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To all our friends, partners and colleagues, we are so thankful for each and every one of you! You have chosen to join GreenBiz on a journey to empower professional communities to confront the climate crisis while building a regenerative, prosperous and just economy that supports life in all its richness, diversity and beauty. Today that journey evolves. Welcome to Trellis Group! Nice to meet you, again.

There's no time like the present. If you're thinking of joining the 6,000+ leaders learning and sharing what it takes to deploy climate tech at scale this fall, be sure to register for #VERGE24 by this Friday, August 9 to save on your All-Access Pass: https://buff.ly/4bhglIc 📣 In the meantime, we look forward to welcoming these recently confirmed speakers! 👋 Say hello to... Noelani Derrickson, Public Policy & Business Development — Tesla Amelia DeLuca, Chief Sustainability Officer — Delta Air Lines Siva Vankineni, Sr. Global Transportation Manager — Google Denise Melville, Head of Sustainability — BMW of North America Cheshta Balwani, Clean Transportation & Distributed Energy Solutions Architect — Black & Veatch Pavan Katte, Head of North America Maintenance, Utilities & ESG — Kraft Heinz

On July 30 the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) released two reports in anticipation of its 2025 update to its Corporate Net-Zero Standard. Although the documents contain no statements about or draft proposals for next year’s update will actually contain, they signal two likely outcomes relevant to carbon credits: It appears unlikely that SBTi staff will include carbon offsetting in its Net-Zero Standard update next year. SBTi is looking to strengthen incentives to mitigate ongoing, unabated emissions, including through carbon credit retirement. Read more by Margaret Morales: https://buff.ly/46xpxaM

At Trellis Group, it goes without saying that we care about sustainability at our events. Replenysh was Circularity 24's Material Recovery and Destination Partner. First in the industry to offer the Destination Promise™, Replenysh enables brands to recover materials and ensures they are recirculated into the supply chain-- never the landfill. Learn more about Replenysh and their work at #Circularity24 here: https://lnkd.in/g5ZxKH9p Cc: Phoebe Yu, Jessica Coons, Morganne Sigismonti

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How the maker of Jack Daniel’s is fighting to save white oak forests: https://buff.ly/3AepHru | Article by Alex Novarro, PhD

In today's rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, organizations are under increasing pressure not only to disclose their current sustainability performance but to also implement effective climate action strategies.🌎 Join experts from Sphera to discover how companies can develop a comprehensive and actionable decarbonization roadmap in line with regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations in our free webinar, August 20, 10:30AM ET. ➡️ Register here: https://buff.ly/4d55DpO 🎙️ Speakers: Preyasi Patel, Director, Consulting Delivery, Sphera Stefan Premer, Director, Consulting, Sphera Nicolas Schuerhoff, Consultant – Strategic Advisory Services, Sphera John Davies, President, Networks, GreenBiz Group (Moderator) If you can't tune in live, please register and we will email you a link to access the webcast recording and resources, available to you on-demand after the live webcast.

The week in climate policy ⬇️ 4 stories you should follow: ➡️ Chevron muscles its way out of California ➡️ It pays to be a Western farmer during a drought ➡️ A global accounting body confirms that investors want climate impact disclosures ➡️ IRA clean energy tax credits cash in Read the full article by Leah Garden: https://buff.ly/3WAJdFV

New studies indicate SBTi will still exclude offsets for Scope 3 emissions. Article by Margaret Morales: https://buff.ly/46xpxaM