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.
Verified carbon market boosters aim to unlock $100 billion in climate finance
Some members of the new VCM+ Coalition want companies to have more freedom to use credits to hit net-zero goals. Read More
McDonald’s, PepsiCo and Ahold Delhaize add to growing support for regenerative ag
Retailers, commodity giants and food brands are partnering to support farmers in cutting emissions and drawing down carbon. Read More
Radisson Hotels and Ryanair are among buyers for huge soil carbon credit release
The market for such credits got another boost this week with a major purchase by the government of Singapore. Read More
Don’t exclude nature from carbon credit rules, a group of experts tell the SBTi
An open letter to the organization takes aim at a potential preference for engineered climate solutions such as direct air capture. Read More
What to know about California’s looming new disclosure deadlines
Large companies doing business in the Golden State face rules that are unprecedented in the U.S. Read More
How Lime is aiming to slash its emissions intensity by 97 percent
The shared mobility company, which is tracking ahead of its goal, must do “virtually everything right” if it is to succeed by 2030. Read More
How ag giant ADM scaled its regenerative program to 5 million acres
Partnerships with PepsiCo and others helped the company meet its goal a year ahead of schedule. Read More
How your company can set an internal carbon price
Hundreds of companies have used carbon pricing to drive emissions strategy. Others can learn a lot from them. Read More
Why Interface is betting on carbon-negative materials over offsets
The flooring company and sustainability pioneer wants to be carbon negative by 2040, with bio-based materials helping drive the shift. Read More
How low-quality carbon credits killed a sustainability buzzword
Court cases and media exposés have prompted many companies to abandon “carbon-neutral” claims. New legislation may doom the concept altogether. Read More
