This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 300 global companies have now committed to set emissions reduction targets through the Science Based Targets initiative. This year, more than 90 new companies have joined, demonstrating that the private…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Are Philanthropic Issue Funds Right For You? Wouldn’t you like to maximize the power of your giving? Now you can. Even an ambitious donor can be forgiven for looking at the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The historic Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria have weakened or dissipated. But communities are just beginning to come to grips with the devastation caused by these storms measured in lives…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The $1 billion SDG Investment Fund aims to attract $5 billion from private investors over the next four years to tackle the U.N.’s 2030 agenda in low- and middle-income countries.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For all of the freedom that vehicles have provided in the past 100 years, we recognize their effects on safety, emissions, and congestion in our cities. Through innovative technology, we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pace of the U.K.’s transition to a low-carbon economy may be at stake in the general election this week. The low-carbon economy could contribute 13% of the U.K. GDP…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The impact of global warming on temperature-induced human mortality has long been a concern, where it has been hypothesized that rising temperatures will lead to an increase in the number of deaths…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Trinity will spearhead a €12m EU project, “Connecting Nature” which will develop man-made, nature-focused installations, such as the creation of urban woodlands and roof gardens, to make European cities greener…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Plenty of big companies have announced sustainability commitments (and progress) in light of the Paris climate agreement and U.N. Sustainable Development targets. Few have openly put a pricetag on what…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An Inconvenient Sequel, the follow-up to Al Gore’s blockbuster 2006 global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, spends a major chunk of its screen time on an intellectual-property deal—one that was imagined, brokered,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every so often, the worst-case scenario comes to pass. As of Sunday afternoon, the remnants of Hurricane Harvey seem likely to exceed the worst forecasts that preceded the storm. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As Earth Day approaches, it’s an appropriate time to remember environmental successes we’ve had. One such victory was the Montreal Protocol, the first major international environmental agreement of its kind,…