The Great Simplification
The Great Simplification is a sensemaking platform for global conversations about where we’re headed as a species. The platform examines how energy, the economy, society, and the environment all connect—and what that means for our future on Earth. By distilling complex global challenges into clear insights, The Great Simplification helps audiences understand the interconnected realities […]
Food Rescue US
Food Rescue US was founded in Fairfield County in 2011 when founders Jeff Schacher and Kevin Mullins recognized that two growing challenges—food insecurity and food waste—could be solved together with an innovative app, volunteers, and a direct-transfer model. The organization created a unique model of food rescue that is simple, sustainable, and scalable, engaging volunteers […]
Black Farmer Fund
Black Farmer Fund is driven by an unwavering commitment to shifting power toward historically divested communities, such as Black farmers, and fostering the community health and wealth of the Black community. The organization believes that a thriving and sustainable food system is essential not only for the wellness of Black communities but also for the […]
ICON
ICON is pioneering 3D-printed housing, having successfully delivered the world’s first permitted 3D-printed home in partnership with housing nonprofit New Story during SXSW 2018 in Austin, Texas—a goal announced before the team knew how to achieve it. Fast forward to today, ICON has 3D-printed nearly 200 homes and structures across the U.S. and Mexico, and […]
International Living Future Institute
The International Living Future Institute (Living Future) cultivates a society that is socially just, culturally rich, and ecologically restorative by envisioning a living future and showing that it works better in practice and policy. Premised on the belief that providing a compelling vision is needed to reconcile humanity’s relationship with the natural world, Living Future’s […]
Phius
Phius is committed to decarbonizing the built environment by making high-performance passive building the mainstream market standard. The organization trains and certifies professionals, maintains and updates climate-specific passive building standards, certifies and quality assures passive buildings, certifies high-performance building products, and conducts research to advance high-performance building. Phius works toward a zero-carbon future through locally […]
8 80 Cities
8 80 Cities works to ignite action and challenge the status quo to create healthier, more equitable, and sustainable cities for all people. The organization is guided by a simple but powerful idea: if everything we do in our cities is great for an 8-year-old and an 80-year-old, then it will be better for all […]
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) has grown since 1985 from a small band of cycling activists to a leading global organization in the fight to curb greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and transform cities to provide a better quality of life for all. ITDP promotes well-funded, well-managed, and electrified public transport […]
PeopleForBikes
PeopleForBikes is making biking better for everyone by uniting millions of Americans, thousands of businesses, and hundreds of communities to make every bike ride safer, more accessible, and more fun. The PeopleForBikes Coalition includes more than 325 supplier members and 1.4 million supporters in its grassroots network, all working from the belief that when people […]
Biomimicry Institute
The Biomimicry Institute is embarking on a 10-year vision to dramatically scale the impact of biomimicry on the biggest challenges facing the world today. Since its founding 20 years ago, the organization has worked to spread the practice of looking to solutions developed by living organisms over billions of years for insight and inspiration toward […]