Jim Giles
Jim Giles is Vice President, Editor-at-Large at Trellis Group. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Atlantic, Economist, Guardian, Nature and other publications. He was the co-founder of Matter, an award-winning investigative publication that was acquired by Medium in 2013. In 2017, he was a graduate of the Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program at Columbia University. He’s also worked as a strategic consultant for several high-impact organizations, including the European Climate Foundation and the Wellcome Trust.
Limit corporate influence, nonprofits tell GHG Protocol and other standard-setters
A coalition of advocacy groups has asked standards bodies to do a better job of handling conflicts of interest. Read More
What sellers really think about supplier engagement programs
Conversations about supply chain decarbonization are often dominated by buyers. Here’s what sellers have to say. Read More
New emissions accounting rules win backing from companies and nonprofits
Large majorities support plans to give companies more ways to demonstrate progress on climate. Read More
ISO members send net-zero draft back for revisions
Opposition from fossil-fuel countries is believed to have contributed to the decision. Read More
U.S. companies are dropping climate targets, Harvard data reveals
Anti-ESG campaigns by Republican attorneys generals may be one cause. Read More
Project developers can now sign up for Verra’s Scope 3 registry
The move is the latest in a proliferation of initiatives aimed at unlocking funding for supply-chain decarbonization. Read More
Target delays key emissions goals
Like many of its rivals in retail, the company is struggling with Scope 3 emissions and lagging on packaging goals. Read More
First-of-a-kind label focuses on compact products
The NSF certification rewards products that reduce packaging, water use and emissions. Read More
How the right language can convince skeptics to support corporate climate action
Climate-skeptical Republicans will back action on emissions provided there is a business angle to the argument. Read More
Why AI carbon footprinting tools are prone to misleading results
Frontier models produce accurate footprints but can’t replicate the steps involved in estimating the final result. Read More
