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Green news- How to find a sustainability role you’ll love in 2026The most satisfied sustainability professionals work at organizations that have three things in common, according to the Trellis State of the Sustainability Profession 2026 report. The post How to find a sustainability role you’ll love in 2026 appeared first on Trellis.
- Why P&G, maker of Bounty and Charmin, hired a foresterThe consumer goods giant has pledged to buy all of its wood pulp by 2030 from sources certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. The post Why P&G, maker of Bounty and Charmin, hired a forester appeared first on Trellis.
- The hyperscalers’ dilemmaThe AI buildout could do more to commercialize enhanced geothermal and re-rated nuclear plants than three decades of climate policy. The post The hyperscalers’ dilemma appeared first on Trellis.
- Danone and Starbucks shine in rankings of methane-reduction progressBut there's a general lack of significant action in coffee and dairy companies, according to the Changing Markets Foundation. The post Danone and Starbucks shine in rankings of methane-reduction progress appeared first on Trellis.
- How candor in sustainability reporting benefits companies and stakeholders“We don’t like glossy,” said the CEO of a major social responsibility investor with billions of assets under management. The post How candor in sustainability reporting benefits companies and stakeholders appeared first on Trellis.
- How to find a sustainability role you’ll love in 2026
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Eco advices for spring-cleaning
After a long winter, it’s time for spring-cleaning. Unfortunately, the ever-expanding arsenal of home cleaning products now includes several dangerous weapons, loaded with strong, artificial colors and fragrances and harsh cleansing agents like bleach, ammonia and acids. Continue reading
Home Solar Systems: Worth the Cost?
Humanity has acknowledged the power of the sun since prehistoric times, awed by the glowing orb whose presence creates day and whose absence plunges the world into darkness.
For all our advances in science and technology, most of the power from the sun still eludes us. NASA reports that we use only one ten-thousandth of the sun’s energy.
Photovoltaic (PV) solar electrical systems offer new and ever-changing ways to harness that energy. The term “photovoltaic” literally means light-electricity.
In 1839, French physicist Edmond Becquerel discovered that sunlight could produce an electric current. Another century would pass before scientists fully understood that this process happens at the atomic level. Albert Einstein’s only Nobel Prize was awarded for his work on the photoelectric effect. By 1958, the space program was using solar cells. Continue reading
Small enterprises: Shift to green economy underway, but not at full speed yet
According to the Eurobarometer survey on “SMEs, resource efficiency and green markets”, 37% of EU SMEs have at least one full or part-time green employee. Green jobs are largely created in SMEs as opposed to large firms: In 2012, 1 in 8 employees of small and medium-sized firms had a green job or almost 13% of all SME jobs.
In large firms it was only 1 in 33 equivalent to 3% of all large company jobs. Green jobs in SMEs are also estimated to expand dynamically with a rate of 35% in the next 2 years. Continue reading
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EU to keep carbon tax on airlines, but for how long?
The European Union will maintain its carbon tax imposed on airlines operating in its airspace, despite retaliatory trade measures by China.
As long as an international policy on carbon emissions by airlines is not found, the “EU will stick to its own ETS system”. The carbon tax imposed on airlines by the European Union came into effect on January 1, but carriers will begin receiving bills only in 2013 after this year’s carbon emissions have been assessed. Continue reading
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