World Resources Institute

“James a. Harmon, co-chair, and stephen m. Ross, director, have a business relationship.”

“Form 990 review process relevant members of the institute's executive team reviewed a draft of the form 990 which was prepared by wri's external tax advisors. The organization shared a copy of the form 990 with its board of directors before filing the return with the irs.”

“Conflict of interest policy board members: copies of conflict of interest policy and certification form are given to board members annually. Board members are asked to sign the certification indicating whether they have any conflicts. Board members are also expected to disclose conflicts as they arise throughout the year. Those with conflicts are not permitted to participate in any deliberations and decisions affecting the source of the conflict. Employees/officers: every staff member signs a conflict of interest form at the time of hiring. Officers and management team re-sign conflict of interest forms each calendar year. Staff members are directed to raise questions to their immediate supervisors or program directors/vps if they have a question on an activity which they think might pose a conflict of interest. The general counsel is available to assist with questions. The conflict of interest policy specifies that the staff member is prohibited from participating in the deliberations process if their activity is in question.”

“Compensation determination the organization engages independent consultants periodically to conduct a comparative review of its salary structure and also reviews salary surveys. The managing director sets pay increases for all department heads; the president does the same for the managing director, cfoo, and all vice-presidents; the board of directors does the same for the president. The executive committee of the board of directors determines the president's annual salary increases and bonuses as appropriate. The human resources officer makes a recommendation on the percentage increase and bonus amount, and participates in the executive committee of the board meeting which evaluates the president's performance. The human resources officer takes notes/minutes of this portion of the meeting to document the decision made regarding the president's annual salary.”

“How documents are made available to the public the organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public to the extent required by law. The conflict of interest policy is available to the public upon request.”

“Wri's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. Protecting the planet and the people on it has never been a job for the faint-hearted, but at this particular moment - with deadly storms, heat waves, droughts and other phenomena demonstrating our increasing vulnerability to a changing climate - the need for courage is absolutely clear. At wri, we have been privileged to work with many in this vanguard to foster sustainable prosperity and environmental resilience around the globe, from opening up transport in 87 chinese cities to improving urban life for nearly 2 million brazilians to cutting food waste worldwide. These projects and others show the value of nurturing partnerships and following our winning "count it, change it, scale it" approach to tackle the most complex challenges. Our strategy for the next five years builds on this approach, recognizing that solutions will require disruptive political, social and corporate partnerships - movements rather than mere policy shifts - motivated by opportunity for a better future rather than by narrower environmental goals.”

“Wri focuses on seven urgent global challenges: food, forests, water, ocean, cities, climate and energy. In 2020, we adjusted our approach to respond to the pandemic while continuing to drive momentum on the interlocking issues of climate, equity, health and the economy. Food: to help the world sustainably feed its people, wri is catalyzing action to cut food loss and waste in half by 2030, shift toward plant- based diets, and make a compelling case for sustainable food and land use systems. Forests: wri protects forests against loss and degradation and restore forests in landscapes where they are needed most. Our activities track forest change, combat deforestation and illegal logging, and help communities and businesses manage land more sustainably. Water: wri works to increase water security. Our aqueduct tools are the world's best source of information on global water risk and stress. Our water, peace, and security partnership early warning tool helps prevent water scarcity from driving conflict and migration. Our cities4forests initiative promotes investments to protect watersheds and other natural systems. Ocean: wri seeks to accelerate systemic shifts to support sustainable development and put the ocean on a path to recovery. We play a central role in two high-profile initiativesthe high level panel for a sustainable ocean economy and the friends of ocean actionto help drive a global ocean movement.”

“Climate: wri works with a wide range of leaders and other partners to advance strategies to cut greenhouse gas emissions while creating strong, job-rich, equitable and resilient economies. We develop tools and conduct analysis to help cities, companies and countries measure their emissions, set ambitious targets and take bold action.”

“Cities: wri ross center for sustainable cities helps turn cities into resilient, inclusive, low-carbon places that are good for people and the planet. Through applied research, tools and advice, our international network of experts works on innovative projects that put cities on a sustainable trajectory.”

“Foreign unrealized gain (loss) -14,618.”