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There are currently 22 women at the helm of Fortune 500 companies with the new CEO of Progressive announced last week. Despite that good news, with women making up nearly …

As it becomes evident that the future of business and environmental and social sustainability are intrinsically tied together, both the public and philanthropic sectors have been focused on mobilizing private …

  Anyone reading this has their own story to tell about food waste. One of the first lessons we are taught—wherever in the world we call home—is "don't waste food." And …

I remember the first time I realized the importance of having women in CEO positions. It was late in the afternoon, and I was leading a meeting of tenured professors …

As leaders gather in Kigali for the Forum’s Africa meeting, the continent’s economic growth is once again top-of-mind. And if we are going to talk about economic growth, we must …

As soon as I arrived in Ethiopia's Tigray region I could already feel the dust in the air. While it's widely reported that the effects of this season's El Niño are …

  Throughout my career, I've been fortunate to be in rooms with high-level leaders where critical issues are being discussed. Often, I feel a mixture of emotions. First, incredibly inspired by …

How can the world get beyond the commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and move toward actual success? The OECD Global Forum on Development brought together policymakers, funders, and …

India, Indonesia, and Vietnam alone are home to over 950 million impoverished individuals—a number that amounts to more than half of their cumulative population. Such a reality stands in stark contrast …

A version of this post originally appeared on 100 Resilient Cities. Building urban resilience is most effective when women have integral roles in the process, but too often they are excluded …