Project Drawdown

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“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Drawdown LabsThis program is a testing ground for how the private sector can accelerate the scaling of climate solutions quickly, safely, and equitably. Leveraging world-class research and analysis and the cross-industry capabilities of climate-leading businesses, philanthropists, and investors, Drawdown Labs offers the world powerful and attainable ways of addressing the climate crisis at scale. Drawdown Labs includes the Business Coalition and Capital Coalition.We inspired and empowered business leaders to take bold positions and strategically embed climate solutions throughout their operations. We guided impact investors, philanthropists, and others to strategically direct resources to the most important and impactful climate solutions. Drawdown Labs inspired development of Googles Sustainability Marketing Playbook, and the American Red Cross is using Climate Solutions 101 course to engage its employees around climate solutions. We educated hundreds of MBA students on climate issues through the virtual ClimateCAP MBA Academy. Our Job Function Action Guides for product managers, product designers, and engineers brought the total number of job functions covered to 10 with more than 100,000 downloads. The guides were embedded into LinkedIns new Sustainability Resource Hub, putting them at the fingertips of 900 million LinkedIn users, and have been adopted by employees at Golden State Warriors and Google. Project Drawdowns Capital Coalition, launched in late 2023, is helping guide what will ultimately be billions of dollars of private capital toward the most effective climate solutions. Saving (for) the Planet, which was published in December and had 33,000 views in its first month of publication, offered insights on how individuals can leverage the power of personal banking to advance climate solutions and was featured in articles in dozens of media outlets, including WIRED and Fast Company. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Drawdown StoriesDrawdown Stories leverages storytelling and engagement as a bridge between science-based climate solutions and everyday people looking to find their roles in stopping climate change. Drawdown Stories includes Drawdowns Neighborhood and the Global Solutions Diary.We shifted the conversation from doom and despair to hope and possibility and passed the mic to underrepresented climate heroes. Drawdown Stories showcased dozens of climate solutions heroes from Black and Brown communities in Minneapolis, St. Paul, New Orleans, Newark, New Haven, and the Bronx. The Weather Channels streaming channel Pattrn signed a distribution deal to feature Drawdowns Neighborhood episodes with people across the U.S. Other outlets, including Newsweek, also featured Drawdowns Neighborhood climate heroes. Drawdowns Neighborhood participants reported greater recognition for their work, identities, experiences, and leadership, new connections with networks and growth opportunities, and increased confidence in their stories and roles in the climate movement. Drawdown Stories connected with thousands, including through engagements with the Climate Museum, Ecochallenge.org, FEMA, the Great Northern Festival, the National Environmental Justice Conference, Pinterest, Planet Forward, the Society of Environmental Journalists, and more.”