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It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint: How to Avoid Burnout in Social Impact Careers
Here, Roshan Paul and Ilaina Rabbat, co-founders of the Amani Institute, provide a dashboard for both aspiring and established changemakers to reflect on their motivation, their limitations and their overall fortitude for life in a social impact care... View More
Green Science Policy Institute: Engaging Across Sectors to Drive Meaningful Change
The Institute’s work includes education and cross-sector partnerships to reduce harmful chemicals in products. We spoke with Senior Scientist Tom Bruton, PhD to learn more about the organization’s history, cross-sector collaborative efforts and f... View More
14 Innovators Win Grants for Solutions Aimed at Sustainably ‘Seeding the Future’
The startups and NGOs have won the inaugural Seeding the Future Global Food System Challenge, from the Institute of Food Technologists, aimed at scaling innovations that will help transform the food system. ... View More
Water May Be Life, But It Is Never a Given: Learnings from the Navajo Nation
It’s 2022, and 1 in 3 homes on the Navajo Nation Reservation still do not have a tap or toilet. In 2021, human rights nonprofit DigDeep collaborated with Kohler to launch the Water Is Life microgrant program — which is working to make safe water ... View More
Report Presents Decarbonization of Fashion Industry as $1T Investment Opportunity
Estimating an investment opportunity of $1 trillion, a new Fashion for Good-Apparel Impact Institute report breaks down the funding needed by solution category and identifies the types of funders best placed to take advantage of the opportunity and b... View More
Music Industry Heavyweights Pledge Collaborative, Coordinated Climate Action
The Music Climate Pact marks a significant step in aligning the global music business around a coherent and industry-coordinated strategy — and unify existing climate initiatives. ... View More
HSBC to Phase Out Coal Financing by 2040 — Will Wall Street Follow Suit?
HSBC announces its thermal coal phase-out plan on the same day as a Sierra Club-Center for American Progress report calls out Wall Street’s outsized contribution to the climate crisis. Can the necessary sea change be made in time to avoid disaster?... View More
Potty-Mouthed Campaign Raising Awareness of Lack of ‘F*ing Water’ for Canada’s Indigenous Communities
Public Inc’s latest social-justice outcry, in collaboration with First Peoples Group, shines light on lack of government action to address insufficient access to clean water in nearly 70 Indigenous communities across Canada. ... View More
European Retail Giants Drop Brazilian Beef Over Deforestation Linked to Meat Giant JBS
The move comes following an investigation by Repórter Brasil and Mighty Earth that tracked deforestation-linked beef to European retail store shelves. JBS, the world’s largest beef producer, has long been on the radar of environmental NGOs and for... View More
Cotton Laundering Shows Risk of Business as Usual with China
China’s importance to global supply chains as a key source of raw materials and labor puts brands at high risk of inadvertently supporting forced labor. Right now, the focus is on the garment industry; but other industries should pay close attentio... View More
‘Vanguardians of the Galaxy’ Stunt Shows Climate Laggards Can No Longer Fly Under the Radar
Two recent releases by a noted activist group put tough questions in front of one of the world’s largest financial institutions — which would be wise to pay attention. ... View More
Radical Hospitality: Inside a Cross-Sector Collaboration Delivering Life-Changing Impact
Mobile shower pioneer LavaMaeˣ and Unilever brand The Right to Shower have built a partnership that’s given more than 38,000 unhoused people dignity, hope and a fresh sense of opportunity. ... View More
Clearing the Way for Action: The Need for Coordination, Consistency to Close the Loop on Plastics
Dow aims to not only provide more sustainable products, but to share our expertise to support people and our planet’s wellbeing. For that expertise to reach its highest potential, it must be backed by international cooperation at every level. ... View More
In the Loop: Sustainable Development Models, Extending Product Lifecycles Furthering a Circular Future
Through Dow’s ‘Looped In’ series, sustainability experts across the company connect with industry leaders to discuss initiatives and partnerships that work toward building a more circular economy and explore what we can learn from the results. ... View More
Tau Index Provides Glimpse Into Nations Poised to Lead in Sustainability, Thanks to ICT
The Index ranks 144 countries based on their ICT infrastructures and ecosystems, including how well they are utilizing ICT to create more sustainable economies. For Tau Institute founder Roger Strukhoff, what sets the nations that will succeed apart ... View More
ChaRM: The Nonprofit on a Mission to Keep Hazardous Household Materials Out of the Environment
The Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM), run by Atlanta-based nonprofit Live Thrive, not only helps to safely divert a wide array of hazardous household materials from local landfills, it educates residents on the critical role of recycling ... View More
US Plastics Pact Unveils Plan to Achieve Circular Economy in US by 2025
Holding accountable over 95 organizations, The US Plastics Pact Roadmap outlines specific actions and responsibilities to propel the US closer to other developed nations in its management of plastic waste. ... View More
WWF’s ‘Forests Forward’ Helps Companies Deliver on Science-Driven Strategies to Benefit Nature, Climate, People
Companies including HP, IKEA, Kimberly-Clark, Lowe’s and Williams-Sonoma are working with WWF to create lasting change that makes tangible differences in people’s lives and the health of our natural world. ... View More
Bumble Bee Plants ‘SeaTrees’ to Kick Off Ocean-Regeneration Initiative
Solving the oceans’ critical challenges will require more brands to directly invest in — and get involved with — restoration, regeneration and rehabilitation efforts. Bumble Bee’s partnership with SeaTrees provides a replicable model for what... View More
Coalition Aims to Get US Back on Track with Paris Goals, Prove That ‘America Is All In’
As the US formally rejoins the Paris Agreement, a coalition of communities, businesses and institutions will play critical role in supporting an ambitious new US climate target and mobilizing whole-of-society climate action. ... View More
