Brighter Green Inc

BRIGHTER GREEN IS A PUBLIC POLICY ACTION TANK THAT WORKS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF AND ENCOURAGE POLICY ACTION THAT SPAN THE ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS, AND SUSTAINABILITY. BASED IN NEW YORK, BRIGHTER GREEN WORKS IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY WITH A FOCUS ON THE COUNTRIES OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO ENSURING AND EXPANDING EQUITY AND RIGHTS.

ASIA PROGRAM ACTIVITIES ENCOMPASS POLICY ANALYSIS, KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE, CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION ON SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS. IN 2022,THE PROGRAM CO-HOSTED A SUMMIT ONLINE, PRODUCED SEVERAL PUBLICATIONS IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, SUPPORTED CAPACITY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, AND CO-ORGANIZED DIALOGUES ON THE UN FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT, CLIMATE CHANGE, PUBLIC HEALTH, ANIMAL WELFARE, AND LIVELIHOODS. ASIA PROGRAM ACTIVITIES REACHED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION, INCLUDING THROUGH LIVE STREAMING, WEBSITES, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS AND POSTS, MEDIA/SOCIAL MEDIA,AND PARTNERSHIPS REACH AND SERVE TENS OF THOUSANDS IN THE U.S. AND GLOBALLY.

GLOBAL CLIMATE ADVOCACY THE GLOBAL CLIMATE ADVOCACY PROGRAM FOCUSED IN 2022 ON CLIMATE-COMPATIBLE FOOD SYSTEMS AND AGRICULTURAL POLICIES, THROUGH RESEARCH, WRITING, COLLABORATION WITH GLOBAL NETWORKS, AND PARTICIPATING OFF- AND ONLINE IN THE UN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT/COP27 AND THE FIRST FOOD4CLIMATE PAVILION. THIS WORK REACHED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DIRECTLY (ON- AND OFFLINE), AND TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE THROUGH RESEARCH AND POLICY COLLABORATIONS AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THEIR PROCESSES AND OUTCOMES.

THE EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEMS PROGRAM LED AND COLLABORATED ON RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, WEBINARS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND UNDERTOOK MEDIA OUTREACH ON FOOD, CLIMATE, ANIMAL WELFARE, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE WITH A FOCUS ON THE GLOBAL SOUTH, INCLUDING AFRICA, AND AT THE UN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT (COP27). IN 2022, THIS WORK INCLUDED A PROJECT WITH PARTNERS TO EXAMINE THE NEW PROTEIN ECONOMY, EXPANSION OF LSRGE-SCALE ANIMAL AGRICULTURE, GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM, AND PUBLIC ATTITUDES AND NARRATIVES. THIS WORK REACHED SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE, BOTH OFF- AND ONLINE, AND SERVED RESEARCHERS, POLICY- MAKERS, ORGANIZERS, STUDENTS, PHILANTHROPISTS, OTHER CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE PUBLIC.

THE NEW MEDIA OUTREACH AND NARRATIVE FRAMING PROGRAM SOUGHT TO FOCUS GREATER ATTENTION ON ANIMALS, WILD AND DOMESTIC, IN FOOD SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS ON ANIMALS (SPECIES AND INDIVIDUALS). THIS ENTAILED INITIATING AND SUPPORTING JOURNALISM AND MEDIA PROJECTS, ENGAGING WITH REPORTERS AND MEDIA OUTLETS, AND UNDERTAKING RESEARCH, WRITING, AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING IN SUPPORT OF NEW NARRATIVES AND NARRATIVE FRAMES ON ANIMALS, BIODIVERSITY, AND CLIMATE CHANGE. THIS WORK REACHED SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND DIALOGUES, AND SERVED RESEARCHERS, ADVOCATES, JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS, AND SEEDED FUTURE PROJECTS.