Posts by Green 2.0 Team
Environmental NGOs inch forward on racial and ethnic diversity
Green 2.0 was established in 2014 as a watchdog on diversity in the environmental sector. The organization works to diversify the racial and ethnic face of the movement by providing research, data and education to environmental organizations, foundations and other stakeholders.
Read MoreGreen 2.0 Diversity Data Reveals Slight Progress with Staff of Color at NGOs while Foundations Disproportionately Fund White-Led Groups
Today Green 2.0 released new diversity and inclusion data from environmental NGOs and foundations, indicating slight progress with staff of color represented at NGOs while foundations are disproportionately funding more white-led organizations than groups led by people of color.
Read MoreEnviro groups slowly diversify; funding gaps remain
The environmental movement has made some progress in diversifying its ranks, a watchdog group said today, but much more work needs to be done.
Read MoreEnvironmental Groups Showing Steady Diversity Gains, Group Says
Environmental groups are showing slow but steady progress in hiring people of color as full-time staff—though increasing diversity among board members and senior positions has been more modest, according to a report released Wednesday.
Read MoreEPA Cleanup Needed in Baltimore to Address Legacy Pollution Near Former Steel Mill Site
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is an independent conservation organization that uses advocacy, education, environmental restoration, and litigation to protect and improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay. In this guest blog post, the foundation examines a case of long-term environmental injustice near Baltimore, Maryland, and how the wrongs of the past could be addressed.
Read MoreA Q+A with UNDP’s Cassie Flynn on the Climate Crisis and Upcoming COP26
Change at the United Nations Development Programme. In this Q+A, she discusses with Green 2.0 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, the goal for the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference happening next month in November, and how to have hope amid the climate crisis.
Read MoreBuilding Power in the Environmental Movement
The State Energy and Environmental Impact Center is an independent non-partisan academic center that supports state attorneys general in their environmental work. In this guest blog post, the Center highlights the perspectives of attorneys of color from the Building Power in the Environmental Movement series, and looks ahead to the next event in the series, which will focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and anti-racism in the environmental public sector.
Read MoreLatina Equal Pay Day: People of Color and Women Still Get Paid Less
Juliana Ojeda is the Program Associate at Green 2.0 where she works to support administrative and programmatic operations of the organization. She is a graduate of the University of Florida earning Bachelor’s in Political Science and a minor in Anthropology. Juliana began with Green 2.0 as a 2021 fall fellow. In her first blog for Green 2.0, she writes about what Latina Equal Pay Day means to her.
Read MoreIncluding Youth In the Workforce and Pandemic Recovery
Youth Jobs Connect, a technology-based nonprofit, was founded in response to the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 and a current inequitable workforce system that has excluded many young people, namely Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, Youth of Color (QTBIPOC). This guest blog post by the organization’s founder and CEO Mitali Chakraborty details five ways employers can engage all youth in a post pandemic new economy.
Read MoreQ+A with UK-Based Agency Greenhouse Communications
Greenhouse is a communications agency with a mission to power positive change. In this guest blog post with Green 2.0, Joe Dillon and Gabriella Smith from Greenhouse Communications discuss the agency’s work in the U.K. environmental sector and how to better address the climate crisis in advance of next month’s 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). Last spring Greenhouse featured Green 2.0 Executive Director Andres Jimenez in a profile on green pioneers.
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