This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you want to measure how society is progressing, GDP growth doesn’t work particularly well–it completely misses problems like inequality or climate change. One economist suggests thinking of a doughnut…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Delivering humanitarian and development aid in fragile and conflict-affected places is not easy. War zones are complicated and dangerous, and aid agencies must deliver urgent and life-saving assistance in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Among the companies jumping on the RE100 bandwagon is Nike, which two years ago made a pledge to run 100 percent on renewables by 2025. Recently the footwear and athletic apparel company has announced…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Meet 8hz, a new ethical brand dedicated to making products with fabric created from plastic bottles. The whole idea started when Mateo Neri, CEO of 8hz, was doing a large…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After decades of bitter struggle, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge seems on the verge of being opened to the oil industry. The consensus tax bill Republicans are trying to pass retains…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This month’s tragic mudslides in Montecito, California are a reminder that natural hazards lurk on the doorsteps of many U.S. homes, even in affluent communities. Similar events occur every year around the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Much news about the environment in 2017 focused on controversies over Trump administration actions, such as proposals to promote more use of coal and budget cuts at relevant federal agencies.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. China plays an outsized – and growing – role in world affairs. This is certainly the case when it comes to the blue economy, in which China is the dominant…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. McDonald’s, the world’s largest restaurant company, has announced two new goals focused on packaging and recycling that it plans to meet by 2025 in each of its 37,000 restaurants. First,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The goals of ending poverty and delivering shared prosperity mean that “frontline” countries – those with the largest deprivations – must be at the center of expanding service delivery. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Q: The LUI Che Woo Welfare Betterment Prize provides recognition from the private sector on the importance of land rights in development — how is this helping with wider communication and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fossil fuel divestment is one of the major levers at the disposal of citizens and governments to address climate change and accelerate the transition to a clean economy. For many…