Nature and the benefits it provides to people and our societies are fundamental for the existence and richness of human life on earth. As more resources than ever are being supplied to people, we are living far beyond the planetary boundaries. A drive for consumption and profits leads to climate warming and mass extinction – scientists assume that we have about 15 years left before the 1,5-degree warming is reached and irreparable damage caused. The good news is that there’s also increasing traction on environmental topics. Ventures, initiatives and society, in general, are more willing to get involved and act for more sustainable development. That’s where Impact Hub’s and WWF’s campaign “Join Forces” comes in.

Our ambition with this effort is to share solutions from Impact Hub’s communities around the globe and create awareness to inspire and enable more members to take action towards the following key themes: Oceans, Food and Climate & Energy.

Impact Hub’s and WWF’s partnership combines decades of natural conservation expertise with entrepreneurial action for transformational impact, in more than 30 countries. 

More about the partnership – WWF & Impact Hub Combining Innovation & Conservation

WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. Impact Hub is honored to be their partner for more than 8 years now. In this partnership, we are combining decades of natural conservation expertise with entrepreneurial action for transformational impact in the areas of food, oceans, forests and climate & energy.

The goal of our joint work is to find, accelerate, and scale solutions as well as prototype new approaches that address environmental issues while creating economic opportunity for local communities. In more than 30 countries, unlikely allies are convened to hack environmental problems and environmental entrepreneurs & intrapreneurs are supported through programs like the deforestation challenge in Brazil or the Sustainable Seafood pilot in Japan. And to strengthen this truly global collaboration, WWF and Impact Hub support each other beyond projects: In 2018, 50 WWF employees participated in an innovation-focused, virtual training-series delivered by Impact Hub to learn how to use new tools that will help them reach their conservation goals. Our ambition is to deepen the existing collaborations between WWF offices and Impact Hubs, and scale to more countries around the globe. Here you can find out more about this partnership and discover stories about some of the supported entrepreneurs.

The first phase of the campaign will focus on Oceans! Come, learn from our experience and get started.

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