ZERI
It seeks solutions to world challenges, viewing "waste as a resource and seeking solutions using nature's design principles as inspiration." It also "seeks sustainable solutions for society, from unreached communities...
ZEF: Center for Development Research
It is focused on development, aiming to find "science-based solutions to development-related issues." It works to contributes to capacity development in Africa, Asia, and South and Latin America. It is...
Youth2030 Progress Report: 2023
It marks a significant milestone, commemorating five years since the UN Youth Strategy, Youth2030 launch. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the progress made in implementing Youth2030, comparing baseline...
YK Center
Green Finance, Green Investment, Impact Investment, Market Solutions, Responsible Investment, Sustainable Development Goals
It incubates innovative initiatives that accelerate the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. It's focus is on market solutions through impact investments, green finance and education. Publications: Video...
Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, and Energy
It aims to design the transitions to a sustainable society, by means of a transdisciplinary approach that encourages systems understanding. The research focuses on transition processes, with four teams: 1)...
Worldometer
A portal containing live "world statistics on population, government and economics, society and media, environment, food, water, energy and health." It aims to make "world statistics available in a thought-provoking...
WorldFish
It operates internationally to help reduce hunger, malnutrition, and poverty; with a focus on sustainable aquaculture, resilient small-scale fisheries, and improving the nutritional contributions of fish to the poor. They...
World Wildlife Fund
It's one of the “world’s leading conservation organizations,” best known for its panda logo. It's mission is to “conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of...
World Weather Attribution Project
A collaboration initiative between climate scientists at "Imperial College London in the UK, KNMI in the Netherlands, IPSL/LSCE in France, Princeton University and NCAR in the US, ETH Zurich in...
World Vision International
A worldwide faith-based organization, with 80 international offices. It works with "communities, donors, partners, and governments to create opportunities for better futures for vulnerable children … even in the toughest...
World Trade Organization
It is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. The goal is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible....
World Resources Institute
It works closely with leaders to "turn big ideas into action to sustain a healthy environment—the foundation of economic opportunity and human well-being.” And seeks to move human society to...
World Neighbors
It helps people in developing nations to find sustainable solutions to fight hunger and disease; focus on training and education in communities. Since its inception, World Neighbors has affected the...
World Meteorological Organization
WMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to fostering international cooperation and coordination on the state and behavior of the Earth’s atmosphere, its interaction with the land...
World Institute of Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
It provides "a range of services from policy advice to governments as well as freely available original research coordinated by a core group of resident and non-resident researchers and undertaken...
World Health Organization (WHO)
Major UN agency concerned with disease and public health promotion; WHO operates 150 country offices in six different regions, researching and working on communicable diseases, noncommunicable diseases, environmental health, lifestyles,...
World Future Council
The World Future Council was formed to "speak on behalf of policy solutions that serve the interests of future generations", focusing on identifying and spreading effective, future-just policy solutions. It...
World Fair Trade Organization
As a whole, it aims "to enable producers to improve their livelihoods and communities through Fair Trade", using a FTO Mark to help identify companies that are committed to Fair...
World Environment Center
It works to advance "sustainable development through the business practices of member companies and in partnership with governments, multilateral organizations, non-governmental organizations, universities and other stakeholders." It creates "sustainable business...
World Economic Forum
It is committed "to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.” It views the...