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The spending bill paves the way for longer periods of detention, which advocates say could weaken established safety standards for children.

While AI brings new tools in the fight against modern slavery, it is built on exploitation that reinforces global inequality. The European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) could soon push companies to be more transparent about the people and systems behind their tech.

The Taliban prohibits girls from attending school beyond the sixth grade. That didn't stop Sahar Education from finding a way to create social spaces and learning opportunities for Afghan girls and women.

Rural farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo face increasingly erratic weather without access to effective tools to prepare. A remarkably simple early warning system is offering new hope for over 3,000 farmers and displaced people across the region.

AI is moving fast. Innovators like The Collective Intelligence Project want to ensure everyday people have their say in how it's created and deployed.

The president of the nonprofit End Poverty in California speaks with Jessica Nowlan of the business incubator Reimagine Freedom about myths and misunderstandings around the housing crisis and why the story of poverty in the United States cannot be told without discussing housing and homelessness.

Now known as one of the greenest towns in the United States, the Greensburg community made sustainability a core part of the rebuilding process after a devastating tornado swept through the Kansas town in 2007.

The pet food industry is in need of animal protein to meet demand, the World Wildlife Fund says invasive carp could be the answer.

As climate change alters temperatures and ecosystems, more areas are developing the right conditions for fungi that cause infections like Valley Fever to move in and thrive. Scientists are working to set up a line of defense.

The Girl Up Initiative Uganda is breaking down gender stereotypes for women by building safe spaces where young girls can learn life skills and build the confidence to take control over their futures.

The Petaluma Reusable Cup Project generated a lot of buzz when it launched in 2024. The results are in, and they show promise for scaling city-wide reuse programs.

Danone and Sistema.bio are bringing biodigesters to smallholder dairy farms, many with fewer than 20 cows, at no cost. The technology will help improve farmer livelihoods in emerging markets while decarbonizing the sector.

Tech startups are equipping health workers in underserved regions with artificial intelligence (AI) tools that can diagnose eye conditions and identify mosquitos carrying malaria, bridging access gaps.

Philadelphia passed the POWER Act last month, strengthening protections for non-unionized and non-traditional employees. It's the result of collective effort by local organizations, worker centers, and formal labor unions, but the work isn't over yet.

Kenya-based HyaPak found a way to turn the waterway-choking aquatic weed water hyacinth into seedling wrappers and plastic bag alternatives. "We’re showing that innovation can come from where the problem is,” said Joseph Nguthiru, the startup's founder.

The complexity of supply chains can allow social abuses to go unnoticed. Ulula and EcoVadis created a fast, cost-effective tool that allows workers to speak out about labor and human rights conditions without fear of repercussions.

Last year, two garment factories in Indonesia signed a gender justice agreement aimed at eliminating gender-based violence with a union-led program. Now, the organizers behind it want to see the model spread across the country.

It's difficult to build a bridge when you don't know where rivers and waterways are located, just like it's difficult to find a bridge to cross when it doesn't show up on the map. Bridges to Prosperity uses artificial intelligence to map waterways and estimate travel times to build bridges that improve access to crucial infrastructure in rural Africa.

The partners plant one tree for every day a traveler spends on a G Adventures trip through the aptly named Trees for Days initiative, but they don't just drop saplings and move on. They work with communities to plant the right trees in the right places for lasting impact.

Regardless of what's happening on the federal level, corporate sustainability remains a business advantage, and companies are still largely progressing toward their climate goals. But there's room for bigger commitments that prompt more action.