Despite a host of individual actions, we have failed to halt deforestation. It's time to take a cue from the forests and work together to find a solution.

Justin Adams 20 Jan 2020

Education and Skills

Civil society can make sure no one is left stranded by the skills gap

Community-based organizations play a vital role in ensuring the digital transformation benefits the widest number possible, particularly in Latin America.

Christopher Worman, Hector Mujica, and Melissa Huerta 14 Jan 2020

Davos 2020

Transforming Scottish care: what business can learn from civil society

Prioritizing lived experience over systems requirements has improved the lives of Scottish children in care.

Jimmy Paul 14 Jan 2020

Civic Participation

Why I'm going to Davos - and why I'm hoping my peers don't find out

Eight years after the Occupy Wall Street movement garnered global headlines, one of its founders is attending Davos this year. Here's why - and what he hopes to achieve

Micah White 07 Jan 2020

Climate Change

COP25 climate talks: What just happened, and what lies ahead?

From a Green European Deal on carbon neutrality, to industry specific commitments, the UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid is pushing the world towards sustainability.

Teresa Hartmann 16 Dec 2019

Civic Participation

How we can put civility back into civic engagement

A new guide from the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania highlights five core elements of a robust democracy: empowering citizens, fair processes, respon...

Knowledge @Wharton · Knowledge@Wharton 05 Dec 2019

Media, Entertainment and Information

The age of influence: why digital platforms must come clean about political ads

Targeted advertising on social media platforms is warping democracy – being transparent about where it comes from is the first step towards an even playing field.

Marcus Burke 29 Nov 2019

Argentina

Can Argentina's new president save the country's economy?

As President Alberto Fernández and Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner figure out how to get the world’s 24th-biggest economy back on track, here's a round-up of Argentina's new...

31 Oct 2019

Climate Change

Strength in numbers: 94 world cities have joined forces to cut emissions in half by 2030

This years World Mayor's Summit in Copenhagen saw 94 mayors agree on a climate change deal. The major new initiative commits to limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial level...

Simon Curtis · The Conversation 16 Oct 2019

Values

Study shows that relationships have the biggest effect on health

Loneliness, stress and kindness: professor of psychiatry, Kelli Harding, explains the intangible factors that make up good health.

Knowledge @Wharton · Knowledge@Wharton 01 Oct 2019

Civic Participation

I protested outside the World Economic Forum meeting in 2002. Here’s why activists should work with them today

A co-creator of the Occupy movement explains why the solutions to the world’s biggest problems can only be solved through collaboration between elites and activists.

Micah White 23 Sep 2019

Climate Change

Greta: the voice of climate activism who says 'listen to the scientists'

A figurehead for a global youth movement demanding action on climate change, Greta Thunberg has come a long way in a year.

Sean Fleming 23 Sep 2019

Oceans

Five ways individuals can help save the oceans

Five changes you can make to help reduce ocean pollution.

Daniela V. Fernandez 12 Sep 2019

Education and Skills

The Polynesian culture has come up with a third gender - this is what it means

Fa’afafine is a “third gender” in Polynesian culture, a term that translates as “in the manner of a woman”.

Jonathan Barrett · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 06 Aug 2019

Technological Transformation

Young people's relationship to technology? It's complicated

Tech effects nearly all aspects of our lives, but for young people, digital technology is a prevalent factor in their health, education, social lives and relationships. Yet in an experime...

Kate C Tilleczek · The Conversation 02 Aug 2019

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