If global food waste were a country, it would be the third largest GHG emitter in the world. Yet more than the food industry needs to be involved if we are to make a dent in reducing this problem—and reap the environmental, economic, and social benefits that will yield. Dana Gunders, Executive Director of ReFED, shares easy actions any sustainability leader can take at their own company.

Human rights are rights we all have because we exist, we live, we breathe. Liz Stern, Board Member at Refugees International and Advisory Board Member at the Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities, shares a personal call-to-action as the world acknowledges Human Rights Day this month. In a time of challenge and discord, it can be all too easy to blame or focus on “otherness” as the root of our difficulties. Stern encourages us to tell our stories, find places of connection and shared interest, taking away the fear of the unknown and allowing reflection on the path ahead. By staying people-focused, we can create the change we seek, inclusive of all the rights of humans while re-imagining our work in sustainability.

John Elkington, Founder & Chief Pollinator, Volans Ventures and ISSP Sustainability Hall of Fame Honoree, shares his on-the-ground experiences, conversations, and insights from COP26 in Glasgow. To meet the intergenerational challenges confronting our global community, Elkington signals intergenerational solutions, including radically different politics and economics. The battle now is to create a world that is fit for the young of all people—and all species.