Jim Giles
Jim Giles is Vice President, Editor-at-Large at Trellis Group, where he focuses on carbon markets, carbon removal, food systems and other topics. In previous lives he founded and sold a long-form science and technology publication, served as senior editor at Medium and wrote for numerous publications, including the Economist, New York Times, Nature and the Guardian.
Report criticizes Nestlé, Pepsico and others for climate strategy gaps
A lack of focus on livestock emissions is among the shortcomings identified in the strategies of companies generally seen as sustainability leaders. Read More
McCormick taps one of its own for upcoming CSO vacancy
Kathy Rostkowski, currently vice president of global sustainability, will replace Michael Okoroafor. Read More
First 24 Bezos Earth Fund AI grantees tackle food waste, carbon removal and more
The Amazon founder has allocated up to $100 million to its AI Challenge for Climate and Nature. Read More
Buyers expected to spend $30 million at new sustainable aviation platform
Buying SAFs just got a little easier. Read More
Airlines face tough choices as cost of emissions-scheme compliance rises
A supply shortfall is the major cause of a four-fold increase in the price of credits that airlines can use to comply with international regulations. Read More
Carbon capture hits a growth spurt as financial and other factors align
Air Products and Microsoft are among the firms driving the growth of point-source capture and sequestration, even as criticisms of the technology linger. Read More
PepsiCo downgrades its sustainability ambitions
The company backtracked on climate, packaging and some water goals, but says its new transition plan is aligned with a 1.5 degree Celsius pathway. Read More
Companies behind dairy industry’s first methane targets show early success
Danone, for one, is on track to cut emissions from its fresh milk supply by 30 percent by 2030. Read More
CDP slashes workforce to address rising costs of upgrades and innovation
The company’s technology needs an overhaul as more than 23,000 companies now disclose data to it. Read More
Google uses carbon credit purchase to tackle short-lived super-pollutants
The tech giant will buy credits from projects that fund work in Indonesia and Brazil to lessen emissions of methane and hydrofluorocarbons. Read More
