World Resources Institute (WRI)

WRI is a global nonprofit organization that works with leaders in government, business and civil society to research, design, and carry out practical solutions that simultaneously improve people’s lives and ensure nature can thrive.

Since its founding in 1982, WRI has been guided by its mission and core values. The WRI mission: To move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. They focus on 7 urgent challenges: Food, Forests, Water, Ocean, cities, Energy and Climate which are complemented by 4 cross-cutting Centres: Business, Economics, Equity and Finance.