This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A group of 24 young leaders around the world are pushing businesses and governments to commit to food system change as part of the Act4Food Act4Change campaign. During the United Nations Food…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While the COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the U.S. have been proved to be safe and effective, recent reports of rare adverse events, or side effects, have raised concerns. On…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2008, as big banks began failing across Wall Street and the housing and stock markets crashed, the nation saw how crucial financial regulation is for economic stability – and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Plastic waste is a growing global environmental concern. While we see more research on the impact plastic pollution is having on the natural environment, there has been less work trying to understand…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since 1960, the world’s population has more than doubled. Average life expectancy increased by 50 percent and income per person tripled. The share of people living in extreme poverty declined from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 2019 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award has been presented to our Director Jeremy Farrar in recognition of his work to improve global public health. Ahead of the award ceremony…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In recent decades, the world has made dramatic progress in lowering the number of deaths from infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, HIV, malaria, and polio. But as campaigns are paused or cut…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amid the global decarbonisation effort, nature-based climate solutions such as habitat conservation, reforestation, avoided deforestation and improved landscape management have been gaining momentum as credible mitigation options. The past year saw…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In early January 2020, the BBC reported about a new “mystery virus” in Wuhan, China. Since then, news organizations around the world have learned important lessons from covering COVID-19 that could become…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During a panel discussion hosted by The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN), WRAP, and the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic experts identified key solutions that can slash food waste and help reduce hunger.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The global fashion and retail industry’s reliance on producing quick-turnaround goods at a low cost through outsourcing and complex, globalised supply chains has allowed forced labour to thrive, workers’ rights…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The time is ripe for companies to look beyond quarterly earnings and depreciation schedules, and into frameworks and strategies that will build long-term resilience. Building the X-ray vision investors require…