This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global demand for water is increasing and many people do not have access to the clean and safe water that they need. There are things that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As droughts and storms grow in frequency and intensity, managing when are where precipitation occurs may prove useful. However, cloud seeding is largely unproven, and other solutions…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As water resources become increasingly strained, the world must look to improve water management through techniques new and old to avert disaster. • What do water…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Water sanitation systems do not get a lot of attention but are integral to making sustainable change around clean water. • What can organizations do to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We’ve written about what we call the “parks, cafes and a riverwalk” model of sustainability, which focuses on providing new green spaces, mainly for high-income people. This vision of shiny residential…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Newsweek released its most recent list of the greenest American corporations, well-known names like Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson headlined the lineup of environmentally friendly candidates. To be green, companies must commit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the basement of her home, Daphna Nissenbaum began the Tipa Corporation. Funds raised from friends and family allowed her to hire bioplastic experts. Their job: to source flexible packaging materials…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than a third of us wear a uniform at work. The problem with that is, as with most garments, when uniforms reach the end of their life they are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Food Tank’s Inaugural Seattle Summit is just a couple of weeks away, and we’re excited to connect and collaborate with our members and member organizations in the Pacific Northwest. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today, there is a great deal of awareness and concern about the environment sweeping through all 50 states. General Motors today is one of the leading companies in this realm,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ivory pirates, slave traders, and naturalists alike have long sought out the Zanzibar archipelago, a biodiverse group of islands lying off the coast of Tanzania in East Africa. One of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Seagrasses are the “coastal canaries” of oceans and bays. When these underwater flowering plants are sick or dying, it means the ecosystem is in big trouble — typically due to…