Posted on July 8, 2025
Carbon Direct seeks to improve the quality and integrity of carbon management and broader decarbonization projects to advance climate mitigation. To achieve this, it draws on deep expertise across the biophysical, engineering, and social sciences.
A core pillar of Carbon Direct’s work is integrating climate and environmental justice principles to guide best-in-class practices. As the carbon market matures, Carbon Direct is expanding its focus to include broader social dimensions through our Community Impacts team.
In this Q&A, Nili Gilbert, Vice Chairwoman of Carbon Direct, sits down with Dr. Grant Gutierrez. Grant leads Carbon Direct’s Community Impacts team and the firm’s Social Impacts and Just Transition Strategy work, drawing on climate and environmental justice frameworks to promote equitable climate solutions.
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Posted on April 4, 2025
By Jessica Mayenda, VillageReach
Call Center Attendant Florence Banda in the National Call Center, Lilongwe, Malawi. Photo credit: Paul Joseph Brown
In many parts of Africa, accessing quality health care has long been a daunting challenge, especially for those in remote or hard-to-reach areas. Yet, a technological transformation is underway, reshaping this narrative.
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Posted on April 4, 2025
By Julia Roper, Director of Strategy, Panorama Strategy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is generating a lot of buzz across all sectors, and global health is no exception. Many see AI as a promising tool that could transform health systems, making them more effective and accessible. Like any breakthrough technology, however, AI comes with its own set of implementation challenges and unknowns. The good news? While we’re still in the early stages of understanding how to harness its potential, the global health field is not starting from scratch. We can learn from past innovations. By applying lessons from those efforts – what’s worked and what hasn’t – we can shape better, more practical strategies to ensure AI supports improved health and wellbeing worldwide.
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