Sometimes it takes a lawsuit to get things done. Many sustainability experts say judicial action is one of the most powerful tools civil society can use to drive sustainability outcomes…

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When RMI surveyed carbon market participants over the past couple of years, the non-profit heard tales that will be familiar to anyone who has navigated the ecosystem’s confusing array of…

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The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and CDP have been subpoenaed by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier as part of what his office described as an antitrust and consumer protection…

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The desalination industry is in boom times: Dwindling supplies of freshwater coupled with rising demand are driving annual growth rates near 10 percent.  The industry, however, consumes large amounts of…

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The Two Steps Forward podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and other platforms — and, of course, via Trellis. Episodes publish every other Tuesday. What’s the connection between creativity and sustainability? That’s…

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Amazon’s commitment to become net zero by 2040 — earlier than its rivals in tech and e-commerce — came Sept. 19, 2019, one day before 3,000-plus Amazon employees participated in…

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GSK has committed to reducing more emissions faster than any other large pharmaceutical company.  Now it has five years left to deliver. By 2030, the London-based pharmaceutical company has promised…

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Technologies to remove carbon from the atmosphere have progressed rapidly. Unfortunately, early-stage funding has not kept pace.  In 2022, non-profit Terraset set out to close this gap using philanthropic dollars.…

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The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis.​ The Global South — home to most of the world’s population — is where most…

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