Climate & Environment

Environmental Strategies to Fight Poverty

Flavia & Raquel

Youth Voices at COP30

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Heat Resilience: An Opportunity for Cross-Sector Action in the United States

Extreme heat is the deadliest US climate threat, costing thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars annually. A new white paper, Heat Resilience: An Opportunity for Cross-Sector Action in the United States, outlines a shared agenda, sector guidance, and policy and finance levers to drive coordinated, community-centered resilience across business, government and healthcare.
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Heiko Hosomi Spitzeck Director, Sustainability Research Center, FDC

COP30 Reflections

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Build Climate Resilience from the Ground Up By Investing in Agricultural Enterprises

Build Climate Resilience from the Ground Up By Investing in Agricultural Enterprises

As world leaders endorse the Belém Declaration on people-centred climate action, one truth is clear: farmer resilience must move from rhetoric to investment. This article explores why smallholder farmers receive less than 1% of climate finance, and how local agricultural enterprises offer the fastest, most scalable route to climate-resilient supply chains and global food security.
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Insights from COP 30 and Community Leadership

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COP30 Highlights

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David Nicholson

Climate Resilience and Adaptation with David Nicholson

David Nicholson, a leading figure in global climate action, speaking to us directly from the UN Climate COP in Belém, Brazil. As Mercy Corps’ first-ever Chief Climate Officer, appointed in 2022, Nicholson has been at the forefront of embedding bold, science-driven climate strategy into one of the world’s largest humanitarian organisations – expect to hear his thoughts on climate resilience, adaptation and business action.
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Climate Resilience for Micro-Retailers

Micro-retailers are the backbone of Southeast Asia’s economies — yet they are on the frontlines of climate disruption. This new report, supported by Mastercard Strive, explores how digital financial services can help micro-retailers fortify, navigate and recover from climate shocks, unlocking greater stability, resilience and long-term opportunity. Drawing on research and practitioner insights, it highlights emerging innovations, practical frameworks, and a call to action for financial service providers to embed climate resilience at the heart of inclusive finance. Download the report to learn more.
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Matthew Spencer

Climate and Landscape-Level Collaboration with Matthew Spencer

Matthew Spencer, Global Director of Landscapes at IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative, sits down for a timely conversation recorded live from COP 2025 in Belém, Brazil. With climate risks intensifying and global supply chains under unprecedented pressure, Matthew explores why landscape-level collaboration is emerging as one of the most effective solutions for protecting the world’s most vulnerable ecosystems — while strengthening livelihoods for millions of smallholder farmers.
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Jamie Coats, CEO, Wise Responder

Indigenous Voices and Science for Global Climate Solutions

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Heiko Spitzeck, Director, Sustainability Research Center, Fundação Dom Cabral

COP30 Key Outcomes and Insights

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Joshua Wickerham, Senior Advisor, Outreach and Engagement, ISEAL

Advancing Sustainability

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Eduardo Figueiredo, Senior Vice President of Sustainability, Norsk Hydro Brazil Ltd.

Building Trust in the Mining Industry

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⁠Kyle Sweeney, Manager Climate Resilience, Root Capital

Social and Climate Justice for Smallholder Farmers

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Simon Henzell-Thomas, Head of Climate, Nature & (Acting) Head of Human Rights & Social Impact, IKEA

IKEA’s Climate Leadership

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Roberto Rossi, Country President Brazil, Schneider Electric

Sustainability, Decarbonisation and Social Inclusion

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Wangiwe Joanna Kambuzi, Founder, Emerge Livelihoods

Powering Climate-Resilient MSMEs in Southern Africa

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Highway crossing a large river 5 Bridges

Linking Social and Environmental Impact for a Fairer, More Resilient Future

Business Fights Poverty explores how companies can link social and environmental impact to drive a fairer, more resilient future. Using insights from the 5 Bridges to 2045 framework and Natura’s pioneering Integrated Profit & Loss (iP&L) model, this article shows how valuing natural, social, and human capital can transform decision-making, performance, and long-term sustainability.
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Lilian, Ann, Olaf, Anna

Beyond Carbon: Enabling Livelihoods with Lilian, Ann, Olaf and Anna

Hear from Social Impact Pioneers: Anna Kilpatrick, Chief Strategy and Impact Officer at PUR, whose agroforestry projects help global companies decarbonise agricultural supply chains while improving smallholder incomes. Ann Vaughan, Associate Vice President for Resilient Futures at CARE, leading work to unlock climate finance that reaches 25 million people, especially women and girls. Olaf Westermann, Senior Technical Advisor on Climate Change and Agriculture at CRS, connecting conservation, livelihoods, and equity in nature-based carbon projects worldwide. And Lilian Gwazayo, Field Advisor, & Environmental Scientist, CARE, Malawi.
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Flavia Constant Vale

Data to tackle Multidimensional Poverty

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