This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the last 12 months, several companies have launched investment strategies to advance social-and-environmental causes alongside strategic and business goals. Much of this activity took place in early-stage innovation— venture…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you live in Sydney, Australia, and want to get rid of an old Ikea chair or bookcase, you can take it back to your local Ikea store, which will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On February 18, 2021, Assistant Director Stephen Menendian presented the Institute’s latest research findings on the exclusionary effects of restrictive zoning, a summary of prior research, and it’s relationship to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2020, philanthropic donations by major donors saw an almost 7 percent increase on a year-to-date basis. As companies direct more of their money to external charitable causes, internally decision-makers are assessing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The environmental community alone is often not strong enough to prevail in policy battles against strong opposing interests: to win, it needs the support of influential allies outside the traditional…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Companies offer unique opportunities to shape and influence gender norms, given their often-expansive value chains—the range of activities they undertake from source to consumption to deliver products or services. A…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For over two months, farmers in India have been on a largely peaceful protest over three laws the Indian Parliament passed in September 2020 to liberalize how and to whom…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To complement the United States’ return to the Paris climate agreement, elected officials joined the business and nonprofit community to launch the “America Is All In” coalition, which aims to collaborate with the federal…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The Refresh Working Group highlights 5 policy focus areas for regulation the responsible use of technology in every area of the food supply chain. • What role…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On February 1st, Myanmar’s military launched a coup and seized control of the government, less than a decade after the nation began its transition to democracy. Myanmar’s elected leader Aung…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On January 6, we witnessed an unprecedented attack on American democracy — the culmination of a sustained campaign to undermine the integrity of the November 2020 election and, ultimately, overturn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On the campaign trail, President Biden proposed increasing federal funding for K–12 education, in part by tripling Title I spending, and it is likely the new administration will want to…