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.
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
Apple loses court case over ‘CO2 neutral’ watch claim
The ruling by a German court puts such "neutrality" claims in jeopardy across many companies and sectors. Read More
443 insiders (and counting) press aviation leaders to accelerate climate action
Airlines should set absolute emissions targets and be prepared to limit growth, said employees of KLM, Air France and others. Read More
Direct air capture’s reputation is challenged by over-crediting concerns
Unaccounted-for emissions generated prior to launch undermine the integrity of the approach, an independent rater argues. Read More
RMI takes aim at the messy data that plague carbon markets
A new framework from the non-profit is designed to bring order to carbon market data and speed due diligence. Read More
