The Impact Sourcing Challenge is a pioneering initiative focused on increasing employment and career development opportunities for disadvantaged workers through impact sourcing. Aimed at responsible businesses, it seeks to transform lives via procurement and hiring practices, representing the largest official commitment to UN Sustainable Development Goal 8.

Developed by the Global Impact Sourcing Coalition (GISC), a collaboration of leading companies, the Challenge builds more inclusive global supply chains. For further details, visit gisc.bsr.org.

The date is March 16.

The year is 2018.

Local opposition to offshore drilling is vital for defending our oceans and creating a political blockade against Trump's destructive policies. Over 40 California cities and counties have already passed resolutions demonstrating this commitment.

It's time for Oregon. We must encourage Oregon counties and cities to join this crucial movement and pass similar resolutions.

Hear from Mosammot Lucky, a Peer Educator for HERfinance.

This program, part of BSR's HERproject initiative, aims to expand financial inclusion for low-income workers in global supply chains.

Discover more about their mission: HERproject.

The clean energy transition, often associated with the affluent, is fundamentally a civil rights issue. Communities of color disproportionately suffer from toxic pollution near factories and refineries, leading African Americans and Latinos to express greater concern about climate change than whites.

Despite this critical link, environmental movements frequently lack diversity and struggle to engage these communities. We delve into these challenges with hip hop artist and activist Mystic, civil rights hero Rev. Gerald Durley, and civil rights lawyer Ingrid Brostrom.

https://climateone.org/events/oppressive-heat-climate-change-and-civil-rights

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Science educator and TV host Bill Nye is the subject of a new documentary, "Bill Nye: Science Guy." Nye and film director Jason Sussberg joined Climate One for a discussion.

Their conversation covered climate denial, generational responsibility, and proper "selfie" procedure. For more details on this event, visit the Climate One event page.

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Lynn Cameron, Autodesk's Vice President of Sustainability, shares her strategies for engaging individuals skeptical about climate change.

This discussion is featured on Climate One, an organization dedicated to conversations on energy, the environment, and climate. Additional information, including an event on "Silicon Valley Green IT Claims," can be found here.

For over a decade, BSR's HERproject has united global brands, their suppliers, and local NGOs. This collaboration drives positive impact for women and businesses.

The project achieves this through workplace interventions focusing on health, financial inclusion, and gender equality. Learn more at herproject.org.

The $2M New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize challenged designers, entrepreneurs, academics, and scientists to rethink the plastics system and eliminate packaging waste.

Meet the winners and follow their progress throughout 2018 here: tiny.cc/innovationprize.

In November 2016, the New Plastics Economy released a statement calling for a global ban on oxo-degradable plastics.

Read the full statement here.

EU Commissioner for Environment, Karmenu Vella, has endorsed the New Plastics Economy's $2M Innovation Prize. This initiative, run in 2016 with OpenIDEO and NineSigma, aims to foster solutions for plastic waste.

Discover the recently announced winners and follow their progress by visiting the official page: tiny.cc/innovationprize.

Former US Secretary of State John Kerry endorses the New Plastics Economy's $2M Innovation Prize. This initiative, launched in 2016, was a collaboration with OpenIDEO and NineSigma.

Meet the recently announced winners and stay updated on their progress here: tiny.cc/innovationprize.

UN Environment Director Erik Solheim endorsed the New Plastics Economy's $2 million Innovation Prize. This initiative, launched in 2016, was a collaboration with OpenIDEO and NineSigma.

Discover the recently announced winners and track their progress by visiting: tiny.cc/innovationprize.

Danone CEO Emmanuel Faber supports the New Plastics Economy's $2M Innovation Prize. This initiative was launched in 2016 in collaboration with OpenIDEO and NineSigma.

Discover the recently announced winners and stay updated on their progress by visiting: tiny.cc/innovationprize.

Veolia CEO Antoine Frerot endorses the New Plastics Economy's $2M Innovation Prize. This initiative, run in 2016 with OpenIDEO and NineSigma, aimed to foster innovation in plastics.

Meet the recently announced winners and follow their progress by visiting the official page: tiny.cc/innovationprize.

Sunrun CEO Lynn Jurich points to a fundamental flaw in the electricity system. She notes that despite a 50% drop in production costs, consumer prices have increased by 30%. Jurich concludes that the system is broken and will continue to become more expensive.

Further discussions on this topic and related issues are available from [Climate One](https://climateone.org), including specific events like "Cloudy Days for Solar" which can be explored [here](https://climateone.org/events/cloudy-days-solar).