Around The Globe

Featured Champions

Are you connected to one or more of the following leaders?

• Ian Lifshitz , Global Sustainability & Public Affairs Executive, APP Group
• Michelle Li , Founder, Women and Climate
• John Friedman , Sustainable Business Consultant
• Alessia Falsarone , University of Chicago
• Matthew Karmel , the planetary lawyer project

Featured News

Jakarta’s Sinking Reality: Nusantara to Take the Capital Helm in August

• The megacity, home to over 10 million people, is sinking alarmingly.  This dire situation has prompted the Indonesian government to relocate the nation’s capital to a new town named Nusantara on the island of Borneo.
• The land subsidence phenomenon in Jakarta is not new, but its pace has accelerated in recent years. North Jakarta has sunk 8.2 feet in the past decade, and certain areas continue to descend over 11 inches annually. The average sinking rate across the city is between 0.4 to 5.9 inches annually. This rapid subsidence has resulted in nearly half of Jakarta being submerged under the sea level, posing a significant threat to its future.

Qatar’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Champions Nature-Based Solutions at UN Forum

• During the 19th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests at the UN headquarters in New York, H E Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie, Qatar’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, underscored Qatar’s commitment to leveraging nature-based solutions (NbS) to tackle environmental challenges. Collaborating with specialized research centers, Qatar has launched a series of scientific initiatives to enhance biodiversity, recycle water, protect coastlines, and safeguard the environment.

REI Cooperative Action Fund’s $3.8 Million Investment

• The REI Cooperative Action Fund has allocated over $3.8 million across 60 organizations, advancing equity in outdoor access and pioneering research on nature’s impact on human health. At the heart of this initiative is a commitment to community collaboration.
• Kristen Ragain , Managing Director of the REI Cooperative Action Fund - “The REI Fund is about bringing together the collective strength of the greater REI community—which includes honoring the perspectives of leaders from the communities we serve. We’re taking a community-centered approach, working with advisors across our entire portfolio. This helps put outdoor equity leaders and nature and health scientists at the center, as we follow their lead to address funding gaps and critical needs in their respective fields.”

Featured Partners

Reworld Waste , formerly, Covanta

• "Reworld™ is a leader in sustainable waste solutions, providing innovative and environmentally responsible services to a global community. Reworld™ is committed to advancing zero waste initiatives and supporting sustainability goals through state-of-the-art technologies that reimagine, reduce, reuse, recycle, recover and renew."

Heliogen

• "Heliogen is a renewable energy technology company focused on decarbonizing industry and empowering a sustainable civilization. The company’s concentrating solar energy and thermal storage systems aim to deliver carbon-free heat, steam, power, or green hydrogen at scale to support round-the-clock industrial operations. Powered by AI, computer vision and robotics, Heliogen is focused on providing robust clean energy solutions that accelerate the transition to renewable energy, without compromising reliability, availability, or cost. For more information about Heliogen, please visit heliogen.com."