Barbara Grady
Barbara Grady is a contributing writer to Trellis. A long-time journalist and sustainability communications strategist, Barbara reported for Reuters, the Oakland Tribune, GreenBiz, Yale Climate Connections and other news outlets during her career. Most recently she was a senior manager at Ceres, leading communications for the Ceres Investor Network. She has won national, regional and state journalism awards.
22 insurers seriously assess climate risk — does yours?
Munich Re, Swiss Re, Liberty Mutual, Nationwide, Prudential, Travelers and the Hartford are found to give high-quality assessment of climate risks. But most insurers do not. Read More
The circular economy as a $1 trillion opportunity
Aided by the Internet of Things, circular flows are being realized with growing speed. Here are stories from three of the world's largest companies. Read More
What off-grid countries can teach us about clean power
10Power, Sigora Haiti and Greenlight Planet offer lessons from bringing electricity to Haiti, India and sub-Saharan Africa. Read More
Bill Gates' $14 million sees a future in low-carbon plastics
Since the billionaire launched the Breakthrough Energy Coalition last year, you've heard little about his low-carbon investments, until today. Read More
Cargill's Jill Kolling on the Midwest Row Crop Collaborative
The ag giant is teaming up with PepsiCo, Kellogg, General Mills, Monsanto and Walmart. Here's why. Read More
PepsiCo, Cargill, General Mills, others form row crop collaborative for sustainability
They join Kellogg, Walmart, Monsanto and three environmental conservation organizations to support sustainable farming practices on the corn, soy and wheat fields of the Midwest. Read More
Institutional investors to Big Food: Come clean on water risks
Kraft Heinz, Dean Foods, Tyson Foods, Monster Beverage, Fresh Del Monte Produce and 10 other large companies were taken to task for poor water management and disclosure practices. Read More
Arby's serves up its first CSR report; here's the beef
The fast food sandwich chain, under new management since 2013, talks about its efforts to conserve energy and water and contribute to hunger relief, as it dips a toe into corporate social responsibility reporting. Read More
Coca-Cola and its bottlers 'replenish' all the water they use
Can the beverage giant really have a zero water footprint? Read More
AMD and chip-makers' efforts to create energy-efficient microchips
Amid growing awareness of the huge energy appetite of computer processing and particularly high end graphics, computer chip-maker AMD releases a more energy efficient chip — and a study to prove it. Read More
