Resources

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Coronavirus Recovery

<h2>WRI Statement in Response to COVID-19</h2><p>Statement from Dr. Andrew Steer, CEO and President of World Resources Institute, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
Insights

Planes, Trains and (Big) Automobiles: How Heavy Transport Can Reduce Emissions and Save Money

  • Business
  • Economics
  • circular economy
  • Urban Mobility
  • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
A fuel-efficient airplane takes off during NASA's Green Flight competition.
  • Business
  • Economics
  • circular economy
  • Urban Mobility
  • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
Insights

Green Growth for the Commonwealth: Ready for Phase Three

  • Climate Resilience
  • Economics
  • Urban Mobility
  • Cities
  • transportation
Bicycle rickshaws in Mumbai, India
  • Climate Resilience
  • Economics
  • Urban Mobility
  • Cities
  • transportation
News

RELEASE: The Future Depends on Decoupling Business Growth from Resource Use

  • public transit
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Economics
  • Business
  • agriculture
  • public transit
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Economics
  • Business
  • agriculture
Insights

By the Numbers: The Business Case for Reducing Food Loss and Waste

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Economics
  • agriculture
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • sustainable development goals
Recycled bread rolls
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Economics
  • agriculture
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • sustainable development goals
Insights

Shifting to a Clean Energy Economy Would Bring Billions in Economic Benefits, Shows New Report

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Economics
  • Business
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • GHG emissions
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
Wind turbines
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Economics
  • Business
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • GHG emissions
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
Insights

Reimagining Black Friday: Business Models Based on Services, Not Stuff

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Economics
  • Business
Black Friday shoppers
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Economics
  • Business
Insights

Business Helped Make the Paris Agreement Possible

  • Business
  • Economics
  • carbon pricing
  • COP21
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • renewable energy
Paris at night during COP21. Photo credit: Deborah Zabarenko
  • Business
  • Economics
  • carbon pricing
  • COP21
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • renewable energy
Insights

Water Risk to Business Is No Small Drip

  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • mapping
  • Freshwater
  • Economics
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • mapping
  • Freshwater
  • Economics