Progress report: Apple’s push to use recycled aluminum, rare earths and 13 other materials

The company avoided 6.2 million metric tons of emissions in 2024 by opting for recycled and low-carbon materials, according to its 2025 Environmental Progress Report. Read More

SBTi wants more small companies to set net-zero goals. Here’s how it’s wooing them

Proposed changes to corporate standard are also designed to bring more midsize firms into the fold. Read More

Fashion leader Tricia Carey joins ‘low-carbon’ crop startup Avalo

The company is expanding its efforts to propagate climate-resilient, low-carbon cotton in the Texas Panhandle. Read More

Fashion is only 8.6% toward 2030 emissions deadline. Here’s how to speed up

Halfway to a deadline for cutting emissions, apparel and footwear companies need help. The Apparel Impact Institute has some thoughts. Read More

Progress, not perfection: What we can learn from Microsoft and HSBC’s strategy shifts 

Differing responses highlight the need to develop flexible standards for companies taking environmental action. Read More

How tariffs are challenging purpose-driven small companies

Sustainability-focused brands face devastating impacts as Trump's taxes yo-yo, but some among them advise against hitting the panic button just yet. Read More

AstraZeneca’s $130 million biomethane plant is a model for high-emitting industries

It is the first unsubsidized facility of its kind dedicated to serving the life sciences sector. Read More

GM taps Dell’s sustainability chief as new CSO

Cassandra Garber is credited with integrating environmental, social and governance practices into the enterprise technology company’s core business processes. Read More

Global plan for maritime shipping leaves industry short of net zero goal

Reaching any kind of agreement was hailed as a success, but environmental groups were quick to identify flaws in the International Maritime Organization's new framework. Read More

The sustainability profession is at an existential crossroads. Here’s how it can survive

Knowledge, competence, ethics and accountability are necessary qualities to raise the bar. Read More