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German Advisory Council on Global Change
Notable Organizations, Organizations
Its principal tasks are to analyze global environment and development problems, evaluate national and international research in the field of global change, provide early warning of new issue areas, identify...
Environment, Science, Sustainable Development
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Notable Organizations, Organizations
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...
Fossil Fuels, Resource Extraction, Sustainability Standards
Earth Institute
Notable Organizations, Organizations
It was founded to advance the basic understanding of earth science and apply that knowledge to decisions made by governments and businesses around the world. They aim to find solutions...
Earth System, Sustainable Development
Earth Charter Initiative
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It consists of individuals and organizations that predominantly act independently and occasionally collaborate. It is comprised of the ECI Secretariat, its Education Center and the ECI Council. The secretariat is...
Sustainability
Forest Stewardship Council International
Notable Organizations, Organizations
It promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests; encouraging forest operations that are structured and managed sk that they are sufficiently profitable, without generating...
Forestation/ Forest Managament, Sustainability
Club of Rome
Notable Organizations, Organizations
It is a "platform of diverse thought leaders who identify holistic solutions to complex global issues and promote policy initiatives and action to enable humanity to emerge from multiple planetary...
Sustainability
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
Notable Organizations, Organizations
It's works to "address climate change by developing and implementing policies and programs that generate measurable reductions in both greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks", with a focus on tackling...
Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases/ Emissions Reduction
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Notable Organizations, Organizations
It seeks to mobilize scientific and technical expertise from academia, civil society, and the private sector in support of sustainable development problem-solving at local, national, and global scales.  To this...
Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainability Transitions Research Network
Notable Organizations, Organizations
The organisations main focus is sustainability transitions i.e. the long-term transformation processes of established industries, socio-technical systems and societies to more sustainable modes of production and consumption. It's mission is...
Sustainability, Systems Thinking & Analysis, Transition
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Notable Organizations, Organizations
It seeks to “empower higher education to lead the sustainability transformation” by enabling institutions “to model and advance sustainability in everything they do, from governance and operations to education and...
Education/Training, Sustainability, Transformation/Change