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.
How gamification can nudge employees to act more sustainably
Thousands of laboratories have joined a worldwide challenge to cut the energy used to power ultra-low temperature freezers. Read More
More fluff in sustainability reports, study finds
A surge of interest in reporting has not led to more concrete information, say researchers at the University of Chicago. Read More
Netflix’s CSO quits for new storytelling role
Emma Stewart is leaving the streaming giant after almost six years to help change how climate is portrayed in film and TV. Read More
Tesla sets net-zero target for first time
The company continues to criticize conventional target-setting frameworks, which it says favor incumbent polluters. Read More
CSO headcount at US companies falls for first time in 15 years
After a couple of years of significant growth, according to a long-running survey, the number of CSOs has fallen 10 percent. Read More
How Western Digital used AI to turbocharge collection of supplier emissions data
An email agent helped the hard drive manufacturer boost reply rates and slash response times. Read More
Diversity of corporate climate action revealed by new scoring framework
The Climate Contribution Framework goes beyond emissions to include supplier engagement, low-carbon products and other forms of climate efforts. Read More
How raising freezer temperatures by 3 degrees could avoid millions of tons of emissions
Maersk and IKEA are among the members of a growing coalition of companies building industry confidence for the shift. Read More
Earning Leadership status with SBTi could cost companies billions
The new Corporate Net-Zero Standard rewards companies for taking action on ongoing emissions, but achieving recognition might be too pricey for some. Read More
How the US is catching up on superpollutant mitigation
Kaiser Permanent, Autodesk and Google are among the companies investing in efforts to tackle methane, refrigerants and other gases with high warming potential. Read More
