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 to choose a carbon accounting tool for your business
Leaders from food, automotive, investing and other industries share the questions they use when vetting vendors. Read More
The sovereign wealth fund with $2 trillion in assets shares an update on climate
The Norwegian government’s pension fund is notable for its sheer size and transparency on sustainability issues. Read More
Lessons learned from 1,100 CSRD reports
The shift from voluntary to mandatory is changing the structure and tone of sustainability reports. Read More
Greenwashing risk is widespread, survey of 3,500 companies finds
The prevalence points to gaps in voluntary standards, but it also suggests steps to take to avoid accusations. Read More
How the “universal language” of impact accounting can integrate sustainability with finance
Data platform Everpure shared lessons learned from it’s three-year test of the approach. Read More
Microsoft, Autodesk and SwissRe among companies with highest internal carbon fees
Companies are using the funds to invest in heat pumps, emissions accounting software and carbon removals. Read More
Four more sustainability organizations targeted by Republican attorneys general
Legal scholars say the reasoning behind the complaints is weak — but that may not matter if the goal is to damage the organizations. Read More
How ‘Balance Units’ consider nature and local communities as well as carbon
It's time to go beyond offsets, said Balance Eco, the company behind the new crediting methodology. Read More
The SBTi wants automakers to go all-electric by 2030. Sales figures suggest that’s not going to happen
A slowdown in EV adoption is raising questions about whether incumbent automakers will be able to fulfill the SBTi’s new standard. Read More
GM’s pioneering emissions goal looks out of reach. What can it do?
The automaker was once all-in on electric vehicles. Then the economics and politics changed, leaving its new CSO with an increasingly common leadership challenge. Read More
