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Recent research casts doubt on emissions targets, with an Accenture report showing only 16% of companies on track. However, a PwC analysis paints a more optimistic picture: two-thirds are on track for Scope 1 and 2, and half for Scope 3. Breaking the numbers down by sector revealed a correlation between ambition and progress. Simply put, sectors that set more ambitious targets are generally exceeding them, while those with more conservative goals are off track. Unsurprisingly, the trend reflects the abatement options open to different industries. Why the state of sustainability is healthier than the media would have you believe: https://buff.ly/QOJtht5 ?? Graph courtesy of PwC analysis, CDP (2024)

?? Fabric facts: Recent research has quantified that repairs have more power than secondhand sales to prevent or delay new purchases. 82% of repair services displace the purchase of a factory-fresh garment, compared with 60% for resale services, according to the nonprofit Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). It saves 16 pounds of CO2, roughly equivalent to driving a gasoline car for 20 miles, to repair a cotton T-shirt instead of buying a new one, the report found. How 2 startups are revamping resale. ??

“Many companies have Scope 3 in their accounts but don’t know who the emitter is. If I give you an instrument to invest in mitigation, I’m expanding your options.” Learn how SBTi's target-setting overhaul offers more options for reducing Scope 3 emissions ??

Visions Management, a small, woman-owned firm that handles facilities management, knew little about net zero before it was approached by Salesforce. “When the contract was first presented, I was overwhelmed,” said Visions founder and CEO Amy Garber. “I didn’t know what it all meant. I was afraid of failure.” Here's how it worked out. ??

Brush up on the states that already have laws mandating corporate emissions disclosure or have introduced such bills. Trellis will continue to update it in real time as new laws come on line. ??

SBTi will consider input on all of the revisions in the Corporate Net Zero 2.0 draft between March 18 and June 1. Changes will be incorporated into a new draft that will be circulated for a second public consultation, before it is ultimately submitted for approval by the SBTi technical council. What happens next? Here's what to expect: https://buff.ly/z4Qg2Jw ?? Timeline graphic by Sophia Davirro

“This bill would ensure that the biggest historic polluters in the state — the companies that have known for almost 50 years that their products were destabilizing the planet we live on — that those companies pay their fair share of the costs inflicted on our state by the climate crisis." ?? Kate Ogden, head of advocacy and movement building, Seventh Generation

?? 86% of retail executives told ThredUp that customer desire for used apparel has either grown or stayed steady in the past three years, according to ThredUp’s report.

At Trellis, the runup to our 25th anniversary has been a time to recalibrate our products and services to meet this moment, with all its promise and peril. Now we’re reimagining our events, too. ??

The draft includes suggestions that would let companies get credit for “high-integrity” carbon removal activities taking place between now and their net-zero target year (usually 2050). SBTi offers three pathways being considered as part of the new consultation.?? https://buff.ly/TU0pfVK