Schneider Electric is bringing its collaborative approach to carbon and environmental solutions to this year’s Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal (Nov. 4-7) where it will facilitate progress towards the event’s...Read More

Why Global Citizens Should Care Children have the power to start protecting the planet for future generations to come. The UN’s Global Goal aims to combat climate change and its...Read More

Today, the San José City Council unanimously approved the purchase and permanent protection of 937 acres in the North Coyote Valley through an innovative public and private partnership among Peninsula...Read More

Floating solar power plants are what the name suggests, solar panels mounted on a structure that floats on a body of water.  The construction process can take up some time,...Read More

The Barrett Family Foundation is donating $25 million to World Vision Canada to expand a program that improves the lives of vulnerable youth in Latin America by offering them a...Read More

The UN General Assembly proclaimed 21 March as the International Day of Forests in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On...Read More

Purpose-Driven Businesses Are Acting on Climate Concerns and Creating Hope for the Future A diver swims over a successful coral reef restoration site in Indonesia. (Photo by Richard Vevers/The Ocean Agency) Optimism...Read More

World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the auspices of the World Health Organization, as well as other related organizations. The World...Read More

Laura Wilson Phelan started Kindred to support school communities by focusing on parents and … [+] families. Ashoka Laura Wilson Phelan has always been drawn to such questions as “How...Read More

B Corp Better Places Builds on Travel Offsets Program Four years ago, Dutch startup Better Places was the first tour operator to report on and compensate for all travel undertaken by...Read More

Africa Environment Day, celebrated annually on 3 March, was established by the Organization of African Unity in 2002 as a way of raising awareness of the pressing environmental challenges facing...Read More

How can we strengthen social cohesion in fragmented environments? Public policies that have an impact on the welfare and quality of life of individuals are essential. Initiatives launched by organizations...Read More