Environment
Big business and activists finally agree. On this one issue at least
With some of the world’s biggest economies now companies – not states – the benefits of civil society working closely with business are clear.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
Key Issue
System Initiative
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
Key Issue
System Initiative
Civic Participation
Civic Participation
This Norwegian prison is the nicest in the world
Prisoners serving time at Bastoy prison in Norway are more likely to be sunning themselves on a beach or strolling through a pine forest than sitting in cramped cell. It’s no surprise the...
Civic Participation
Why music might boost harmony between different cultures
Music can produce a humanizing effect for members of groups experiencing social and political opposition, research suggests.
Social Innovation
Making everyone count: how identification could transform the lives of millions of Africans
Almost half of those living in sub-Saharan Africa — approximately 500 million people — do not have proof of legal identity. The repercussions of this are huge.
Civic Participation
This man is fighting ISIS with comic books
Meet the Jordanian comic-book author who is giving young people the role models they lack.
Environment
4 innovative ways India is using WhatsApp
From reporting parking offences to sourcing school books for flood victims.
Environment
Youth movements work. Just look at the Paris Agreement on climate change
Moral clarity, disruptive energy and technological understanding. These are what give young people the power to influence decision-makers.
Civic Participation
The 4 most powerful words you can use in business
Ryan Holmes explains what he believes to be the 4 most powerful words to use in business.
Leadership
Why leadership is everyone's act of citizenship
Young people can utilise their leadership skills to participate in civic entrepreneurship.
Environment
We must reach peak carbon emissions by 2020, says former UN climate chief
Greenhouse gas emissions must begin a rapid decline by 2020, says Christiana Figueres.
Civic Participation
This is how Portland is tackling homelessness
Portland will start housing the homeless in tiny pods in people's backyards.
Civic Participation
Think you know your country? Here’s why you might be wrong
People are much happier and more tolerant than we think, a survey shows.
Innovation
This chatbot fought parking fines and now it's helping refugees
A chatbot that fought 250,000 parking fines is helping refugees claim asylum.
Civic Participation
The best US presidents, according to presidential historians
Historians have ranked US presidents based on 10 'attributes of leadership'.
Global Economic Imbalances
Immigrants made America great, says Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett argues that immigration is one of the factors that has made America great.