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    How Tax Havens Facilitate Environmental Degradation

    Massive Science Jun 8, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Cassie Freund explains how tax havens allow dark money to flow to projects that hurt biodiversity.  • How can funders increase financial transparency in business and philanthropy…

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    Four Things to Know About the State of Biodiversity

    United Nations Foundation Jun 8, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Monica Dean shares four key findings from the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services that environmental funders should know.  • How does the issue of biodiversity…

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    What Children Can Teach Us About Looking After the Environment

    Phys.org Jun 7, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Children are capable of working together to protect a common resource to ensure long-term sustainability. The most successful method employed by the children mirrors successful sustainability…

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    Natural Capital: A Movement To Show Nature Is Worth More Alive Than Dead

    Forbes May 26, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jake Hayman, writing for Forbes, discusses the intricacies of funding natural capital, a movement focusing on investment in natural resources rather than their destruction.  •What are…

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    7 Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Plastic Straws to Help Save the Oceans

    Global Citizen

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen discusses the extensive damage plastic pollution does to our oceans. In order to mitigate the issue, this article lists some alternatives to plastic straws…

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    An Urban Solution for Monarch Butterfly Decline

    Fast Company May 24, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Adele Peters reports that a building in Manhattan will act as a monarch butterfly sanctuary thanks to support from nonprofits.   • How can funders scale up solutions…

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    The White House Wants to Eliminate Funding for Coastal Management

    Surfrider Foundation May 23, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Pete Stauffer at Surfrider Foundation reports on the White House’s budget plans for 2020 which aim to cut roughly $1 billion for the National Oceanic & Atmospheric…

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    Stemming the Tide of Trash: Five Essential Reads on Recycling

    The Conversation May 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jennifer Weeks, writing for The Conversation, lists five critical reads that detail the impact of recycling and how to reduce U.S. waste management issues. • How can…

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    The Value of Variety in ESG Reporting

    TriplePundit May 15, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Julia Wilson, writing for TriplePundit, describes the variety of ESG reporting available to companies and how these entities can make the most of strategic and thoughtful ESG…

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    1 Million Species are at Risk for Extinction

    Fast Company May 15, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Adele Peters highlights concerns listed in a UN report that found that 1 million species are at risk of extinction because of human intervention.  • How…

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    Developing New Models for Collaboration in Animal Conservation

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Fred Nelson and Jeffrey Parrish explain that human impact on animal and plant species is getting worse. However, some organizations are focused on animal conservation plans through…

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    How to Calculate Your Food Footprint

    Food Tank May 10, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank highlights FoodPrint, an online hub that houses resources for developing a sustainable lifestyle, and is a tool that consumers can use to learn about the…

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