Posts by Shao Zhi Zhong
2021 NGO & Foundation Transparency Report Card Social Media Toolkit
The Green 2.0 2021 NGO & Foundation Transparency Report Card reflects demographic data collected from 67 NGOs and a cadre of foundations in the environmental sector. This is the fifth year in a row this data has been collected by Green 2.0, a watchdog organization pushing for racial and ethnic diversity in the environmental movement.
Read MoreLatinx Youth Leading the Environmental Movement Social Media Toolkit
Join Green 2.0 and First Nations Development Institute for a discussion with Indigenous leaders in the environmental movement on their thoughts on the state of the movement, and changes that must happen in order to achieve justice and equity.
Read More‘Come on, it’s 2021’: Advocates demand diversity in hearings
“There are some committees that continue to not be diverse,” Andrés Jimenez, the CEO of Green 2.0, told E&E News recently, “and have all white panelists, all males. And it’s like, ‘Come on, it’s 2021. How can you bring someone in to talk about communities of color if you don’t have that background?’”
Read MoreHow green organizations can hire more people of color
I am deputy director of Green 2.0 and a Latina. I am also an exception to the rule. From 2017 to 2020, major environmental organizations added just two people of color and two women to their senior teams, according to Green 2.0’s recent Transparency Report findings.
Read MoreIndigenous Leaders on Justice and Transforming the Environmental Movement Social Media Toolkit
Join Green 2.0 and First Nations Development Institute for a discussion with Indigenous leaders in the environmental movement on their thoughts on the state of the movement, and changes that must happen in order to achieve justice and equity.
Read MoreGreen 2.0 Releases New Tool to Support Demographic Data Collection Efforts
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 25, 2021Contacts: Raviya Ismail, rismail@diversegreen.org Green 2.0 Releases New Tool to Support Demographic Data Collection Efforts Washington, D.C. — Today Green 2.0, an advocacy organization working to increase racial and ethnic diversity among environmental groups, released a new guide designed to support and fill in the gap of demographic data…
Read MoreThe Unbearable Whiteness of Congressional Environmental Panels
In late June, 2021, Green 2.0 sent a letter to 15 Congressional committees with jurisdiction over policy involving climate and environmental issues. “Hearings are an integral element of the policy making process, and the inclusion of witnesses of color is key to ensuring that people across our nation have their voices heard,” the letter states. “As committees discuss pollution, water, energy, infrastructure, conservation, and many other environmental policies there must be greater inclusion and collaboration with communities of color.”
Read MoreTracking Diversity Social Media Toolkit
Tracking Diversity: The Green 2.0 Guide to Best Practices in Demographic Data Collection is a roadmap for organizations focused on diversity, justice, and inclusion initiatives by providing support for strategic planning, assessing the growth of staff and boards, and analyzing the metrics of demographic data collection. This guide will increase the capacity and ability of…
Read MoreWatching for birds, diversity: Audubon groups pledge change
By Philip Marcelo, Read on The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — When Boston socialites Minna Hall and Harriet Hemenway sought to end the slaughter of birds in the name of 19th century high fashion, they picked a logical namesake for their cause: John James Audubon, a naturalist celebrated for his stunning watercolors of American birds. Now, 125…
Read MoreCongressional Panels Called Out on Lack of Diversity in Hearings
Congressional committees have had an Achilles heel when it comes to ensuring racial and ethnic diversity of witnesses at hearings and need to fix it now, an environmental group said in a letter Wednesday. “Hearings are an integral element of the policy making process, and the inclusion of witnesses of color is key to ensuring that people across our nation have their voices heard,” wrote Andres Jimenez, executive director for Green 2.0, which pushes for increased diversity among environmental organizations.
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