This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ruth Richardson shares her expert insights into the TEEBAgriFood report to help nonprofits, NGOs, funders, and social entrepreneurs use the information to improve their efforts. • How does…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Huffington Post reports on how as a nation we are unsure as to how to drive policies to combat hunger crisis and our many individuals argue…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Five Thirty Eight takes a look at recent troubling weather patterns in the Midwest, where heavy rainfall — possibly induced by climate change — has caused…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In spite of previous failed attempts to impose a carbon tax in Washington State, advocates think the Protect Washington Act – which imposes a carbon fee…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Gender Action Plan approved at COP23 is a 2-year plan to involve women and men in all stages of the Paris climate agreement equally. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The World Wild Fund, start-up TraSeable, a small fishing company called Sea Quest, and a blockchain company called Viant are all partnering to properly tag and identify seafood…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for TriplePundit, Alegria Partners’ Nikki Pava discusses two obstacles to good sustainability practices in business (paralysis and over-ambition) and how to overcome them. • Are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Legal Food Hub matches small farms and food entrepreneurs with pro bono legal services to keep them from falling to unaffordable legal bills. • What other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company reports on MIT Media Lab’s artificial intelligence shipping container that is growing crops in place of outdoor farms that are consistently being affected by climate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank interviews Dr. Abou Tenkouano, member of the Steering Committee for the groundbreaking new report from The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food (TEEB AgriFood).…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The New York City Department of Sanitation has a nonprofit arm which is trying to take an alternative approach to food waste management. DSNY is launching a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Atlantic reports on volunteers in Iceland who literally use measuring tape to see how much the country’s icebergs have melted over the years — the…