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 you need to know about Microsoft’s 5 million ‘poop’ credit buy
Vaulted Deep’s sale to the tech giant is a vote of confidence for an emerging carbon removal solution. Read More
Automotive giants are called out for fuzzy net-zero plans
Commitments by Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota and VW don’t align with 1.5C pathways, a recent study says. Read More
Bezos Earth Fund appoints former Amazon SVP as its new leader
Until recently, Tom Taylor's LinkedIn status was "Relaxed." Read More
New onboard technology captures maritime emissions at source
A U.K. startup's approach is just one of several decarbonization options being considered by the shipping industry in the face of coming mandatory emissions cuts. Read More
Publication of sustainability reports has dropped by half this year
Adobe, Citigroup and General Motors are among those that have yet to file in 2025. Read More
Satellite data reveals emissions hotspots in automotive supply chains
Combining remote sensing with supply chain models can help companies move beyond crude spend-based methods for Scope 3 accounting. Read More
Spotify-backed fund backs emerging carbon removal approaches
The Climate Transformation Fund makes catalytic purchases to help scale innovative removal solutions. Read More
Nestlé is on track to halve emissions by 2030. Here’s how (holes and all)
The food and beverage giant has achieved meaningful emissions cuts, but questions about its commitments remain — particularly around its use of carbon removals. Read More
Methodology: How we assess a company’s progress toward net zero
For each article in our Chasing Net Zero series, Trellis interrogates company statements and consults experts in corporate climate action. Read More
Chasing Net Zero: A case-by-case look at corporate progress on 2030 climate goals
Chasing Net Zero: A case-by-case look at corporate progress on 2030 climate goals In this “decisive decade” for climate, Trellis is setting out to learn if companies are on track for net zero emissions. Our findings will be published in this series of in-depth profiles. Read More
