This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. ACE has grappled with the financial, strategic, and psychological repercussions of COVID-19 and the emotional toll of the tragic events that necessitated the Black Lives Matter uprising (with which we show total…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If it did nothing else, the emergence of Covid-19 a year ago underscored for all of us the importance of anticipating and preparing for — and, as appropriate, steering the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly becoming incorporated across all aspects of organizations, including business strategies, operations and product/service offerings. Recent global research of boards of directors by Willis Towers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Why climate smart agriculture? Climate-smart agriculture has three objectives that make it a holistic and equitable solution for poverty in the age of climate change: Increased adaptability of farmers to changing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hip hop has been speaking to peoples’ struggles since it came out of South Bronx in the 1970s, whether it’s been about poverty, racism or gun violence. Why shouldn’t it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In normal times, about 100 souls live in this small Northern Minnesota town on the banks of the Mississippi River where we are making our stand against one of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month, the first-ever auction for oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) ended with just three bidders winning drilling rights to more than half a million acres.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Childhood visits to zoos and aquariums inspired my love of animals and desire to protect species and the wild places they call home. These institutions are where I first learned…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On January 27, newly-installed Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin — having already made history as the first Black American appointed to the role — broke new ground for the Department…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I was chatting recently with a veteran strategy wonk about the world’s stuttering progress toward decarbonization. Electricity generation was an early focus. More recently, the transport sector began to move…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across cities and villages in India, an impending water crisis is at our doorsteps. India will face a water shortfall of almost 50 percent by 2030, if our water use continues…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 1. India has a serious water problem The 2030 Water Resources Group estimates that if we continue to consume water as per the current rate, India will have only half the…