World Resources Institute

TO CREATE CHANGE THAT IMPROVES PEOPLE'S LIVES AND ENSURES THE NATURAL WORLD CAN THRIVE.

FOOD, FOREST, WATER, AND OCEAN PROGRAM - SEE SCHEDULE OWRI FOCUSES ON SEVEN URGENT GLOBAL CHALLENGES: FOOD, FORESTS, WATER, OCEAN, CITIES, CLIMATE AND ENERGY. FOOD: TO HELP THE WORLD SUSTAINABLY FEED ITS PEOPLE, WRI IS CATALYZING ACTION TO CUT FOOD LOSS AND WASTE IN HALF BY 2030, SHIFT TOWARD PLANTBASED DIETS, AND MAKE A COMPELLING CASE FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND LAND USE SYSTEMS.FORESTS: WRI PROTECTS FORESTS AGAINST LOSS AND DEGRADATION AND RESTORE FORESTS IN LANDSCAPES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED MOST. OUR ACTIVITIES TRACK FOREST CHANGE, COMBAT DEFORESTATION AND ILLEGAL LOGGING, AND HELP COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES MANAGE LAND MORE SUSTAINABLY.WATER: WRI WORKS TO INCREASE WATER SECURITY. OUR AQUEDUCT TOOLS ARE THE WORLD'S BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON GLOBAL WATER RISK AND STRESS. OUR WATER, PEACE, AND SECURITY PARTNERSHIP EARLY WARNING TOOL HELPS PREVENT WATER SCARCITY FROM DRIVING CONFLICT AND MIGRATION. OUR CITIES4FORESTS INITIATIVE PROMOTES INVESTMENTS TO PROTECT WATERSHEDS AND OTHER NATURAL SYSTEMS.OCEAN: WRI SEEKS TO ACCELERATE SYSTEMIC SHIFTS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PUT THE OCEAN ON A PATH TO RECOVERY. WE PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN TWO HIGH-PROFILE INITIATIVES - THE HIGH-LEVEL PANEL FOR A SUSTAINABLE OCEAN ECONOMY AND THE FRIENDS OF OCEAN ACTION - TO HELP DRIVE A GLOBAL OCEAN MOVEMENT.

ENERGY: WRI COLLABORATES WITH POLICYMAKERS, CITIES, COMPANIES, UTILITIES, REGULATORS AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS TO SECURE A FUTURE IN WHICH PEOPLE EVERYWHERE HAVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, CLEAN AND RELIABLE ENERGY. FOUR CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE - BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, EQUITY AND FINANCE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OUR PROGRAMS THROUGH CROSS-CUTTING RESEARCH, TECHNICAL GUIDANCE AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.BUSINESS: WRI'S CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS WORKS TO CHANGE THE APPROACH OF BUSINESS TO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO HUMAN WELL-BEING AND THE ENVIRONMENT. OUR WORK CENTERS ON THREE MAIN INITIATIVES: THE SCIENCE BASED TARGETS INITIATIVE DRIVES CORPORATE ACTION THAT ALIGNS WITH PLANETARY BOUNDARIES; WE ENCOURAGE CIRCULAR ECONOMY MODELS TO PROMOTE ALTERNATIVES TO UNCHECKED CONSUMPTION; AND WE SUPPORT POLICY ENGAGEMENT TO SHIFT BUSINESS INFLUENCE ON GOVERNMENT POLICY. WRI ALSO PLAYS A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN TWO MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIPS: PACE, WHICH SEEKS TO ADVANCE A CIRCULAR ECONOMY, AND P4G, WHICH SUPPORTS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PUBLIC- PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.ECONOMICS: THE ECONOMICS CENTER CONDUCTS ANALYSIS AND MODELING TO IDENTIFY THE OPPORTUNITIES, BENEFITS AND TRADE-OFFS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND ADVANCE CLIMATE ACTION.EQUITY: WRI BELIEVES THAT ENSURING EQUITY FOR PEOPLE MUST BE AT THE HEART OF ANY EFFORT TO DECARBONIZE THE ECONOMY. TO KEEP OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY FRONT AND CENTER, THE INSTITUTE LAUNCHED THE CENTER FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT IN JULY 2021. THE CENTER AIMS TO BUILD A RESILIENT, JUST AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE BY WORKING WITH GOVERNMENTS, THE PRIVATE SECTOR, CIVIL SOCIETY AND CITIZENS TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. THE CENTER ENCOMPASSES AND EXPANDS ON THE WORK PREVIOUSLY HOUSED IN THE GOVERNANCE CENTER, WITH A FOCUS ON SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EQUITY, POVERTY, ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS, POLLUTION AND RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT.FINANCE: THE FINANCE CENTER PROMOTES THE SHIFT OF GLOBAL FINANCE AND INVESTMENTS AWAY FROM ENVIRONMENTALLY DESTRUCTIVE ACTIVITIES TOWARD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. THROUGH OUR DATA-DRIVEN AND ACTIONABLE RESEARCH, WE MOBILIZE COALITIONS TO INFORM FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES BY GOVERNMENTS, PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTORS, BANKS AND MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS.PROGRAM DESCRIPTION GRANTS EXPENSESFINANCE CENTER $ 7,001,460 $ 13,469,214 SPECIAL PROJECTS $ 3,919,941 $ 11,440,181ENERGY $ 2,777,144 $ 10,496,677EQUITY CENTER $ 639,688 $ 2,864,907ECONOMICS CENTER $ 490,943 $ 1,548,911BUSINESS CENTER $ 1,547 $ 224,715

WRI ROSS CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES - SEE SCHEDULE OCITIES: WRI ROSS CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES HELPS TURN CITIES INTO RESILIENT, INCLUSIVE, LOW-CARBON PLACES THAT ARE GOOD FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. THROUGH APPLIED RESEARCH, TOOLS AND ADVICE, OUR INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF EXPERTS WORKS ON INNOVATIVE PROJECTS THAT PUT CITIES ON A SUSTAINABLE TRAJECTORY.

CLIMATE PROGRAM - SEE SCHEDULE OCLIMATE: WRI WORKS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF LEADERS AND OTHER PARTNERS TO ADVANCE STRATEGIES TO CUT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WHILE CREATING STRONG, JOB-RICH, EQUITABLE AND RESILIENT ECONOMIES. WE DEVELOP TOOLS AND CONDUCT ANALYSIS TO HELP CITIES, COMPANIES AND COUNTRIES MEASURE THEIR EMISSIONS, SET AMBITIOUS TARGETS AND TAKE BOLD ACTION.