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 O

CLIMATE PROGRAM - SEE SCHEDULE O

WRI ROSS CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES - SEE SCHEDULE O

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.PARTNERING TO CHANGE THE WORLDBUILDING ON THE WORK OF OUR REGIONAL HUBS AND INTERNATIONAL OFFICES, GLOBAL CHALLENGE PROGRAMS AND CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE, WRI HAS JOINED WITH FAR-SIGHTED PARTNERS TO CREATE A NUMBER OF HIGHLY AMBITIOUS, MULTI-STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVES THAT WE CALL DELIVERY PLATFORMS. THE DELIVERY PLATFORMS MIRROR OUR COUNT IT, CHANGE IT, SCALE IT APPROACH, COMBINING RIGOROUS RESEARCH, REAL-WORLD TESTING AND ADJUSTMENT OF PROPOSED SOLUTIONS, AND SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO RAPIDLY DEPLOY SUCCESSFUL SOLUTIONS AT A GLOBAL SCALE. P4G: PARTNERING FOR GREEN GROWTH AND THE GLOBAL GOALS 2030P4G BRINGS TOGETHER BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENTS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN INNOVATIVE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS. LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2018 AND WORKING WITH EIGHT COUNTRIES AND FOUR ORGANIZATIONS, P4G OFFERS FACILITATION, FUNDING AND RECOGNITION FOR PARTNERSHIPS FOCUSING ON FIVE AREAS: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, WATER, ENERGY, CITIES AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY. HOSTED AT WRI, P4G IS FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF DENMARK AND THE NETHERLANDS.THE NDC PARTNERSHIPAS A GLOBAL COALITION OF OVER 100 COUNTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS LAUNCHED IN 2016, THE NDC PARTNERSHIP WORKS TO SPUR CLIMATE ACTION WHILE ENHANCING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. MEMBERS HELP COUNTRIES IMPLEMENT THEIR NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTIONS (NDCS) UNDER THE PARIS AGREEMENT. THE NDC PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT UNIT IS HOSTED BY WRI AND THE UNFCCC.NEW CLIMATE ECONOMYTHE GLOBAL COMMISSION ON THE ECONOMY AND CLIMATE AND ITS FLAGSHIP PROJECT, THE NEW CLIMATE ECONOMY (NCE), LAUNCHED IN 2014 TO HELP GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ACHIEVE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND AMBITIOUS CLIMATE ACTION. THE COMMISSION'S MEMBERS 28 FORMER HEADS OF GOVERNMENT, FORMER FINANCE MINISTERS AND LEADERS IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS GUIDE NCE'S WORK AND ENGAGE WITH GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO SPREAD ITS MESSAGE IN THE MEDIA AND AT HIGH-PROFILE EVENTS.PROGRAM DESCRIPTION GRANTS EXPENSESBUSINESS CENTER $5,802,117 $10,993,618SPECIAL PROJECTS $3,103,974 $8,665,832EQUITY CENTER $487,670 $5,286,010 ENERGY $999,321 $5,120,020FINANCE CENTER $183,632 $2,670,571 ECONOMICS CENTER $50,533 $1,358,724 ------------------------------