Tracks
The Trellis Impact 26 program centers on the markets where innovative technologies, processes, and operational models are transforming sustainable business. Tracks provide a structured view into the solutions reshaping each sector.
Close the Loop
Design waste out of the system through circular business models. This track explores how circular principles—from reuse and repair to breakthrough material innovation—transform industries such as textiles, packaging, and electronics, creating value and strengthening supply chains while reducing impact on the natural world. Topics include:
- Circular Business Models
- Waste Elimination
- Material Innovation
- Policy & Regulation
- Regenerative Design
- Product Lifecycle
Decarbonize Operations
Transform business operations through electrification, efficiency, and strategic supply chain engagement. This track explores pathways to eliminate emissions across facilities, fleets, and value chains while pioneering clean solutions for traditionally hard-to-abate sectors. Topics include:
- Electrification
- Energy Efficiency
- Fleet Decarbonization
- Sustainable Fuels
- Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling
- Industrial Decarbonization
- Scope 3
- Supply Chain Partnerships
Draw Down Carbon
Navigate the evolving landscape of carbon removal—from cutting-edge tech to nature-based solutions—and strategic carbon management. This track addresses how emerging technologies, regenerative pathways in soil and forestry, market mechanisms like carbon insetting, and robust MRV protocols enable credible corporate decarbonization. Topics include:
- Carbon Removal
- Carbon Capture Technologies
- Nature-Based Solutions
- Carbon Markets
- Carbon Credits
- Measurement and Verification
- Corporate Carbon Strategy
Finance the Transition
Align capital with climate action through sustainable finance mechanisms, enhanced ESG integration, and forward-looking disclosure strategies. This track explores how financial innovation, data management and risk assessment drive commercial momentum for the transition, from decarbonization to nature-positive outcomes. Topics include:
- Sustainable Finance
- Investment Strategies
- ESG Integration
- Data Management
- Climate & Nature Disclosure
- Risk Assessment
- Natural Capital
Power the Future
Accelerate Scope 2 decarbonization and clean energy progress through smarter grid solutions, flexible resources, and next-generation procurement and policy strategies. This track explores how modernizing grid infrastructure, advancing distributed and storage technologies, and adopting innovative procurement and community-centered approaches can optimize costs, maximize impact, and support resilient, equitable energy transitions. Topics include:
- Grid Modernization
- Storage & Flexibility
- Distributed Energy Resources
- Next-Gen Renewable Procurement
- Community-Centered Development
- Policy & Market Pathways
- Impact Measurement
Unlock Startup Innovation
Bridge the gap between emerging technologies and market adoption through strategic capital deployment, partnership development, and founder support. This track connects breakthrough solutions with the resources, relationships, and regulatory frameworks needed to scale sustainable business models. Topics Include:
- Capital Deployment
- Emerging Technologies
- Cross-Sector Partnerships
- Founder Support
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Policy and Regulatory Frameworks