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.
The math behind Microsoft’s plan to pause carbon removal purchases
Has the tech giant amassed enough credits to hit its 2030 carbon-neutral goal? The answer depends on data center emissions. Read More
How Thrive Market is helping 1,000+ brands to decarbonize
The online retailer wants small businesses to get started on emissions targets — even if they don’t employ a dedicated sustainability professional. Read More
Cookstoves with SIM cards are reviving a contested carbon credit
Improved methodologies and monitoring technologies are helping cookstove projects recover from a series of damaging findings. Read More
Why General Motors lobbied against its own EV goals
Trump’s gutting of pro-EV regulations was backed by several large automakers. Here’s how other companies can learn from those experiences. Read More
Google, McKinsey and Meta back project to reforest degraded Appalachian lands
The deal is the second facilitated by the Symbiosis Coalition, a buyers’ group targeting 20 million tons of nature-based removal credits. Read More
Corporate demand is driving a boom in farmland carbon credits
Microsoft and Walmart are among the companies buying offsets and insets from a growing cadre of project developers. Read More
What to know about carbon markets in 2026
Expert guidance from corporate sustainability teams, ratings companies and carbon credit registries on how to invest with confidence in 2026. Read More
Regulations to watch in 2026 and beyond
Sustainability teams have long reported being overwhelmed by new rules. A recent surge has made the problem worse. Read More
Hundreds of companies skipped publishing sustainability reports in 2025
The drop is largely due to small and medium-sized business opting not to publish. Read More
How to choose a carbon accounting tool for your business
Leaders from food, automotive, investing and other industries share the questions they use when vetting vendors. Read More
