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Led by Nairobibased Cosmas Ochieng, the Center encompasses WRI’s governance work – previously housed in what was the Governance Center – and expands on it, emphasizing the importance of equity within WRI’s programs as well as in the institute as a whole.
One example of the Equity Center’s impact is the Escazú Agreement.
The agreement is the first treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean designed to protect environmental defenders by making it easier for people to access information, participate in decision-making processes, and hold powerful interests accountable.
It went into force in April thanks in large part to efforts by the Defending Earth’s Defenders initiative, which is part of the Equity Center.
WRI’s strength is its people, both individually and collectively.
To ensure that WRI does all it can to value people, provide opportunities for growth and ensure that we build a just, equitable workplace, the institute welcomed Dr. Kynai Johnson as its Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in 2021.
Kynai and her team also launched the Global DEI Ambassador Program, which integrates structural, cultural and behavioral DEI practices across the institute’s offices.
WRI’s Human Resources team provides services that are complementary to the institute’s DEI work.
Pay gaps are measured and corrected where necessary to align with WRI’s compensation philosophy: pay for performance, based on market, free of discrimination.
WRI is EDGE certified, and is preparing for re-certification in 2022.
EDGE is the global leader in certification for gender equality.
The institute invests in staff learning and development, including new hire training and behavioral science education.
People Management Certificate following completion of a yearlong program.
of Directors (as of March James Harmon CO-CHAIR Chairman, Caravel Management LLC; Former President, U .S .
Jamshyd Godrej Chairman and Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce Mfg .
WRI’s Global Board of Directors includes internationally renowned experts and global thought leaders who demonstrate extraordinary vision on issues of sustainability.
The Global Board is responsible for guiding WRI’s mission, values and strategy, and for ensuring the financial integrity and effective resource management of the institute.
WRI India Board of Directors Jamshyd Godrej CHAIR Chairman and Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce Mfg .
Qiu Baoxing Former Vice Minister, Housing and Urban-Rural Development of P .
Global Leadership Council Members help steer the institute’s overall strategy and engage in our work based on their interests and expertise .
Jonathan Matz Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co .
Lee M. Thomas Former Administrator, U .S .
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, WRI continues to expand our impact across priority areas.
Our current operational investments include those that strengthen internal systems, assuring we are able to recruit and maintain our high caliber of employees and provide an environment that is adaptable to the needs of our work.
Current initiatives include: Improvements to our project management culture In the past year, WRI hired our first Project Management Lead to build out project management capacity globally.
This staff member will work with our programs, centers, and offices to make sure they have the resources, training and infrastructure needed for their work, ensuring projects run smoothly from inception to completion.
Technology updates Our Operations Team began a multi-year, comprehensive technology initiative with the objective of implementing integrated, data driven, fit-for-purpose, user-friendly systems across WRI.
Flexible work WRI approved a new framework prioritizing the creation of working conditions that maximize our impact while emphasizing productivity in an equitable way.
This framework offers options for in-office, remote and telework.
and equip that staff with all the tools it needs.
In the past year, WRI hired more than disruptions to the labor market.
Uses of Operating Funds Every year as we prepare our Annual Report, we look back with deep gratitude at the vision and generosity of our donors, without whom our work would not be possible.
We are proud to recognize this broad group of supporters, all of whom share our commitment to creating a more sustainable and prosperous world for all.
Among them: A $electrification of America’s school bus fleets and development of Land & Carbon Lab, a comprehensive monitoring system to track all forms of land cover and land use globally, as well as their associated carbon flows.
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation renewed its support for WRI’s Global Forest Watch Pro platform that offers the latest data, technology and tools to empower people everywhere to better protect forests.
WRI staff and partner colleagues from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) take a break to see the Capitol during an MFA monitoring visit to Washington, D.C.
value chains and implement policy-oriented action to forward its commitment to reach carbon neutrality by 2060.
The IKEA Foundation renewed support of work to strengthen and leverage the Paris Agreement to drive stronger climate action.
It also provided new funding to accelerate the transition of circular food systems in Rwanda, among other core programmatic funding.
The German Government provided additional multi-million-dollar funding to support WRI’s work on people-centered transitions in key countries, restoration in Africa and urban mobility.
We are especially grateful as more donors than ever provided WRI with flexible funding.
This includes $from the governments of Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sweden — support that broadly undergirds our ability to deliver on our strategic plan and advance our common agenda on climate action, sustainable development and poverty alleviation.
With their support, we were able to undertake an independent external review of our progress against our five-year strategy.
It highlighted many things we are doing well and provided an evidence-based starting point to drive our strategic planning efforts over the next year. Individuals, family foundations, and members of our Global Board of Directors, Global Leadership Council and Corporate Consultative Group provided a combined $that allows us to explore nascent issues, move quickly to seize emerging opportunities and leverage additional revenue.
It also allows us to invest in our staff working across the globe.
We invite philanthropists, foundations, corporations and other donors to join us in growing this critical, flexible source of support.
We firmly believe our best days are ahead of us, and we look forward to continuing to partner with our donors to deliver the results we both want to see in the world.
LAUDES FOUNDATION Laudes Foundation’s long-standing partnership with WRI enables us to develop evidence and pathways to drive transformation of key industries, such as fashion and the built environment; expand science-based target-setting guidance for the financial sector; equip the UN High Level Champions with analysis and tools to change the narrative on the path to net zero; and advance the integration of circular economy in climate action as a key strategy towards advancing a just transition through the Platform to Accelerate Circular Economy.
Our partnership is grounded in a shared commitment to urgent action to raise climate ambition and drive the systemic transformation we need to protect human well-being and the planet.
Bartlett HSBC HSBC’s net-zero ambition and WRI’s vision for an equitable, resilient future share a common priority: unblocking the barriers to scaling climate solutions.
With WWF-UK, WRI partnered with the bank to create a $100M, five-year collaboration to do just that.
By combining HSBC’s financial expertise with the breadth and depth of WRI’s research and programs and a network of local partners, the partnership seeks to accelerate progress towards renewables and energy efficiency solutions in key sectors in Asia; provide technical, financial, and political support to Nature-Based Solutions projects worldwide; and collaborate with pioneering climate startups through mentorship and access to networks.
As one of WRI’s largest and most matrixed projects, it has required novel and efficient forms of collaboration among the WRI sisterhood and external partners from every corner of the world.
This partnership seeks to shift the broader finance sector and the policy structures they operate in.
HSBC US is also a member of WRI’s Corporate Consultative Group, which works to advance business practices that mitigate risks and support sustainable growth.
World Resources Institute • Annual Report Frances G .
Kenneth and Lee Bakalar Fund Benjamin M .
SALL FAMILY FOUNDATION Sall Family Foundation (SFF) was co-founded by John and Ginger Sall leaders and organizations tackling complex environmental, public health and poverty challenges.
Its investments today span the globe and undergirding them all is a spirit of curiosity, learning and experimentation.
“SFF embraces the complexity and long-term nature of problems,” explains Jason Haggins, the foundation’s executive director.
SFF has generously supported WRI since Leadership Council in 2019.
Become an active part of WRI’s growing community to help protect the planet and improve people’s lives.
WRI Digest Sign up for the weekly WRI Digest at wri.org and keep an eye on our latest analysis, insights, events and more.
Sustainer’s Circle Individuals who provide $WRI respond to emerging opportunities, seed new work and invest in innovation become members of our Sustainer’s Circle.
Members receive updates tailored to their interests, invitations to events and briefings, and a quarterly newsletter highlighting WRI’s recent work.
Global Leadership Council Members of this invitation-only group of business, scientific, philanthropic and civil leaders help enhance WRI’s profile and effectiveness.
Council members help steer the institute’s programs and participate in serious discussions on today’s most pressing environment and development issues.
Corporate Consultative Group This global, cross-industry network is composed of more than companies that provide philanthropic support, collaborate with our experts and engage with our cutting-edge research and data tools to accelerate sustainable business solutions.
Legacy Society The Legacy Society is a program for individuals who make planned gifts to WRI through a will, life insurance policy or estate plan.
Receive updates on the issues you care about most, as well as invitations to special events with opportunities to meet WRI experts and other donors committed to making lasting investments that benefit our planet and future generations.
, changed with access to safe water or sanitation.
This year we have increased access to safe water and sanitation for people in need and turned poverty into possibility, because of you.
While the world moved toward a state of normalcy this year, our vision of safe water and sanitation for all remained essential in all that we do.
We continue to make significant progress despite the challenges facing our world today.
Although our impact decreased for a period of time due to lockdowns and strains on the economies in the countries where we work, we have redoubled our efforts to accelerate access to those living in poverty and are now reaching more people than before the start of the pandemic.
Thank you for helping get safe water into the homes and hands of people around the world who need it most.
Together we’re addressing the most urgent challenge of our time — inspiring health, hope, and possibility for all.
As we look to the future, we are optimistic about the impact we will make together in 2022 and beyond.
We will expand our work around the world, increasing our focus on infrastructure through partnerships with water utilities, and continue to break down the financial barriers between people and access to safe water.
With your loyal support, we can help those living in poverty build resilience that allows for health, progress and bright futures.
We empower people living in poverty with access to small, affordable loans for water and sanitation solutions at home — unlocking education, economic opportunity and improved health.
the world with lasting access to safe water or sanitation — in partnership with people like you.
In 2021, 9.2 million more people in eleven countries now have access to safe water or sanitation.
The environment Women's empowerment Climate change resiliency Water is the best investment the world can make to help solve major global challenges.
of the people we serve One of the major barriers to safe water and sanitation is access to affordable financing.
they become participants in solving their family’s water crisis.
Our solution is in high demand, sustainable, and reaching people in need.
lasting access to safe water or sanitation at home, empowering them to define their own future.
Access to safe water at home means health, hope and opportunity for Patricia and her family.
Now, their water crisis is in the past.
water her vegetable garden, and to cover her household needs.
And, now she doesn’t walk long distances carrying heavy vessels of water, multiple times a day.
Stories of resilience and hope are made possible by affordable access to safe water, and people like you.
We work with 150 partners around the world In Indonesia, we work with various partners to increase affordable access to safe water and sanitation to families in their communities.
Through a program called PAMSIMAS, the government provides stimulants for villages to develop community-based water supply and sanitation systems in rural areas.
An organization called the Rural Drinking Water Supply (locally known as KPSPAMS) was formed to manage the development of the program at the village level.
To ensure all households can access the water and sanitation systems, our partner financial institutions in Indonesia support the KPSPAMS by providing small loans for water and sanitation connections to the community.
to support small loans that brought safe water and sanitation to people in need.
Small, affordable loans offer families the ability to purchase long-term safe water and sanitation solutions that solve their immediate need and over time will cost less than continuing to pay for temporary fixes.
Although we experienced some challenges due to the pandemic, loans for water and sanitation made by our partners continue to maintain an overall repayment rate of 99%.

Led by Nairobibased Cosmas Ochieng, the Center encompasses WRI’s governance work – previously housed in what was the Governance Center – and expands on it, emphasizing the importance of equity within WRI’s programs as well as in the institute as a whole.

One example of the Equity Center’s impact is the Escazú Agreement.

The agreement is the first treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean designed to protect environmental defenders by making it easier for people to access information, participate in decision-making processes, and hold powerful interests accountable.

It went into force in April thanks in large part to efforts by the Defending Earth’s Defenders initiative, which is part of the Equity Center.

WRI’s strength is its people, both individually and collectively.

To ensure that WRI does all it can to value people, provide opportunities for growth and ensure that we build a just, equitable workplace, the institute welcomed Dr. Kynai Johnson as its Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in 2021.

Kynai and her team also launched the Global DEI Ambassador Program, which integrates structural, cultural and behavioral DEI practices across the institute’s offices.

WRI’s Human Resources team provides services that are complementary to the institute’s DEI work.

Pay gaps are measured and corrected where necessary to align with WRI’s compensation philosophy: pay for performance, based on market, free of discrimination.

WRI is EDGE certified, and is preparing for re-certification in 2022.

EDGE is the global leader in certification for gender equality.

The institute invests in staff learning and development, including new hire training and behavioral science education.

People Management Certificate following completion of a yearlong program.

of Directors (as of March James Harmon CO-CHAIR Chairman, Caravel Management LLC; Former President, U .S .

Jamshyd Godrej Chairman and Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce Mfg .

WRI’s Global Board of Directors includes internationally renowned experts and global thought leaders who demonstrate extraordinary vision on issues of sustainability.

The Global Board is responsible for guiding WRI’s mission, values and strategy, and for ensuring the financial integrity and effective resource management of the institute.

WRI India Board of Directors Jamshyd Godrej CHAIR Chairman and Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce Mfg .

Qiu Baoxing Former Vice Minister, Housing and Urban-Rural Development of P .

Global Leadership Council Members help steer the institute’s overall strategy and engage in our work based on their interests and expertise .

Jonathan Matz Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co .

Lee M. Thomas Former Administrator, U .S .

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, WRI continues to expand our impact across priority areas.

Our current operational investments include those that strengthen internal systems, assuring we are able to recruit and maintain our high caliber of employees and provide an environment that is adaptable to the needs of our work.

Current initiatives include: Improvements to our project management culture In the past year, WRI hired our first Project Management Lead to build out project management capacity globally.

This staff member will work with our programs, centers, and offices to make sure they have the resources, training and infrastructure needed for their work, ensuring projects run smoothly from inception to completion.

Technology updates Our Operations Team began a multi-year, comprehensive technology initiative with the objective of implementing integrated, data driven, fit-for-purpose, user-friendly systems across WRI.

Flexible work WRI approved a new framework prioritizing the creation of working conditions that maximize our impact while emphasizing productivity in an equitable way.

This framework offers options for in-office, remote and telework.

and equip that staff with all the tools it needs.

In the past year, WRI hired more than disruptions to the labor market.

Uses of Operating Funds Every year as we prepare our Annual Report, we look back with deep gratitude at the vision and generosity of our donors, without whom our work would not be possible.

We are proud to recognize this broad group of supporters, all of whom share our commitment to creating a more sustainable and prosperous world for all.

Among them: A $electrification of America’s school bus fleets and development of Land & Carbon Lab, a comprehensive monitoring system to track all forms of land cover and land use globally, as well as their associated carbon flows.

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation renewed its support for WRI’s Global Forest Watch Pro platform that offers the latest data, technology and tools to empower people everywhere to better protect forests.

WRI staff and partner colleagues from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) take a break to see the Capitol during an MFA monitoring visit to Washington, D.C.

value chains and implement policy-oriented action to forward its commitment to reach carbon neutrality by 2060.

The IKEA Foundation renewed support of work to strengthen and leverage the Paris Agreement to drive stronger climate action.

It also provided new funding to accelerate the transition of circular food systems in Rwanda, among other core programmatic funding.

The German Government provided additional multi-million-dollar funding to support WRI’s work on people-centered transitions in key countries, restoration in Africa and urban mobility.

We are especially grateful as more donors than ever provided WRI with flexible funding.

This includes $from the governments of Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sweden — support that broadly undergirds our ability to deliver on our strategic plan and advance our common agenda on climate action, sustainable development and poverty alleviation.

With their support, we were able to undertake an independent external review of our progress against our five-year strategy.

It highlighted many things we are doing well and provided an evidence-based starting point to drive our strategic planning efforts over the next year. Individuals, family foundations, and members of our Global Board of Directors, Global Leadership Council and Corporate Consultative Group provided a combined $that allows us to explore nascent issues, move quickly to seize emerging opportunities and leverage additional revenue.

It also allows us to invest in our staff working across the globe.

We invite philanthropists, foundations, corporations and other donors to join us in growing this critical, flexible source of support.

We firmly believe our best days are ahead of us, and we look forward to continuing to partner with our donors to deliver the results we both want to see in the world.

LAUDES FOUNDATION Laudes Foundation’s long-standing partnership with WRI enables us to develop evidence and pathways to drive transformation of key industries, such as fashion and the built environment; expand science-based target-setting guidance for the financial sector; equip the UN High Level Champions with analysis and tools to change the narrative on the path to net zero; and advance the integration of circular economy in climate action as a key strategy towards advancing a just transition through the Platform to Accelerate Circular Economy.

Our partnership is grounded in a shared commitment to urgent action to raise climate ambition and drive the systemic transformation we need to protect human well-being and the planet.

Bartlett HSBC HSBC’s net-zero ambition and WRI’s vision for an equitable, resilient future share a common priority: unblocking the barriers to scaling climate solutions.

With WWF-UK, WRI partnered with the bank to create a $100M, five-year collaboration to do just that.

By combining HSBC’s financial expertise with the breadth and depth of WRI’s research and programs and a network of local partners, the partnership seeks to accelerate progress towards renewables and energy efficiency solutions in key sectors in Asia; provide technical, financial, and political support to Nature-Based Solutions projects worldwide; and collaborate with pioneering climate startups through mentorship and access to networks.

As one of WRI’s largest and most matrixed projects, it has required novel and efficient forms of collaboration among the WRI sisterhood and external partners from every corner of the world.

This partnership seeks to shift the broader finance sector and the policy structures they operate in.

HSBC US is also a member of WRI’s Corporate Consultative Group, which works to advance business practices that mitigate risks and support sustainable growth.

World Resources Institute • Annual Report Frances G .

Kenneth and Lee Bakalar Fund Benjamin M .

SALL FAMILY FOUNDATION Sall Family Foundation (SFF) was co-founded by John and Ginger Sall leaders and organizations tackling complex environmental, public health and poverty challenges.

Its investments today span the globe and undergirding them all is a spirit of curiosity, learning and experimentation.

“SFF embraces the complexity and long-term nature of problems,” explains Jason Haggins, the foundation’s executive director.

SFF has generously supported WRI since Leadership Council in 2019.

Become an active part of WRI’s growing community to help protect the planet and improve people’s lives.

WRI Digest Sign up for the weekly WRI Digest at wri.org and keep an eye on our latest analysis, insights, events and more.

Sustainer’s Circle Individuals who provide $WRI respond to emerging opportunities, seed new work and invest in innovation become members of our Sustainer’s Circle.

Members receive updates tailored to their interests, invitations to events and briefings, and a quarterly newsletter highlighting WRI’s recent work.

Global Leadership Council Members of this invitation-only group of business, scientific, philanthropic and civil leaders help enhance WRI’s profile and effectiveness.

Council members help steer the institute’s programs and participate in serious discussions on today’s most pressing environment and development issues.

Corporate Consultative Group This global, cross-industry network is composed of more than companies that provide philanthropic support, collaborate with our experts and engage with our cutting-edge research and data tools to accelerate sustainable business solutions.

Legacy Society The Legacy Society is a program for individuals who make planned gifts to WRI through a will, life insurance policy or estate plan.

Receive updates on the issues you care about most, as well as invitations to special events with opportunities to meet WRI experts and other donors committed to making lasting investments that benefit our planet and future generations.

, changed with access to safe water or sanitation.

This year we have increased access to safe water and sanitation for people in need and turned poverty into possibility, because of you.

While the world moved toward a state of normalcy this year, our vision of safe water and sanitation for all remained essential in all that we do.

We continue to make significant progress despite the challenges facing our world today.

Although our impact decreased for a period of time due to lockdowns and strains on the economies in the countries where we work, we have redoubled our efforts to accelerate access to those living in poverty and are now reaching more people than before the start of the pandemic.

Thank you for helping get safe water into the homes and hands of people around the world who need it most.

Together we’re addressing the most urgent challenge of our time — inspiring health, hope, and possibility for all.

As we look to the future, we are optimistic about the impact we will make together in 2022 and beyond.

We will expand our work around the world, increasing our focus on infrastructure through partnerships with water utilities, and continue to break down the financial barriers between people and access to safe water.

With your loyal support, we can help those living in poverty build resilience that allows for health, progress and bright futures.

We empower people living in poverty with access to small, affordable loans for water and sanitation solutions at home — unlocking education, economic opportunity and improved health.

the world with lasting access to safe water or sanitation — in partnership with people like you.

In 2021, 9.2 million more people in eleven countries now have access to safe water or sanitation.

The environment Women's empowerment Climate change resiliency Water is the best investment the world can make to help solve major global challenges.

of the people we serve One of the major barriers to safe water and sanitation is access to affordable financing.

they become participants in solving their family’s water crisis.

Our solution is in high demand, sustainable, and reaching people in need.

lasting access to safe water or sanitation at home, empowering them to define their own future.

Access to safe water at home means health, hope and opportunity for Patricia and her family.

Now, their water crisis is in the past.

water her vegetable garden, and to cover her household needs.

And, now she doesn’t walk long distances carrying heavy vessels of water, multiple times a day.

Stories of resilience and hope are made possible by affordable access to safe water, and people like you.

We work with 150 partners around the world In Indonesia, we work with various partners to increase affordable access to safe water and sanitation to families in their communities.

Through a program called PAMSIMAS, the government provides stimulants for villages to develop community-based water supply and sanitation systems in rural areas.

An organization called the Rural Drinking Water Supply (locally known as KPSPAMS) was formed to manage the development of the program at the village level.

To ensure all households can access the water and sanitation systems, our partner financial institutions in Indonesia support the KPSPAMS by providing small loans for water and sanitation connections to the community.

to support small loans that brought safe water and sanitation to people in need.

Small, affordable loans offer families the ability to purchase long-term safe water and sanitation solutions that solve their immediate need and over time will cost less than continuing to pay for temporary fixes.

Although we experienced some challenges due to the pandemic, loans for water and sanitation made by our partners continue to maintain an overall repayment rate of 99%.