Press Release

Green 2.0, an organization committed to championing equity in the environmental sector, released its eighth annual Transparency Report. Alarmingly, this year marks the first decline of racial and ethnic diversity in NGOs throughout the history of this report. 

“Upwell 2024 showcases the importance of shaping ocean policy with both urgency and equity in mind,” said Adriane Alicea, Managing Director of Green 2.0. “These conversations come at a critical time for coastal communities on the frontlines of climate change. To achieve true ocean justice, we must center the leadership of historically marginalized communities that rely on a safe, clean, and healthy ocean.

Green 2.0 today announced the 51 environmental organizations nationwide that have pledged to ensure a more equitable environmental sector by signing on to the Green 2.0 Pay Equity Pledge. The pledge holds environmental organizations accountable to standards to ensure that women and people of color are receiving equitable compensation for their work.

Adriane Alicea, Managing Director of Green 2.0, today released the following statement regarding Equal Pay Day 2024.

Green 2.0 said today that its new Transparency Report Card shows that the growth of communities of color in environmental jobs slowed this year, hitting a green ceiling.

Today, seven top environmental organizations released a joint statement following the Supreme Court’s decision on the future of affirmative action programs in college admissions. These groups include Green 2.0, Union of Concerned Scientists, National Wildlife Federation, Greenpeace USA, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), The Nature Conservancy, and League of Conservation Voters.

Today, Green 2.0, the movement builder working to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the green movement, named Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr., President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus, as its new Board Chair.

Green 2.0 – the independent campaign working to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the green movement – today released its sixth annual NGO and Foundation Transparency Report Card which found growing diversity in environmental organizations, but that the share of people of color in senior roles decreased slightly. This year’s report had a record-breaking 20 foundations participating, but more transparency and participation is required from funders to build a more representative movement. The Report Card launch is supported by a video of key takeaways, featuring award-winning actress and philanthropist Rosario Dawson.