Microsoft has responded to the growing backlash over U.S. data center expansion with a set of five commitments meant to win over communities worried about electricity prices, water scarcity and job losses. More than $64 billion in data center projects were killed over the past two years by villages, towns and cities concerned about surging […]
Levi Strauss and Discovery Education are picking up where home economics classes left off. Which is to say, they are teaching high schoolers basic sewing skills. The “Levi’s Wear Longer Project,” launched Jan. 14, starts in San Francisco with workshops at Levi’s Eureka R&D center. A global campaign will follow to share virtual and in-person […]
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. Offset integrity problems have led to a crisis of confidence in the voluntary carbon market and legal woes for companies in recent years. In the U.S., for example, Apple and Delta Airlines have faced lawsuits under state consumer-protection laws related […]
A venture capital firm devoted exclusively to backing startups working to restore nature and biodiversity has closed its first funding round. Superorganism has already used some of the $26 million it raised to back startups creating leather from invasive species, rebuilding fungal networks in forests and generating plastic from seaweed. “You could think of us […]
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As scientists better understand the harms of industrial chemicals to nature and people’s health, lawsuits multiply and policies advance, while businesses face escalating, long-tail risks to bottom lines and reputations. “We are seeing a lot more discussion of the need for better transparency on what chemicals are in products and the need for public data […]
The era of effortless ESG signalling has ended. We’re deep into a “downwave” of media and investor interest in sustainable business. So many businesses sustainability plans are fragmenting in response to different regulations, expectations and swirly political realities across the world. The big question is how to respond. And the way I see it, there […]
For much of the past two decades, the chief sustainability officer was a corporate avatar of progress. If a company had one, it signaled seriousness — about climate, social impact, governance, transparency, resilience and more. That’s changing. In some circles, the CSO is now seen less as a vanguard and more as a vestige, a […]
Sightline Climate’s fifth annual Climate Tech Investment Trends Report landed last week with a clear message: Climate tech investment is maturing, consolidating and increasingly tethered to AI’s voracious appetite for power. Despite policy whiplash and market uncertainty, 2025 delivered a modest but significant rebound — $40.5 billion in worldwide venture and growth capital, up 8 […]
Exploring a new frontier for soil carbon credits, San Antonio-based startup Grassroots Carbon said today that it has reached 1.9 million tons in carbon removal and storage, and more than 1.5 million in retired credits. Founded in 2021, Grassroots Carbon works with ranchers to improve soil health via sampling, regenerative practices that include rotating paddocks […]