It’s becoming rarer these days to find areas of bipartisan agreement. But according to new research, water pollution and shortages rank among the top environmental concerns globally — regardless of which side of the aisle people are on. Trellis data partner GlobeScan found that Americans across the political spectrum want businesses to advocate for government […]
The new draft of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) corporate net zero standard acknowledges the critical role of companies in mobilizing climate finance and proposes a larger role for market-based climate action tools, such as carbon credits, to accelerate progress. But the proposed updates fall short of what’s needed to meet the scale and […]
Amazon will let companies that have adopted comprehensive emissions reduction goals buy “high integrity” carbon credits generated by carbon removal projects already backed by the $638 billion e-commerce and cloud services company. The new strategy, announced March 19, applies only to companies cutting greenhouse gas emissions across all three categories: Scope 1 (their own operations), […]
Waste was already baked into apparel business models long before social media influencers made styles lose their coolness on a weekly rather than a seasonal basis. But even as fast fashion drives unprecedented waste, many brands, retailers and startups are slowly advancing circular business models that keep garments in use. New software startups are rescuing […]
Recent headlines paint a gloomy picture for corporate sustainability. Coca-Cola, Walmart, UBS and Microsoft are just some of the companies accused of watering down their climate commitments. But a survey of close to 7,000 company disclosures made to CDP in 2024 suggests that media coverage of individual companies may be missing broader trends. “I expected […]
The general business, sustainability, and DEI landscapes are increasingly tense, and in times like these, it’s not uncommon to instinctually choose from three basic responses: fight, flight, or play dead. Some sustainability leaders and their companies will fight. They see climate change and DEI as core to their values, existential risks, or sources of value […]
More than half of Salesforce’s most strategic suppliers — based on the amount the $38 billion software company spends on goods and services — have agreed to cut their greenhouse gas emissions as part of binding provisions in their contracts. Those clauses are part of the Salesforce Sustainability Exhibit, introduced four years ago, in May […]
The European Union is scaling back its landmark CSRD corporate climate disclosure law, while the SEC recently stopped defending in court its corporate emissions disclosure law. But as a result of existing and on-the-way state-level laws, companies will have to keep moving forward with plans to monitor and report Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. […]
Proposed new guidelines from the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) include a significant overhaul of the system for setting and hitting Scope 3 emissions targets, one of the thorniest challenges faced by sustainability teams. The SBTi’s current net-zero standard requires Scope 3 to be treated in much the same way as Scopes 1 and 2: […]
As the Trump administration wages a multi-front attack on federal environmental policies, Seventh Generation is stepping up its advocacy and defense of state laws that require polluters to pay for the negative impacts of climate change. The cleaning products company, known for its bio-based formulations, was a prominent supporter of Vermont’s Climate Superfund Act, which […]