In my lectures and conversations, I am often asked for signs of hope in the face of the global challenges and devastation of our time. Dr. Jane Goodall’s work in over 100 villages in several African countries gives me hope. ...
Author - Deborah Leipziger
Protecting the Ocean & Securing a Blue Economy: The Role of Blue Finance This week, delegates from around the world meet in Lisbon to discuss and protect the future of the ocean at the UN Ocean Conference. A key...
Since 1989, the Goldman Environmental Prize recognizes environmental defenders and change makers. The 2022 Goldman Prize winners provide us with inspiring examples of leaders making a difference, working to restore, rebuild, and...
This week, we launched The Lexicon of Change at The Nature of Cities Conference. The Lexicon introduces words, paradigms, and concepts for building regenerative, resilient, and sustainable systems. We are co-creating a dictionary...
We need new ways of thinking, being, leading, hiring and promoting to help us innovate.
Open Hiring can create social value as well as promote value for companies.
How can business promote the UN Global Goals, and thereby combat hunger while promoting equity, livable cities, and clean oceans? The Meaningful Business 100 offers us a wide range of practices that change lives, cities...
The world has lost a pioneer in human rights and business. John Ruggie was the driving force behind the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the architect of the UN Global Compact, which helped the United...
This past month the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a report with staggering conclusions for all of us, reminding us that we still have time to act to reduce the most oppressive...
In the pandemic, we have learned the importance of community, both in person and virtual. We have learned the power of the collective to create change. Here are several leaders, some of whom are social entrepreneurs and...
