This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kaysie Brown at United Nations Foundation highlights the progress made toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and explains what needs to be done in 2020 to spur…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Emily Pontecorvo reports on a new sponge being tested that has the potential to clean oil spills and make a great impact on clean water. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The New Food Economy reports how climate change is affecting rice crops and farmers, not only from the challenge to meet demand but also when the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to a new study, ongoing habitat management could help prevent hurricane-driven extinctions, such as the one of the pineland croton in Florida. • How can aid…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Virginia Gewin discusses the companies with plant based products, from coffee to cosmetics, that are boosting biodiversity and sustainability. • These companies are recognizing that climate change…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ben Soltoff argues that blockchain technology could close the record-keeping gaps that are a significant barrier to tracking progress on the Paris Agreement. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A new method of becteria detection called ON-rep-seq could be helpful in identifying food poisoning at about 200 times less than traditional methods. · How can this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The World Health Organization recently approved its first biosimilar of trastuzumab, a medicine used to treat about 20% of breast cancers. This stamp of approval from the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A report from the World Economic Forum discusses how long it will take various regions of the world to reach gender equality, with Western Europe currently…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this #Solvable series from The Rockefeller Foundation, Jake Porway, founder and Executive Director of DataKind, discusses how data algorithms can serve humanity and advance social good. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · With more than a third of the Earth’s plants dwindling to extinction, Tim Radford explains that this affects the future of food security. · What can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lincoln Wilcox lists four barriers to building a new market that any entrepreneur should keep in mind for success. • How have entrepreneurs overcome this barrier to…