The global quest to achieve net-zero emissions has hit a persistent, complex bottleneck: Scope 3 emissions. Representing the indirect emissions that occur in a company’s value chain—ranging from the raw materials sourced from distant farms to the energy-intensive manufacturing processes of third-party suppliers—these emissions often account for the vast majority…
For sustainability professionals, the task of calculating Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs) has long been the industry’s version of "accounting purgatory." It is a labor-intensive, data-hungry process that requires meticulously tracking the raw materials, energy consumption, and logistics of every individual SKU in a company’s portfolio. However, a new wave of…
RIO DE JANEIRO — Six months into the devastating war involving Iran, the ongoing standoff and closure of the Strait of Hormuz continue to violently rattle the global economy. While international traders, financial institutions, and governments frantically monitor the maritime chokepoint for signs of military escalation, households and corporations worldwide…
As the global regulatory landscape for corporate sustainability shifts from voluntary disclosure to rigorous accountability, a significant trend has emerged: companies are no longer treating their carbon inventories as static snapshots. Instead, they are increasingly viewing them as living, evolving data sets. As Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions data collection systems…
In the landscape of modern corporate strategy, "sustainability" was long synonymous with carbon accounting, supply chain transparency, and ESG reporting. It was a practice of measuring the past to inform the future. However, a volatile confluence of "wild card" events—unexpected, high-impact disruptions—is rapidly rendering those backward-looking metrics obsolete. From the…
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. For many corporate sustainability officers and supply chain managers, the arrival of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation feels less like a regulatory milestone and more like an impending financial storm. Much like navigating the complexities…
In an era where consumer goods manufacturers are under unprecedented pressure to minimize their environmental footprint, a new initiative has emerged to quantify—and reward—the benefits of miniaturization. NSF, the global public health and safety organization, has officially launched its “Certified Compact Product” label, a first-of-its-kind certification designed to validate products…
