Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Education

Social Achievements

• Improved academic, health, income, employment, societal and well-being outcomes through holistic approaches in education.
• Successful implementation of Speed Schools in Ethiopia, increasing school retention rates and improving academic performance.
• Successful implementation of Escuela Nueva in Colombia, improving literacy, numeracy, and holistic skills.
• Development of the OECD Study on Social and Emotional Skills, providing a multi-country assessment tool for holistic skills.
• Implementation of the Better Learning Programme by the Norwegian Refugee Council, improving well-being and learning for displaced children.

Governance Achievements

• Integration of holistic approaches into government education systems in Ethiopia, Colombia, and other countries.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Misperception that a trade-off exists between holistic and academic development.
• Lack of consensus and clarity around the definition of holistic learning.
• Limited evidence on the impact of holistic approaches during adolescence and in low-income countries.
• Misaligned and narrow accountability mechanisms in education systems.
• Difficulty in measuring holistic skills reliably and comparably.

Mitigation Strategies

• This report synthesizes existing literature to demonstrate the interconnectedness of holistic and academic skills.
• Development of a coherent taxonomy of holistic skills.
• Increased research on the impact of holistic approaches during adolescence and in low-income countries.
• Advocating for reforms in accountability systems to better align with holistic outcomes.
• Development of reliable and comparable assessment tools for holistic skills.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 4

Holistic skills play an important role in achieving SDG 4, which aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

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Environmental Achievements

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Social Achievements

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Governance Achievements

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Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Lack of fit-for-purpose tools and analytical approaches for maximizing the Meaningful Middle’s impact.
• Meaningful Middle donors often lack robust staff support and are constrained in increasing the volume, speed, and/or efficiency of their grantmaking.
• Meaningful Middle donors can be isolated from professional philanthropic networks.

Mitigation Strategies

• Providing actionable advice and tactics to elevate the potential and importance of Meaningful Middle donors.
• Highlighting unique characteristics, structures, and strategies employed by impactful Meaningful Middle donors.
• Offering suggestions for strategies and structures that Meaningful Middle donors can employ to unlock their full potential (e.g., DAFs, 501(c)(4) organizations, charitable LLCs, social enterprises, operating foundations).

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

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Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

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Transition Risks

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Opportunities

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Reporting Standards

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Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Sustainable Products & Innovation

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Awards & Recognition

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