This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Population Services International (PSI) joins more than 150 organizations to support the Thriving Together: Environmental Conservation and Family Planning initiative. As an organization that believes in putting the consumer at the center…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Heat waves, earthquakes, floods, droughts and disastrous sea levels are already occurring with disturbing frequency. These extreme weather events have become a major risk for business — and a mounting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Much of the news coming out of the U.N. climate conference has focused on the spectacle, and how countries’ pledges aren’t on track to prevent dangerous climate change. But behind the scenes,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Food system experts gathered at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) Nourish Scotland Pavilion in Glasgow on November 7 to discuss the role philanthropy should play in the climate emergency.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The urgency to address climate change is centering around two cities at the moment: Glasgow and Washington, D.C. World leaders are converging at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. East Coast has been experiencing hurricane-like flooding in recent days, with Georgia and the Carolinas getting the latest round. High tides are part of the problem, but there’s…
It is estimated that three billion people around the world don’t have access to adequate electricity. Seeing this as an amazing opportunity, in 2012, MPOWERD created the innovative Luci light. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Can art change the world? Or can it at least inspire people to engage with an urgent issue they’d otherwise be inclined to ignore? A new study of activist art…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “What do we see at the village level?” asked Jagveer Singh, of GVMNL, an NGO in Rajasthan, in India. “Encroachment is increasing, and regulatory authorities aren’t doing much. People tell…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Madeline Ostrander discusses the Mortenson family, who are forefront farmers and ranchers and their work may be the first step toward a better model of animal agriculture for the…
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…