Sustainability Research Centre
It is one of the University of the Sunshine Coast’s flagship research concentrations. It focuses on societal adaptation, "more specifically, understanding the social dimensions of regional environmental change." This focus...
Sustainability Institute
An "international living and learning centre for theory and practice in values based, entrepreneurial empowered action towards positive social impact and ecological restoration." The Institute is recognised as a "leading...
Sustainability Academy
It is a global initiative that aims to "offer affordable specialized online education and coaching in the field of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility." The Academy is sponsored by the Centre...
Surdna Foundation
The foundation “pursues a range of philanthropic purposes," including "social justice reform, healthy environments, inclusive economies, and thriving cultures across the United States." It makes investments in an attempt to...
Strategic Sustainability Consulting
It provides organizations with the "tools and expertise they need to actively manage their social and environmental impact", aiming to help "under-resourced organizations implement sustainable solutions usually reserved for large,...
Stockholm International Water Institute
The research institute seeks to "develop innovative policies and science-based solutions to water-related challenges for a water wise world where the value of water is recognized, and steps are taken...
Stimson Center
Is a nonprofit nonpartisan think tank striving to improve peace and security by providing policy alternatives through analysis and outreach. It strives to give pragmatic solutions and expertise to aid...
Stiftung Mercator
Stiftung Mercator (1996, Essen, Germany; 95 staff; www.stiftung-mercator.de/en/) Is an independent and private foundation. It strives for a society characterized by openness to the world, solidarity and equal opportunities. Consequently, it supports...
STEPS Centre
STEPS Centre(2007; Sussex, UK; 26 staff; steps-centre.org) A global research and policy engagement centre "bringing together development studies and science & technology studies." It "explores how poor and marginalised people...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation
It makes grants to various non-profit organizations in various areas such as education, arts and culture, and social welfare. It aims to impact society through its projects and leadership positively....
State of the Connected World 2023
The "State of the Connected World 2023 Edition" report by the World Economic Forum notably emphasizes the need for global governance of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. This enhances security,...
State of Finance for Nature 2023
The State of Finance for Nature 2023 report begins by critically examining the financial contributions towards nature-based solutions (NbS), contrasting them with the financial flows causing harm to nature. Shockingly,...
Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future
Is “an international organization working to advance sustainable development at all levels.” It strives to “enhance open, accountable and participatory decision-making and governance on sustainable development” by encouraging “the effective...
SSG Newslitter – February 2024
The third Newslitter, slated for 2023's summer, was to focus on AI's global uproar. However, due to many large language models, a new theme was required. A New York Times...
Speed & Scale
Speed & Scale(2021; 5 staff; speedandscale.com) An initiative started from the book Speed & Scale. John Doerr wrote, "a pragmatic path for tackling the emissions emergency. Fueled by a powerful...
SouthSouthNorth
The civil society partnership has brought together institutions that are "dealing with climate change in the Netherlands, France, Brazil, South Africa, Bangladesh and Indonesia to experiment with actual projects in...
Southern Voice
An open platform for think tanks contributing "to the global dialogue on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Its ultimate aim is to address the existing ‘knowledge asymmetry’ and ‘participation deficit’...
Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW)
An independent watchdog institution working towards "monitor corporate state conduct in the extraction and beneficiation of natural resources in Southern Africa and assesses to what extent these activities uplift the...
Solve’s Global Challenges
An initiative of MIT "that advances lasting solutions from tech entrepreneurs to address the world's most pressing problems." Each year, it issues “four Global Challenges to find the most promising...
Solidaridad Network
Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Global Economy, Social Justice, Supply Chain Sustainability, Supply Chains
It aims to create a world where all of us can live in harmony with the planet. It envisions a world where the production and consumption of all things can...