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.
A wonky accounting device is becoming an essential part of climate strategies
Environmental attribute certificates aggregate demand for low-carbon products to boost the spread of emerging technologies. Read More
How Unilever created an AI chatbot to mine its sustainability data
An endless stream of data requests, some involving more than 100 questions, prompted one employee to ask Microsoft Copilot for help. Read More
Google, McKinsey and Stripe back a ‘three-in-one’ carbon removal technology
The scalable solution builds on an electricity generation system that’s in high demand from farmers. Read More
Former Oatly CSO takes the helm at Unifrutti
Ashley Allen helped the maker of plant-based milks establish a reputation as a sustainability pioneer. Read More
How Tencent uses prizes to accelerate progress to net zero
The Chinese tech company funds innovation competitions to help generate decarbonization solutions that it and others can deploy. Read More
Terraformation creates new role for former American Forests CEO
Jad Daley will be tasked with unlocking new partnerships and sources of funding. Read More
Why XPRIZE is targeting methane mitigation for its next climate competition
Growing awareness of the benefits of lowering levels of te gas led the organization to seek tens of million of dollars for a new prize. Read More
Unilever, Danone and Nestlé come close to eliminating deforestation from key supply chains
A study by the advocacy group Ceres also identified companies with no public record of tackling deforestation. Read More
Google and McKinsey’s credit buy gets ambitious coalition off and running
The Symbiosis Coalition is vetting nature-based projects with the aim of corralling commitments for 20 million tons of removal credits. Read More
Carbon market turnaround continues as buyers eye more purchases
One report finds that more than half of companies expect increased engagement with carbon markets between now and 2030. Read More
