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Five Housing Outcomes That Could Promote Long-Term Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic

How can households advance beyond the inequitable, prepandemic status quo?

Three Steps to Improving Data to Help Combat the Public Health Emergency of Structural Racism

To disrupt structural oppression, disaggregate data by race and ethnicity.

Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Deserve a Chance to Thrive

Encouraging experimentation with new forms of work-based learning will lead to a more robust apprenticeship system.

Incarcerated People Need Priority Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine

Prisons and jails are the sites of some of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the country.

For Most Workers, the Latest COVID-19 Vaccine Developments Won’t Mean Protection Just Yet

Black, Native American, and Hispanic/Latinx workers are more likely to work in person and in close proximity to others, putting them at greater risk of contracting COVID-19.

How Jurisdictions Can Keep Youth Out of the Deep End of Local Juvenile Justice Systems

Strong evidence shows the harmful effects incarceration can have on young people for the rest of their lives.

Four Lessons for Cities to Help Advance Equitable Transportation during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Black, Indigenous, and people of color; people with disabilities; the elderly; and people with irregular work schedules often face significant barriers to finding safe and affordable means of transportation to work.

How the New Administration Can Use Evidence-Based Policymaking to Improve Program Performance and Effectiveness

A new administration offers new opportunities to incorporate evidence-based policymaking to strengthen policies to help people.

A National Paid Sick Leave Policy Could Provide a Lifeline for Americans during and after COVID-19

When the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ends on December 31, millions of Americans will be faced with the dilemma of losing a paycheck or going to work while sick.

Three Principles to Equitably and Efficiently Implement New COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance

$25 billion is not nearly enough to cover all renters’ needs and keep them protected from housing instability and eviction. That’s why effectively targeting this funding will be critical.

‘A corporate foundation can be a social compass’ – Kirsten Ottens

The director of ING Netherlands Foundation on teaming up with the country’s largest bank to tackle digital exclusion, how a parent company’s value goes far beyond cash – and why overhead costs shouldn’t be a dirty word.

What’s in store for the future of commuting?

What’s in store for the future of commuting? Marian Jones Tue, 01/12/2021 - 01:00 Despite being in a global pandemic, essential low-wage workers, healthcare providers, knowledge workers and many others have continued to work. However, since the start of lockdowns in March 2020, some 42 percent of the U.S. workforce has been from working home full-time.

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021 Elsa Wenzel Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15 The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. If a crisis is the ultimate test of leadership, last year provided ample narratives about leaders

Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be Heather Clancy Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:00 One of the biggest stories of 2020 was the rise of the corporate tree-planting movement, with dozens of multinational businesses from virtually every industry pledging millions of dollars to one of nature’s most effective

Episode 250: Sustainability leaders greet 2021 with conviction, renewed purpose

Episode 250: Sustainability leaders greet 2021 with conviction, renewed purpose Heather Clancy Fri, 01/08/2021 - 02:00 Week in Review Stories discussed this week (5:35). Big in 2021: American jobs created by EV companies 5 sustainable packaging developments to watch in 2021 2020 was a breakthrough year for climate tech, and there’s more to come in