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.
Why Norfolk Southern restored a 1,500-foot stretch of Virginia shoreline
In addition to strengthening the eroded coast, the project is expected to recoup a significant financial payoff. Here's how. Read More
Amazon, Mastercard and others eye new carbon credit to retire coal power
The new instrument would also be used to reduce Scope 3 emissions from suppliers in emerging economies. Read More
How British Airways is pioneering ocean carbon removal
Alkalinity has enormous potential to scale — if buyers can be convinced that the mechanism delivers credits they can rely on. Read More
Industry eyes carbon credit gold in mining waste
Mining companies are inking deals with startups that promise to turn waste into wealth by sucking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Read More
Meet the Oxford professor who wants to tear down Scope 3 accounting
Fundamental flaws in the system for carbon accounting mean we need a new one, says Karthik Ramanna. (Others disagree.) Read More
Schneider Electric promotes VP of strategy for suddenly vacated CSO role
Esther Finidori replaces Chris Leong, who moves to Ecolab after just six months in the job. Read More
‘Profound’ secrecy in corporate climate lobbying exposed in AI-powered study
Delta Air Lines, BP and Toyota are among the few companies to buck the trend. Read More
Carbon market downturn leads to staff cuts at Pachama
The young company is the third carbon credits player to announce cuts in recent months. Read More
Report criticizes Nestlé, Pepsico and others for climate strategy gaps
A lack of focus on livestock emissions is among the shortcomings identified in the strategies of companies generally seen as sustainability leaders. Read More
McCormick taps one of its own for upcoming CSO vacancy
Kathy Rostkowski, currently vice president of global sustainability, will replace Michael Okoroafor. Read More
