The World Academy of Sciences
Formerly known as "The Third World Academy of Sciences" (2013), this science organization is dedicated to “the advancement of science in developing countries – works to support sustainable prosperity through...
The Water Center
A collaborative research center focused on regional and global urban water issues that aims "to be the preeminent center that provides integrated real-world solutions to critical urban water problems. Supports...
The Universe of Human Security
"The Universe of Human Security" by Edmundo Oliveira delves into the concept of human security - protecting individuals and communities from threats such as conflict, crime, and natural disasters. The...
The Third Pole
The Third Pole (2009; Asia; 9 staff; thethirdpole.net) The multilingual platform works to promote information and discussion about the Himalayan watershed and the rivers that originate there. It is an...
The Tenure Facility
It "provides grants to secure the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to their lands and forests, thereby strengthening their communities and reducing global climate change and poverty in...
The Sustainability Consortium
Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Consumer Products, Consumption, Product Sustainability Rating, Sustainable Consumption
The Sustainability Consortium (2009; Scottsdale, United States; 32 staff; sustainabilityconsortium.org) A global organization, with over 100 members, that tries to transform "the consumer goods industry towards more sustainable consumer products." ...
The Sunrise Project
The global network of changemakers believes in the "power of social movements to change the world." They take a system-wide view of the causes of, and solutions to, the climate...
The Solutions Project
An organization that “supports the ideas and energy of the people working at the frontlines of the climate crisis.” It makes “grants to the dozens of organizations closest to the...
The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund
It is a "global financing mechanism", which supports country-driven programmes to bring sanitation and hygiene to all." Investing in a "public-private approach, the fund aims to capitalize on the strengths...
The Risk Institute
An alliance of forward-thinking companies and academics that aim to propagate effective risk management strategies to protect firms and create growth and value. They operate at a unique intersection between...
The Recycling Partnership
Dedicated to advancing the circular economy in North America by improving residential recycling, providing technical assistance, and investing in the recycling value chain to reduce waste, create jobs and generate...
The Peace Track Initiative
A peacebuilding initiative produced at the Geneva Center for Security Policy in 2017 and incorporated in Canada as a non-profit. It "aims to localize and feminize the peace process by...
The Paris Peace Forum
An international platform for global governance solutions-focused "on improving the organization of our world in order to address its most pressing challenges in the areas of peace and security, development,...
The Organic Center
Is a non-profit research and education organization. It strives to “conduct and convene credible, evidence-based science on the environmental and health effects of organic food and farming and communicate the...
The Northern Research Forum
The Northern Research Forum (University of Akureyri; northern-research-forum) Based at UNAK, the NRF is a part of the University so it is operated from there, in line with the University’s...
The New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute (NZCCRI)
It conducts high-quality academic climate change research; collaborating with the New Zealand government and international researchers to produce international scholarly and policy-relevant research. They "develop, disseminate, and discuss interdisciplinary climate...
The Nature of Cities
City Planning, Green Cities, Sustainable City Planning, Urban Greening, Urban Resilience and Sustainability
Curates and disseminates transdisciplinary conversations about green city making to "create cities worldwide that are resilient, sustainable, livable and just." Activities: a virtual magazine featuring the diverse work and ideas...
The Nature Conservancy
The "global environmental nonprofit" is the world's “leading conservation organization." It impacts "conservation in 72 countries and territories: 38 by direct conservation impact and 34 through partners", working "to protect...
The National Crime Agency
Works to build an "intelligence picture of serious and organized crime threats, relentlessly pursuing the most serious and dangerous offenders and developing and delivering specialist capabilities on behalf of law...
The MIT Press
It is a "distinguished university press in the world" and a "publisher of books and journals at the intersection of science, technology, art, social science, and design." It issues some...