a “no more chances” attitude from design professionals. As part of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s second-annual Trends […]
In just a few years, carbon removal has gone from a niche interest to an activity that many big companies feel compelled to invest in. It’s easy to see why. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said that gigatons of removals will be needed to contain global warming. And key standard-setters, including the […]
Corporate energy buyers bought 21.7 gigawatts of renewable energy in 2024, an annual record that boosted additions to the U.S. electric grid from such transactions to 100 gigawatts since 2014. That’s according to the Clean Energy Buyers Association’s 2024 Deal Tracker. For context, 1 gigawatt of electricity can support 750,000 U.S. households for one year. […]
The first time President Trump yanked the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement in May 2017, 30 big-name CEOs at companies ranging from 3M to The Walt Disney Co. published a letter urging him to change his mind. This time around, not so much. “Our business interests are best served by a stable and practical framework […]
A new United Nations mechanism for validating high-quality carbon credits has announced its first approval, but carbon experts aren’t celebrating. The inaugural project is seen by many as flawed, and its inclusion highlights a challenge to the mechanism’s integrity goals. Plans for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) were finalized last November at the COP […]