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A Security Threat Assessment of Global Climate Change: How Likely Warming Scenarios Indicate a Catastrophic Security Future
A Security Threat Assessment of Global Climate Change: How Likely Warming Scenarios Indicate a Catastrophic Security Future (The Center for Climate and Security, Feb 2020, 84p) The National Security, Military,...
Climate Change, Climate Scenarios, Existential Risks, Existential Threats, Global Catastrophic Risk Analysis
Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking
A U.S. based alliance of 12 member organizations, "that advocates for solutions to prevent and end all forms of human trafficking and modern slavery around the world." Publications A small...
American Carbon Registry
A nonprofit enterprise run by Winrock International, "that was founded in 1996 as the first private voluntary greenhouse gas registry in the world." They aim to "create confidence in the...
Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Ecosystem Services
Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Ecosystem Services (IPBES, 2018, 686p; 44p Summary) Published by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, this is a powerful eye-opening work...
Books | Reports, Ecosystem Services | Natural Wealth Valuation, Environmental Assessment, Land Degradation Assessment
B Lab
A non-profit organization that awards B Corporation Certification to for-profit organizations. "The ‘B’ stands for beneficial and indicates that the certified organization voluntarily meets certain standards of transparency, accountability, sustainability,...
Climate Disclosure Standards Board
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board is an “international consortium of business and environmental NGOs committed to advancing and aligning the global mainstream corporate reporting model to equate natural capital with...
College Sustainability Report Card
It is an initiative of the Sustainable Endowments Institute. The Report "is designed to identify colleges and universities that are leading by example in their commitment to sustainability." Moreover, "the...
COVID-19 Strategy Update
COVID-19 Strategy Update (WHO, April 14, 2020, 23p.) The World Health Organization gives an overview of the current situation, key insights, and national and international strategies. “Countries must do everything...
Education Development Center
A global nonprofit advancing "lasting solutions to improve education, promote health, and expand economic opportunity." Works on "in-depth research endeavors to district- and country-wide reform initiatives" with programs providing "individuals,...
Ethic Mark GEMS
The initiative of Ethical Markets Media and the EthicMark® Awards for Advertising works to challenge global mining of gems. They believe that it's "unnecessary now that human science creates gems...
Ethical Trading Initiative
The initiative strives to be a "driving force in ethical trade "by influencing businesses to "act responsibly and promote decent work." It encourages respect for workers by working to "tackle...
Exponential Roadmap Initiative
The science based cross-sector collaboration was started by 20 scientists from Stockholm Resilience Centre, Future Earth, the World Wildlife Fund, and other organizations. It highlights 36 solutions with exponential scaling...
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
A global standard guided by the belief that a country’s natural resources belong to its citizens, to promote the open and accountable management of oil, gas and mineral resources. Ignited...
Certifying Organizations, Extractive Industries Transparency, Fossil Fuels, Poverty Reduction, Resource Extraction, Resources
Global Animal Partnership
A non-profit organization "made up of farmers, scientists, retailers, manufacturers, and animal advocates, all collaborating with a common purpose: improving animal welfare." Created a "5-Step Animal Welfare Rating program for...
Global Energy Assessment
It "defines a new global energy policy agenda" – one that aims to transform the way "society thinks about, uses, and delivers energy." GEA research aims to "facilitate equitable and sustainable...
Global Energy Review 2020: The impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on global energy demand and CO2 emissions
Global Energy Review 2020: The impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on global energy demand and CO2 emissions (IEA, 28th April 2020, 56p) A flagship report by the International Energy Agency...
Global Goals
The Global Goals are officially known as the Sustainable Development Goals or the SDGs. World leaders agreed to them, in an attempt to end poverty, fight inequality and address the...
International Declarations, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals, UN Sustainable Development Goals
Global Marshall Plan Initiative
The "integrative platform for a world in balance" consists of a "network from more than 5000 supporters from all levels of society, which it gathers politics, economy and civil society...
Global Reporting Initiative
Is an “independent, international organization working on sustainability reporting.” GRI “helps businesses and governments worldwide understand and communicate their impact on critical sustainability issues in order to create social, environmental...
Green Bond Principles
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) serves as Secretariat to the Principles, that "are voluntary process guidelines that recommend transparency and disclosure and promote integrity in the development of the...