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Amber Johnston-Billings Brings RESOLVE’s Minerals Vision to the World Mining Congress

Apple's Supply Chain Milestone

A Bloomberg Technology article explores Apple’s announcement on Wednesday that all 242 of its suppliers of tin, tantalum, tungsten, or gold are now subject to third-party audits to determine any links to armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Ambassador Samantha Power Recognizes PPA

U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Samantha Power recognized the Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA) in her remarks before the UN on Monday.

Strategic Partner Mike Loch is #1

Congratulations to RESOLVE Strategic Partner Mike Loch, who was recognized as the #1 Conflict Minerals Influence Leader in 2016.

Blueprint for a Greener Footprint

ver the past decade, we’ve seen community-company development conflicts increase, often over issues like water access and impacts. We also know that if we are to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) we’ll need new planning models that take account of cumulative impacts.

New Efforts to Combat Wildlife Trafficking

As part of the Administration’s National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking to stop the illegal trade of wildlife into the United States, President Obama announced the formation of the U.S. Wildlife Trafficking Alliance (USWTA) on July 31, 2015. RESOLVE played a catalytic role in building the USWTA partnership.

Voluntary Responsible Mining Initiatives

On behalf of RESOLVE and the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Future of Mining and Metals, it is our pleasure to share “Voluntary Responsible Mining Initiatives: A Review,” our white paper on voluntary responsible mining initiatives.

Presidential Memorandum Affirms RESOLVE’s Work

Today the White House released a Presidential Memorandum calling for the use of “large-scale plans and analysis,” such as landscape-scale and watershed planning, to inform the design of federal policies and standards on conservation and natural resource development.

RESOLVE Releases Community Health and Shale Development Guidebook

As shale energy development, also known as hydraulic fracturing or “fracking,” takes place in communities across the United States, local public health officials and other stakeholders are seeking guidance on the issues that could accompany development.

Strengthening Agreements Between Communities and Extractives Companies

Our research and analytical work indicate that there are specific opportunities to create conditions for better agreements between companies and communities. From Rights to Results identifies those opportunities, as well as a range of challenges and research gaps.

ReGrow West Africa Partnership, A Featured CGI Commitment

RESOLVE and Partners Make New Commitment to Reignite Post-Ebola Sustainable Economic Development in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra

Clinton Global Initiative Features ReGrow West Africa

Today RESOLVE was featured at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting to announce a new CGI Commitment to Action, ReGrow West Africa, which aims to catalyze sustainable economic recovery in the three West African countries most affected by Ebola – Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

Jewelry Industry Shines in Fight Against Wildlife Trafficking

Fighting the trade in illegal ivory is a group effort, and the jewelry sector is taking the lead.

Eureka! – Mike Loch on Joining RESOLVE as a Strategic Partner

Some people in life know exactly what they want to do from the moment they are born. For me, it has been more of a directionally correct journey with various course corrections along the way.

A New Online Hub for Innovation to Save Earth’s Biodiversity

RESOLVE’s Biodiversity and Wildlife Solutions program has joined forces with the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the environmental news website Mongabay.com to develop an online platform, wildtech.mongabay.com, to spark and share innovative, technology-driven solutions to address the alarming decline of Earth’s biodiversity.

Remembering Robert Craig

Robert W. Craig was a visionary who helped create and lead the field of environment conflict resolution and solutions development and implementation. He was also a mountaineering legend. Bob passed on January 16, 2015, in Denver, Colorado. He was 90.

What are the “Foundational Capabilities” of a Functioning Public Health System?

The de Beaumont Foundation and RESOLVE recently teamed up to conduct research and publish two articles further examining how practitioners in governmental public health are conceptualizing, defining, and funding foundational capabilities and foundational areas.

Expanding Commercial Agriculture without Clearing Pristine Rainforest

RESOLVE’s Dr. Eric Dinerstein and colleagues at Woods Hole Research Center, World Wildlife Fund, and University of Minnesota have identified 125 million hectares (309 million acres) of degraded lands in the tropics that could support expansion of commercial agriculture for another 25-50 years without clearing more pristine rainforest.

BWS Director Eric Dinerstein – Why I Joined RESOLVE

The move to RESOLVE seemed like a natural continuation of pursuing my passion and commitment to speaking for those species that have no voice in their own future.

6th Sustainability Breakfast Features New Technologies

RESOLVE hosted the sixth in our ongoing Sustainability Breakfast series. The event – “Eat a Bear Claw, Save an Elephant” – focused on the nexus of technology and wildlife biodiversity challenges.

Expansion of Solutions for Hope Platform

It’s a busy but exciting time! We are identifying applications in the African Great Lakes Region on gold, and we’re planning pilots to develop verifiable conflict-free supply chains in Colombia.

Solutions for Hope Program recieves grant from Motorola Solutions

The Motorola Solutions Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI), today announced a grant to RESOLVE to help expand the Solutions for Hope platform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Colombia and other countries.

Energy Shift: Proactive Collaboration for the Future of Energy

Energy Shift is a new initiative of the RESOLVE Solutions Network, developed in cooperation with the Pembina institute, and Hoggard Films that aims to set the table for fruitful discourse between parties that are unaccustomed to listening to one another.

RESOLVE featured in Intel’s In Pursuit of Conflict-Free Campaign

RESOLVE has been working with Intel and others over the last 5 years to achieve ethical, conflict free supply chains for minerals. RESOLVE is a featured organization in Intel’s In Pursuit of Conflict-Free campaign.

Changing Climate Means Changing Business

RESOLVE Strategic Partner Amy Larkin is Vice Chair of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Agenda Council on Climate Change and author of Environmental Debt: The Hidden Costs of a Changing Global Economy

At RESOLVE, we’re here to tackle the toughest global challenges. The ones nobody else wants to touch. Where people are in conflict and planet problems are stuck. We’re here to unstick them. It’s not easy. It takes grit and ingenuity. And finding and working with the right partners. But we’re not called RESOLVE for nothing.

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