NEW REPORTAdvancing Health and Equity Through Better Building Products
HealthWhat Is a Circular Economy?
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The circular economy is a transformative system where materials are continuously repurposed, ensuring nothing becomes waste and nature is regenerated.
This approach involves processes like maintenance, reuse, refurbishment, remanufacture, recycling, and composting to keep products in circulation. By decoupling economic activity from finite resource consumption, the circular economy addresses climate change, biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution. Rooted in the principles of eliminating waste and pollution, circulating materials at their highest value, and regenerating nature, this resilient system benefits businesses, people, and the environment.
HealthMaterial Challenges Among an Ecological Polycrisis
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In this opinion piece, architect Martha Lewis addresses the ecological polycrisis of the twenty-first century and its impact on the architectural sector, emphasizing the urgent need for architects to reassess material choices and construction methodologies to mitigate environmental consequences.
Climate ChangeResource Efficiency Collective
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The Resource Efficiency Collective at Cambridge University explores how to deliver future energy and material services while reducing resource use and environmental impact, aiming to find suitable metrics and solutions for a more resource-efficient society.
EquityEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
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The Equitable and Just National Climate Platform is a collaborative effort between environmental justice and national environmental groups to develop inclusive and equitable national climate policy ideas and advocate for shared policy goals.
HealthPlanetary Boundaries
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This website explores the concept of planetary boundaries, a framework of nine key Earth system processes that humanity must stay within to ensure long-term sustainability and avoid irreversible environmental harm.
EquityWomen’s Voices for the Earth
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Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) advocates for a future free from the impacts of toxic chemicals with a focus on gender justice and intersectional solidarity, using expertise in research, advocacy, and organizing.
Climate ChangeProject Drawdown
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Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing effective, science-based climate solutions, fostering bold new climate leadership, and promoting new narratives and voices to help the world stop climate change.
HealthPlanetary Health Alliance
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The Planetary Health Alliance is a global consortium of over 400 organizations from 60+ countries dedicated to studying and addressing the effects of global environmental change on human health.
PollutionGlobal Framework on Chemicals: For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste
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The new Global Framework on Chemicals envisions a planet free of harm from chemicals and waste, covering the life cycle of chemicals, promoting initiatives for their sound management, and involving stakeholders from various sectors and levels to ensure a safe, healthy, and sustainable future.
Climate ChangeMultisolving for Climate, Chemicals & Health
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This podcast conversation explores the intersection of climate change and chemical pollution.
Highlighting opportunities to address both crises simultaneously while improving public health, equity, and economic vitality, featuring experts Dr. Elizabeth Sawin and Beverley Thorpe.