Clean Energy by the People, for the People
After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, the “energy rebels” of Schönau, Germany, launched a grassroots revolution in the Black Forest to take control of their community’s power.
Environment Innovations in environmental protection and conserving natural resources
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Colonialism Meets Climate Change
Puerto Ricans put their foot down against the vestiges of colonialism as climate change hits.
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Be Green and Save a Little
An excerpt of Magali A. Delmas and David Colgan's The Green Bundle: Pairing the Market with the Planet.
Land Rights Pose Opportunities, Not Just Risks, to Companies and Social Justice
By focusing on four critical aspects of land rights, businesses can not only manage risks, but also do a great deal of global good while strengthening their bottom lines.
Interconnected Social and Environmental Problems Need Interconnected Solutions
How a family-planning group and an environmental organization banded together to foster the health of forests, fisheries, and families at the same time.
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Sustainable Disruption
An excerpt from Can Business Save the Earth?: Innovating Our Way to Sustainability
Diversifying the Conservation Movement
The conservation movement has been criticized for being too homogenous, but the National Audubon Society is taking steps to change that.
Putting a Price on Nature
A new metric measures the real value of natural goods—and shows us what we stand to lose.
Developing New Models for Collaboration in Conservation
Three innovative ways groups can work together across organizational fiefdoms and disciplinary siloes to meet conservation challenges locally and globally.
Irrigation Innovation
aQysta’s Barsha pump aims to deliver water for agricultural irrigation without fuel, electricity, operating expenses, or greenhouse gas emissions.
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Fighting Plastic Pollution With Bags That Dissolve in Water
Solubag’s founders want to emulate the feel of single-use plastic bags while leaving no trace.
Forest Restoration for Fuel
Supported by the nonprofit U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities, Restoration Fuels will turn wood scraps into a substitute for coal, potentially providing energy, jobs, and even environmental benefits.
No Exit
As the world’s climate scientists continue to warn us of the dire consequences of global warming, including a documented increase in wildfires, climate change is revealing new ways of how little we invest in and value humanity.
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Profiles of Big Bets
These five examples of large investments demonstrate the enormous impact they can have on the world’s most pressing problems.
Laying the Foundations for Sustainable Finance in Europe
The European Commission’s new plan for sustainable finance makes important strides toward connecting the financial industry with social and environmental goals, but social innovators should weigh in.