This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Strawberries at Christmas: an image that epitomizes consumer fantasies from the global food supply chain. Hidden behind the haze of food supply “magic” is the reality of increasingly pressured resources…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Post-traumatic stress disorder is most commonly associated with war veterans, but it’s increasingly a problem for survivors of weather disasters. The 2018 Camp Fire, for example, was the deadliest in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Climate Resilience Justice Fund, backed by funders including Porticus, Oak, Bosch, and Ikea Foundations, has called for at least $1 billion in philanthropic funding to address the injustice already…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s easy for sustainability professionals — or anyone else for that matter — to fall into a sense of climate despair. So much work lies ahead if humankind has a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A group of five young climate activists are entering their ninth day of a hunger strike to demand that Democrats in Congress pass meaningful climate legislation as part of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Net-zero emissions pledges to protect the climate are coming fast and furious from companies, cities and countries. But declaring a net-zero target doesn’t mean they plan to stop their greenhouse…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Congress is preparing to consider a historic $135 billion investment in agriculture to fight climate change and deliver resources to farmers and families in need of support. The package would…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Despite the global dimension of climate change, we found local social norms effective in battling it, much like they promote specific behaviors among those ‘keeping up with the Joneses’—or now,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During GreenBiz’s VERGE 21 conference last week, conversations surrounding the food sector and its goal for reducing carbon emissions kept intersecting at one key point — the supply chain. “All…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Policies aimed at protecting the planet should be inclusive of individuals with disabilities since environmental issues often affect these communities the most. • How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Addressing the climate crisis can no longer be the work of the few foundations and donors who fund climate work. Instead, we need an “all-of-philanthropy” level of engagement, expertise, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to the report, State of Climate Action 2021: Systems Transformations Required to Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C (249 pages, PDF), the transformations required to avoid the worst climate impacts span changes…