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World Changing Ideas

New workplaces, new food sources, new medicine--even an entirely new economic system.

How to incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals into your business

Five years after the launch of the U.N.’s SDGs, progress is slowing—so it’s more important than ever that businesses work to align themselves with at least one of the 17 goals.

How to incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals into your business

It would cost just $330 billion to end global hunger by 2030

Looking at every intervention available to us, researchers have found the best combination of policies to feed everyone on the planet. And the price tag is quite low.

It would cost just $330 billion to end global hunger by 2030

We need a new definition of corporate climate leadership

Today’s definition of corporate climate leadership centers on how companies can do less harm. It needs to be about creating a thriving future.

We need a new definition of corporate climate leadership

Where Trump and Biden stand on the future of policing

Joe Biden says he won’t defund the police, but has a host of police reforms he supports. Trump wants ‘law and order,’ but with little specific policies attached (except for cutting funding to police).

Where Trump and Biden stand on the future of policing

Got an old Billy bookcase you want to get rid of? Ikea will buy it back from you

The program will start running around the world next month—but not in the U.S.

Got an old Billy bookcase you want to get rid of? Ikea will buy it back from you

This map tells you if you live in a ’15-minute city’

Find out if you can meet all your needs within a 15-minute walk from your house.

This map tells you if you live in a ’15-minute city’

Poll watching is legal, voter intimidation is not. Which does Trump actually want?

Both parties and outside observers field poll watchers every election. This year, the president has made the concept more fraught.

Poll watching is legal, voter intimidation is not. Which does Trump actually want?

What the United Nations World Food Program’s Nobel Peace Prize win says about global hunger

The WFP assists 97 million people in 88 countries, showing the growing problem of global food insecurity.

What the United Nations World Food Program’s Nobel Peace Prize win says about global hunger

These sleek electric cargo bikes are the future of urban delivery

And every delivery truck they take off the road means less urban traffic as well.

These sleek electric cargo bikes are the future of urban delivery

A simple solution to safe pandemic voting: Close streets to let people vote outside

A new guide helps cities understand how to best use space to maximize distance and speed on Election Day.

A simple solution to safe pandemic voting: Close streets to let people vote outside

These stunning before-and-after satellite photos show humanity’s massive impact on the environment

From deforestation in Brazil to the disappearing Aral Sea between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to the sprawl of Tesla’s Gigafactory in the Nevada desert.

These stunning before-and-after satellite photos show humanity’s massive impact on the environment

Pope Francis: ‘We must act now’ on climate

“The current economic system is unsustainable.”

Pope Francis: ‘We must act now’ on climate

How Amy Coney Barrett might rule for—and against—workers’ rights

The focus has been on her position on abortion, but she could also alter the Supreme Court’s opinions on how workers could sue their employers.

How Amy Coney Barrett might rule for—and against—workers’ rights

See how susceptible your home is to fires, floods, and other climate disasters

As the climate rapidly changes and gets more dangerous, it’s good to know what you’re in store for. This site gives you a picture.

See how susceptible your home is to fires, floods, and other climate disasters

Should we be subsidizing cars for low-income families?

When we consider how people get around, it’s often framed as a choice between cars on one side and transit, biking, and walking on the other. But the reality is more complicated.

Should we be subsidizing cars for low-income families?

This game-changing solar company recycles old panels into new ones

The first wave of solar panels is reaching the end of their useful lives. Now they can become new solar panels instead of trash.

This game-changing solar company recycles old panels into new ones

How the B Corporation movement is remaking business

After a summer where two new B Corporations went public, a new book outlines the growth of the responsible capitalism certification movement.

How the B Corporation movement is remaking business

These diamonds are made of CO2 sucked from the air

Forget conflict-free: Your next diamond can be carbon negative.

These diamonds are made of CO2 sucked from the air

The 2020 presidential election will decide the fate of the climate

As we approach planetary tipping points, it’s vital to understand the two candidates’ plans—or lack thereof (Trump doesn’t have one)—for combatting climate change.

The 2020 presidential election will decide the fate of the climate

How to redesign a forest: restoring California’s trees in the age of fire

How scientists are making sure increasingly powerful fires don’t wipe out forests forever.

How to redesign a forest: restoring California’s trees in the age of fire

Impact

Garbage has never looked as cool as these Pacific Garbage Patch sunglasses

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This company is using 5G to change the historical narrative on race and ethnicity

How many carbon emissions has your travel generated? This app calculates it from your inbox

News

People are wearing dirtier masks than we even thought possible

Stimulus negotiations drag as hope fades for pre-election deal on 2nd checks, unemployment

The ugly truth about tipping waitstaff during COVID-19

Co.Design

Nike is the latest brand to push voting. Does anyone care?

The six best work-life bags of 2020

Why this Brooklyn library is betting on a future that’s bigger than books

Work Life

3 powerful strategies for balancing your time, energy, and focus

Want a secure financial future? Consider the side hustle

Can we talk? 6 ways to be open with your boss about depression