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A Fourth Industrial Revolution is well underway, but philanthropy is not poised to fully benefit from the opportunities it has to offer. Innovations like generative AI are highly dependent on the ...

Mission-aligned investments have undergone an unprecedented expansion over the past decade. I’ve kept close tabs on this, as Schroders’ Head of Sustainability in North America — representing both ...

Just before world leaders met for COP28, the Biden-Harris Administration hosted the first-ever White House Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities. A national framework for investing in ...

2023 was blisteringly hot and earned the distinction of the hottest year on record. Yet, we know last year was not an outlier but rather a trend in the wrong direction, as the intensifying impacts ...

As we prepare for the whirlwind that is the World Economic Forum in Davos, COP28 feels like ancient history. Its underwhelming outcome may not seem memorable. Critics were also quick to point out ...

Indigenous Peoples account for 5% of the global population yet safeguard 80% of the world's biodiversity through traditional ecological knowledge. Meanwhile, the percentage of philanthropic funding ...

COP28 in Dubai, upon entrance, was reminiscent of a world expo, which was unsurprising since it was on the grounds of the Dubai 2020 Expo. But despite the heat and enormous distances between the ...

In support of goal five of our mission and strategic plan, “[to] provide our members with a strong organization, with the capacity to effectively advance Confluence Philanthropy’s mission and ...

Last month, I participated in a Climate Week NYC event co-organized by Confluence Philanthropy and Carbon Tracker focused on the need for transparency within capital markets to help address the ...

It’s always odd to hear the water sector referred to as “niche.” This is a substance that underpins all economic activity and all life on earth, and accounts for well over $1 trillion in annual ...

The effects of climate have become the lived reality of many Africans; in my home country, Kenya, we are expecting heavy rains due to El Niño. Undoubtedly, climate change poses a significant threat ...

As we head into Climate Week NYC, held each year alongside the United Nations General Assembly, the climate community is preparing to host hundreds of gatherings across New York City to accelerate ...

Take a moment to remember the worst mistake you’ve ever made in your life. Now imagine being forced to describe that moment to strangers who can use it against you in hiring or firing. For the 77 ...

Latin America is one of the main “breadbaskets” of the world, primarily for the US. It produces roughly 13% of global agri-food production, which represents 25% of its total production. ...