This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From offshore wind farms in Britain to floating solar power plants in Vietnam, about 13,000 renewable energy projects in nearly 50 countries are waiting for finance — and could create up…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The expectation of rising living standards, with each generation doing better than the one before, has long been a given. More recently, that expectation has diminished—and with good reason. One…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Congressional debate over a first $580 billion infrastructure bill forced its focus onto roads, bridges, and wiring, and away from job training and workforce development. Renewing our nation’s physical infrastructure…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. You’d be hard-pressed to find many positives from Melbourne’s latest, six-week COVID-19 lockdown. But increased economic and employment opportunities for migrant, refugee, and asylum seeker women is one of them.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For generations, hundreds of thousands of West Virginia coal miners earned a good living. The money they made supported local economies in towns across Appalachia. And their labor down in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy and gutted the job market, exacerbating disparities in income and economic opportunity. The resulting recession has impacted our most vulnerable…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Experts at the Urban Institute examine the Purple Campaign’s certification program and policy framework for addressing harassment in the changing workplace. • What can organizations take…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Generation Work initiative, the Economic Opportunities Program, researches best practices connecting employers and young adults of color to job opportunities. • How can this…
Community colleges and their partners can do more to train students for the workforce, a process that should start as early as middle school, community college leaders and experts said…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If any bioregion is well-suited to streak towards a net-zero carbon emissions economy, it would seem to be Cascadia. British Columbia, Washington and Oregon set some of North America’s first…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To be successful, we must invest in skills training at the same time we invest in physical infrastructure. Infrastructure is inherently people-centered; built for the people, by the people. Washington…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When hiring employees, a business is usually hoping for a good match, an added skillset, and mission alignment. Unconscious bias often means most new candidates resemble the team already in…