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‘Come on, it’s 2021’: Advocates demand diversity in hearings

“There are some committees that continue to not be diverse,” Andrés Jimenez, the CEO of Green 2.0, told E&E News recently, “and have all white panelists, all males. And it’s like, ‘Come on, it’s 2021. How can you bring someone in to talk about communities of color if you don’t have that background?’”

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How green organizations can hire more people of color

I am deputy director of Green 2.0 and a Latina. I am also an exception to the rule. From 2017 to 2020, major environmental organizations added just two people of color and two women to their senior teams, according to Green 2.0’s recent Transparency Report findings.

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Green 2.0 Releases New Tool to Support Demographic Data Collection Efforts

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 25, 2021Contacts: Raviya Ismail, rismail@diversegreen.org Green 2.0 Releases New Tool to Support Demographic Data Collection Efforts Washington, D.C. — Today Green 2.0, an advocacy organization working to increase racial and ethnic diversity among environmental groups, released a new guide designed to support and fill in the gap of demographic data…

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The Unbearable Whiteness of Congressional Environmental Panels

In late June, 2021, Green 2.0 sent a letter to 15 Congressional committees with jurisdiction over policy involving climate and environmental issues. “Hearings are an integral element of the policy making process, and the inclusion of witnesses of color is key to ensuring that people across our nation have their voices heard,” the letter states. “As committees discuss pollution, water, energy, infrastructure, conservation, and many other environmental policies there must be greater inclusion and collaboration with communities of color.”  

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Tracking Diversity Social Media Toolkit

Tracking Diversity: The Green 2.0 Guide to Best Practices in Demographic Data Collection is a roadmap for organizations focused on diversity, justice, and inclusion initiatives by providing support for strategic planning, assessing the growth of staff and boards, and analyzing the metrics of demographic data collection. This guide will increase the capacity and ability of…

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