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Shifting our focus from growth to humanity by creating a 'human rights economy' is a concrete proposition from Olivier De Schutter. We can choose measures of progress other than gross domestic product, which tells us nothing about the ecological or social fallout of economic activity. https://lnkd.in/e8uqTDXm

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A compelling call to action from Laudes Foundation partner Institute for Human Rights and Business to achieve lasting, meaningful impacts for people and our planet: "The climate crisis is the most pressing challenge we are facing but a narrow focus on decarbonisation risks slowing progress and fast-tracking us into an even greater inequality crisis. While populist narratives are increasingly pitching climate action and social justice against each other, success lies in tackling both in harmony with each other. This will require multi-sector and stakeholder collaboration at all levels, as well as shared visions and tools for a greener, fairer future. A human rights approach, with its wide recognition and adoption, can be a unifying force, aligning these agendas and accelerating climate action by grounding responses in social justice." See the full piece below. #climateaction #justtransition #bizhumanrights

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Our Annual Report for 2023 is OUT. In a time of crises, we need local action! Our message is loud and clear. The 2023 report highlights actions undertaken by UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) and its partners to support local communities: 🔻 958,000 people benefited from improved connectivity and green mobility in 10 cities globally. 🔻 32 cities developed nature-based solutions to building climate change resilience. 🔻 39,000 people in Afghanistan benefited from improved housing and land rights. Explore more about our work in 2023: ⬇ https://loom.ly/lJz2rP8

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💡 Are you up for a quiz? Guess which city claimed the top spot in the WWF's Global One Planet City Challenge for 2020? ✍️Drop your anwers in the comments below! 🌍 Learn more about WWF Cities and our One Planet City Challenge: https://lnkd.in/dB8ksVBB #OnePlanetCities #OPCC #WWFCities #WeLoveCities #SustainabilityQuiz

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To absolutely everyone: I strongly suggest reading the new World Wildlife Crime Report of UNODC, which not only impressively states the current wildlife crime but, above all, determines very concrete responses to fight against it. Everyone can (should) feel concerned, behavior change communications being one of the keys. 👉 https://bit.ly/3UpwV2k

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🚨 𝟏𝟑𝟒 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲? 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐭! 🚨 This week, the World Economic Forum released its Global Gender Gap 2024 report, revealing at our current pace, it will take 𝟏𝟑𝟒 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 – that’s 5 generations - to achieve gender parity! This number serves as a stark reminder of the urgent work that lies ahead. Efforts must intensify to close the gender gap, ensuring equal opportunities for all.  Let's come together to accelerate progress, champion equality, and create a world where gender parity is a reality, not a distant goal. The report delves into these findings and other key trends. You can read the whole report via the link shared in the comments below. #GenderEquality #GenderGap24 #WEF #WomenInLeadership #DiversityAndInclusion

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Public participation and local expertise should be at the forefront of climate action, according to a new report. By generating more real-time, localized data and by mobilizing more people with diverse perspectives, emerging collective intelligence initiatives can help vulnerable communities better respond to an intensifying climate emergency. 🌍🌡️ Collective intelligence for climate action in the Global South takes many forms: from crowdsourcing of indigenous knowledge to preserve biodiversity, to participatory monitoring of extreme heat or farmer experiments. When it comes to climate decision making, evidence shows that applying collective intelligence methods can help. Deliberative methods like climate assemblies or digital games enabling people to identify shared priorities for action, can reduce polarization and increase satisfaction with policy outcomes. 💡 According to the study, in order for collective intelligence initiatives to prove impactful, three factors are critical: ✔️ sustaining volunteer participation ✔️ ensuring citizen-generated data fills known evidence gaps ✔️ getting policy makers to act on the basis of new data 👇 https://lnkd.in/eqKB8rvc #ClimateAction #PublicParticipation Nesta’s Centre for Collective Intelligence Design UNDP Accelerator Labs

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Now that’s a great read by Deval Sanghavi. While the non-profit sector gives a deep sense of fulfillment and purpose, it can also significantly impact your mental health. The emotional demands, high levels of stress, and often limited resources can create challenging working conditions. It's crucial for those in the sector to recognize the importance of mental well-being and seek support when needed to sustain their dedication and effectiveness in making a positive impact.

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https://lnkd.in/eDjxekHv The Charter will become the visual arts pillar of UN Climate Change’s Entertainment & Culture for Climate Action alliance, which aims at accelerating the transition of arts, film, music, and other relevant sectors to reduced greenhouse gas emissions and to inspire climate action beyond the sector through artistic expression and innovation. “In order to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, it is essential that all sectors take transformative climate action now,” said UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell. “In addition to reducing its global emissions, arts and culture play a critical role in inspiring people to imagine and realise a low carbon, just and climate-resilient future." The Art Charter brings together more than 1,000 members in over 70 countries committed to using creativity, science-based information, and collaboration to create system-wide change.

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Happy International Day for Biodiversity! Halting and reversing biodiversity loss are an essential part of the response to the environmental crises afflicting our planet. We can all be #PartOfThePlan, The #BiodiversityPlan

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🌍 Today, on the UN International Day of Families, I wanted to share my latest @GCForum blog post that delves into the profound impact of climate change on families' livelihoods and well-being; like ninth-grader Hena Khan, who, along with her classmates in Dhaka, struggles to focus on her studies as temperatures soar above 40°C. This situation starkly reflects what over 40 million students in parts of Asia and North Africa are experiencing, prompting school closures – and in the US, too. This pressing issue underscores the pivotal role that businesses can and must play in addressing climate change. By integrating sustainability into core operations and fostering climate resilience in vulnerable communities, the corporate sector has a significant opportunity to be a force for positive change. 🌱 Let's commit to making transformative changes that protect our families and future generations from the adverse effects of climate change. #ClimateChange #Sustainability #Education #FamilyHealth #BusinessLeadership #InternationalDayOfFamilies

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Extremely proud of Women Rising, a series in partnership with Devex and FORGE: Funders Organized for Rights in the Global Economy that explores the essential leadership of women workers, particularly migrant workers and those in the informal economy, who are demanding dignity, safety, and voice in the world of work. Five years ago, women workers made history with the adoption of ILO C-190, the first international treaty to recognize the right of everyone to a world of work free from violence and harassment. Today, climate change is intensifying the threat of gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work. Women Rising unpacks this threat, and tells the story of the women workers uniting against it.

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Last week, I mentioned how we’ve been looking different ways to assess the impact and effectiveness of giving portfolios at Raya Cooper Impact Consulting. Although each project has its own angle and nuance, there are recommendations that anchor our approach: ⚓ Having a framework helps - get clear on your priorities and values, and the goals that you are working towards. Bonus points if this framework is crafted through partner feedback. ⚓Get precise about why you are measuring impact – is it for your annual report? To drive strategy and inform decision-making? ⚓Get real about what’s yours to hold - the biggest challenge I see in Philanthropy is the attribution/contribution question. While there is often pressure to assume attribution (we caused this), it isn’t always where the impact is at. ⚓Get serious about your impact on your grantees - it’s not just about the ultimate splashy goals. There’s a lot to learn about the relationships you are building and what you offer beyond the dollar. This is where the magic happens.  ⚓Invest in learning loops - be sure to share back what you are learning with your grant portfolio, and have a plan to absorb and integrate feedback internally. Do you want to better articulate the impact of your grant portfolio? To make meaning across a diversity of organizations? Get clear on how and where funds have been spent? Raya Cooper Impact Consulting is here to help. Send a message to book a discovery call.

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Climate Change: Tactics to Manufacture Doubt and Political Divide. Explore the tactics used to create doubt around scientific consensus on climate change, from funding alternative viewpoints to framing it as a political issue. Discover how these strategies hinder bipartisan support for effective climate policies. ⏯️ Watch the rest of the list here: https://lnkd.in/eiNyvkxt 💡 For my weekly media bulletin with stats, insights, & video essays: https://lnkd.in/gfH6BEm5 #MediaBias #ClimateChange #ClimateSkeptics #Lobbying #PublicRelations #PR

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I am pleased to share that WWF-International Director General Kirsten Schuijt has authored an op-ed which sets out our shared WWF global network perspective on the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) Scope 3 requirements and the role of market instruments. Given the highly technical nature of the topic, we’ve also posted a supporting discussion paper ( https://lnkd.in/gKKiwKBE )   Scope 3 emissions, the indirect emissions that occur in a company’s value chain, account for three-quarters of an average company’s climate emissions, but for many sectors, including technology, retail, and consumer goods, that number can top 95 percent. Complex value chains and accounting rules have left many companies struggling to develop comprehensive scope 3 inventories and the appropriate mitigation strategies that can yield measurable emission reductions.   The op-ed and discussion paper together address the need for SBTi (the gold standard for voluntary corporate greenhouse gas goal setting) to simplify target setting and give companies more ways to invest in emissions reductions in and out of their value chains. ​​Credible corporate climate action at scale is essential to meet net zero targets and we will continue to actively engage with SBTi as it revises Scope 3 requirements to promote solutions which are feasible, guided by science and grounded in good governance.    With climate-related impacts happening at an ever-increasing speed, we need to get to a net-zero economy as soon as possible. Unlocking scope 3 emissions reductions and credible market mechanisms will pave the way.   https://lnkd.in/g5UZ-XQm

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👇 Check out these jobs. #jobs #CSR #ESG #socialimpactjobs

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Happy to finally see the first results of our pilot cities. UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) and Economist Impact selected five cities to collect data and build the Urban Performance Index. It is a comprehensive index based on the UN urban monitoring framework. A tool to identify policy gaps on the city level and decide where investment is needed to improve cities and communities. Next step, we plan to expand this index to 10+ cities. In the long run, we want to reach more cities around the world: megacities, mid-sized cities, and small towns. Looking for partners, supporters, and city authorities to engage in this initiative. Join us to build a comprehensive #UrbanPerformanceIndex #UNHabitat #EconomistImpact #Cities #Data

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A summer of sport, the #Paris2024 Olympics and Paralympics launches this week 🇫🇷! If you’re planning to attend or view the Games, Human Rights Watch has a new guide for reporters+visitors to the Games, on the #HumanRights landscape in France, and the need to protect athletes from abuses in the Olympic system: https://lnkd.in/ep_v2NYE

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