News
Partnering with Vietnam on Environmental Protection, Pollution Reduction and Climate Action
May 17, 2022
Winrock’s collaboration with communities, businesses and government in Vietnam on environmental initiatives ranging from forest and water protection to policy development and pollution prevention stretches back two decades. Today, as Vietnam pursues ambitious new environmental goals including its recent public commitment to achieve net zero by 2050, continued and deepened engagement is more important than […]
The Global Fund to End Modern Slavery Announces New Program to Support Migrant Workers in Malaysia, Indonesia
May 4, 2022
The Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS) is excited to announce a new partnership with a corporate foundation to create safer migration pathways for migrant workers in Malaysia and Indonesia. The foundation’s $1.2 million commitment will empower more workers with tools and knowledge to migrate safely and will engage businesses to promote ethical recruitment […]
Rodney Ferguson of Winrock International joins Concordia’s Board of Directors
May 3, 2022
May 3, 2022 – Concordia is pleased to announce that Rodney Ferguson, President & CEO of Winrock International, has been appointed to the Concordia Board of Directors. In his role at Winrock, Ferguson ensures the organization follows its mission of increasing economic opportunity and sustaining natural resources, and is responsible for strategic, programmatic, financial, and […]
High-Quality Coffee from Laos: Coming Soon to a Specialty Café Near You?
April 25, 2022
The four coffee varietals from Laos were little known in the United States. Todd Arnette, one of the most experienced specialty coffee experts in the world, was excited to introduce them. How good were they? Arnette would soon query the group for their impressions. But first, he shared an anecdote from last year’s “Taste of […]
“The Journey to Net Zero” and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agricultural Supply Chains
April 20, 2022
The inaugural Concordia Lexington Summit, held April 7-8 at the University of Kentucky, convened thought leaders to address the future of technology, trade, environmental sustainability and other issues of urgent concern to the U.S. Winrock’s Senior Director of Private Sector Engagement Steve Brunn participated in a panel at the summit focused on carbon reduction and […]
ACR launches Innovative Registry Infrastructure for Removal Credits
April 18, 2022
April 18, 2022 – The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, has pioneered new registry functionality to label credits verified as removals for project types including afforestation/reforestation (A/R), Improved Forest Management (IFM) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). The announcement coincides with the publication of a first-of-its-kind, industry-leading approach for distinguishing verified […]
ACR Carbon Markets 101: Additionality and Baselines for Improved Forest Management Projects
April 16, 2022
ACR is launching a blog series to explore and explain carbon markets and how ACR tackles various issues in our ongoing mission to set the bar for carbon credit quality. Our first post is on additionality and baselines for Improved Forest Management (IFM) projects. Demand for voluntary carbon credits has doubled in recent years and […]
Winrock ECO Pilot: EPcs used consistently by low income households in peri-urban nepal
April 11, 2022
While transitions to electric cooking (eCooking) in more affluent and urban Nepali communities have been documented, a recent MECS Electric Cooking Outreach (ECO) challenge fund pilot study in Nepal has demonstrated clear uptake of eCooking by low-income peri-urban households – even those which collect firewood for free. Fifty households in Katahariya Municipality (Rautahat District) participated in […]
ACR Presents annual awards celebrating outstanding environmental achievements
April 7, 2022
ANAHEIM, Calif. ─ April 7, 2022 – Last night, the American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, hosted its annual gala reception to recognize and thank its members and partners. ACR Executive Director Mary Grady welcomed guests, presented highlights from the last two years and described the awards to be presented, including the individual Climate […]
USAID and Oasis Partner to Provide Direct Assistance to Survivors of Trafficking in Person
April 6, 2022
The Oasis Foundation has launched a new project to help survivors of human trafficking. Under the “Care for One – Care for All” project survivors will receive humanitarian, legal, psychological, and medical assistance. Oasis will also support survivors to obtain education, shelter, employment and other opportunities. The project is supported by USAID’s Safe Migration in […]