Dieter Holger
Wall Street Journal
United Kingdom
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America’s Green Skills Gap Raises Concerns About Energy Transition
In 2022, U.S. green job postings on LinkedIn jumped 20%, but green talent grew only 8.4%. → Read More
How to Start Accounting for Carbon
Holcim, HP and Nestlé sustainability executives offer simple steps to get started. → Read More
U.S. Companies Face EU Deforestation Rules on Coffee, Wood and Other Everyday Goods
Businesses selling everyday products such as leather shoes, coffee and chocolate in the EU will soon need to prove their wares aren’t causing forest loss under a new law, after voluntary efforts largely failed. → Read More
One Change Could Help U.S. Drugmakers Save 11 Million Trees a Year
Paper and pharmaceutical lobbies are clashing over rules to digitize drug information leaflets which ensure up-to-date information while also cutting emissions and waste. → Read More
Recycling and Regulation Are Hot Issues in Likely Update to U.S. Sustainable Marketing Guides
Nestlé and SC Johnson are at odds over whether the FTC should pursue stricter regulations as green claims rise. → Read More
Perovskite Solar Cells Push Bounds of Efficiency. Tapping Their Potential Will Be Challenging.
So-called perovskite panels can boost electricity-conversion rates far beyond silicon alone, but they face obstacles to commercialization. → Read More
Gucci-Owner Kering, Drugmaker GSK and Others Are Developing Global Targets on Nature Loss
Setting standards can help companies move from multiple and conflicting definitions of what is enough action for nature, to consistent and replicable guidance. → Read More
Vodafone and Nestlé Created Panels to Avoid ‘Greenwashing’ Allegations
Companies have enlisted cross-functional groups to internally review environmental marketing claims amid rising scrutiny. → Read More
Carbon Accounting Changes Could Lift Corporate Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Some multinationals might be underestimating their emissions by close to 50% under current rules. → Read More
Coca-Cola Trials Turning Hard-to-Recycle Plastic Into Bottles
Coke’s biggest European bottler is backing a new technology that makes food-grade plastic out of landfill-bound waste. → Read More
Credit Hurdles Hold Back Corporate Renewable-Energy Plans
Businesses with less than stellar credit ratings are struggling to sign long-term deals for wind and solar power in the U.S. and Europe. Corporate programs and government policies are stepping in to help buyers priced out of the market to cut greenhouse-gas emissions across supply chains. → Read More
Climate-Disclosure Rules Are Coming. Here’s How Companies Are Adapting.
Companies face rising scrutiny of how they plan to meet their promises to decarbonize, and for most large businesses, the lion’s share of their greenhouse-gas emissions usually arise in their supply chains and consumers’ use of their products and services. → Read More
Independent Group Stakes Out Position as Arbiter of Carbon-Offset Quality
Some carbon credits could start carrying a new badge advertising their quality before the end of the year. → Read More
Pressured to Cut Plastic Use, McDonald’s Aims to See What Works and What Doesn’t
Already using some durable containers in France and Germany, the fast-food company will examine the overall environmental impact worldwide and plans to report its findings next year. → Read More
Coming Soon to Carbon-Credit Markets: New Principles Aiming to Enhance Quality
A group seeking to improve carbon-credit standards will publish labeling rules in March that are intended to ease corporate buyers’ concerns and help improve the nascent market, but companies will still face a patchwork of standards applied by the various registries offering the offsets. → Read More
Many Companies Are Shying Away From Carbon Credits
Many companies are hesitant to buy carbon credits as the market faces criticism and coming standards remain unclear. → Read More
FTC Weighs Stiff Penalties on Deceptive ‘Green’ Marketing
The agency is seeking public comment on potential revisions to its guidelines on environmental marketing claims. → Read More
A Microsoft Leader’s COP27 Takeaway: It’s Time for Companies to Get Things Done
Plentiful renewable energy could attract global manufacturers, says Microsoft President Brad Smith → Read More
Amazon’s AWS Aims to Reduce Water Use at Its Data Centers
Amazon’s cloud-computing business targets providing more water to drought-prone communities than its operations consume → Read More
Products Made With Captured Greenhouse Gas Are Reaching Commercial Scale
Straws, bottles and packaging made with captured greenhouse-gas are starting to reach commercial scale, offering a way for businesses making and using everyday products to reduce emissions contributing to global warming. → Read More