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Marketwatch op-ed: how we can keep cool without making climate change worse
November 22, 2022|post
By Winrock’s Mary Grady, director of the American Carbon Registry This op-ed was originally published on MarketWatch. Read the original story here. Recent heatwaves have led to thousands of deaths and captured headlines as we enter a dangerous new era of extreme heat contributing to dangerous wildfires and harming agriculture production. Yet, one of the […]
Forced Labor and Human Trafficking Risks for Seasonal Workers in the Thai Sugarcane Industry
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Thailand is susceptible to multiple manifestations of forced labor (FL) and trafficking in persons (TIP), including in its low-paid sugarcane industry, which relies primarily on seasonal labor—both Thai and foreign. Specific challenges exist, including a lack of regulation/enforcement and labor relations issues. In order to strategically address the barriers to combating TIP in Thailand, the […]
Winrock CEO Rodney Ferguson Appointed to Advisory Board of The Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy
March 29, 2022|post
Winrock International President and CEO Rodney Ferguson has been appointed to the advisory board of The Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy. The Vanderbilt Unity Project has appointed advisory board members as part of its long-term strategy to create a more united states by elevating factual, respectful, and evidence-based national dialogues. The advisory board […]
Unavoidable Consumption: Escaping “The Bad Place” – While We Still Can
November 1, 2021|post
A storyline in the NBC sitcom “The Good Place” results in all humanity being damned to “The Bad Place” because the nature of modern life ─ not least our seemingly innate, hyper-consumptive human nature ─ means we cannot avoid negative impacts on the planet and all others who live here. Is this the reality of […]
ACR Publishes Methodology for Improved Forest Management on Canadian Forestlands
September 23, 2021|post
LITTLE ROCK, AR, September 22, 2021 – The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, has approved a Methodology for the Quantification, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions and Removals from Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Canadian Forestlands. Similar to the ACR’s published Improved Forest Management Methodology for Quantifying […]
Climate Action Can’t Wait: IPCC Releases Sixth Report
August 11, 2021|post
The sixth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group 1 Report highlights the dire need for global climate action at an unprecedented scale to dramatically reduce GHG emissions over the coming decades to avoid irreversible, catastrophic climate impacts. Winrock is proud to be a part of the solution through our work in carbon capture, […]
A Mentor Girls Can Trust
June 3, 2021|post
Arabe Touré has built trust with girls in communities around Mali’s large Sadiola Gold Mine. Most of the girls have little knowledge of menstrual hygiene practices. In traditional Malian society, parents do not discuss such sensitive topics with their children, especially with girls. Menstrual hygiene remains very sensitive in Mali, with many girls dropping out […]
Southern Small Businesses and Nonprofits Impacted by Covid Can Now Apply for Support from Multi-Million Dollar Fund
April 28, 2021|post
April 27, 2021 – Small business owners and nonprofits across the South can begin applying today for very low interest loans of up to $100,000 and free business support through the Southern Opportunity and Resilience (SOAR) Fund—a new program created by a diverse group of community lenders aimed at helping small businesses and nonprofits navigate and […]
What Businesses Operating in Vietnam Can Do about Climate Risk
April 22, 2021|post
All companies with business operations or supply chains in Vietnam need to know that the country is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change — and need to be aware of the ways they can build resilience. Just last October, two mega-typhoons flooded communities, displaced families, and took lives in what is becoming an all too familiar […]
How Chocolate Can Help Save the Planet
February 12, 2021|post
You can count on the fact that chocolate will, as always, be a mainstay of Valentine’s Day. You can also count on the fact that cocoa bean cultivation is bad for the environment—especially for the rain forests of West Africa. That, along with concerns over child labor on cacao plantations is enough to make the conscientious consumer […]