Meg Wilcox

Contributor

GreenBiz.com

Meg Wilcox is a freelance writer based in Boston covering the environment, science, food and sustainability. Her articles have appeared in the Boston Globe, Scientific American, Smithsonian Magazine, Salon, Environmental Health News, Ensia Magazine, Eater and other publications.

More than half of companies risk ‘net zero greenwash’, report says

November 27, 2023

by Meg Wilcox

InfluenceMap calls out a gap between corporations’ climate pledges and lobbying.
Case study: How Prologis is turning the sustainability regulatory squeeze into opportunity

September 8, 2023

by Meg Wilcox

Prologis, a logistics real estate company, is integrating ESG into its business strategy and decision-making by prioritizing team collaboration and investment in data systems.
How global pharma GSK is rewriting supplier rules to protect biodiversity

July 31, 2023

by Meg Wilcox

To address its impact on nature and biodiversity, U.K.-based GSK developed sustainable sourcing standards for ingredients such as lactose, gelatin, palm oil, paper and sugar.
- Supply Chain
- Nature & Biodiversity
6 ways investors can close the data, metrics gap for nature

July 18, 2023

by Meg Wilcox

Panelists at GreenFin23 offered guidance on how investors can identify and navigate nature dependencies and risks.
Dispatch from the Global Plastics Treaty talks

June 13, 2023

by Meg Wilcox

Companies urged to get engaged, take action after Paris negotiation.
What businesses should know about Colorado’s new ‘forever chemicals’ ban

August 1, 2022

by Meg Wilcox

Colorado will restrict the sale of PFAS in many consumer products starting in 2024, and at least 11 states are moving to impose restrictions.
Can closed loop battery recycling and geothermal lithium help solve the supply crunch?

June 28, 2022

by Meg Wilcox

Five- to tenfold growth is expected in the global lithium battery market over the next decade as people shift to electric vehicles, but already lithium supplies are tight.
- Transportation & Mobility
- Electric Vehicles
How railway Norfolk Southern is easing trucking bottlenecks

April 12, 2022

by Meg Wilcox

A creative Norfolk Southern incentive program encourages truckers to pick up full containers at terminals after dropping off empty ones.
The 6 sustainable packaging trends we'll be watching in 2022

January 6, 2022

by Meg Wilcox

It will be a reckoning for companies racing the clock to meet their 2025 sustainable packaging goals.
7 things to know about carbon removal markets

August 9, 2021

by Meg Wilcox

Corporate demand for carbon removal options is growing more quickly than supply. Developing a ‘quality’ market will take standards, regulations, investments and transparency.