![]() Learn more about Drawdown Labs online, follow Project Drawdown on social media, and sign up for email newsletters for inspiring real-world Labs updates throughout the year. Stanford Dining demonstrates that sustainable, ethical, and healthy food systems can be deployed at scale, while simultaneously inspiring the next generation to improve how Earth’s precious resources are managed. R&DE Stanford Dining-This leading university partner collaborates on many aspects of complex global food systems-from equitable supply chains, climate-smart dining, and regenerative agriculture, to reducing food waste and shifting diets towards plant-forward options.Aspiration shows that people can use their spending and saving to achieve meaningful climate impact at scale. Aspiration-Drawdown Labs’ first-ever financial services partner enables customers to keep their deposits out of fossil fuels, automatically plant trees with their card purchases, and track business and personal Planet & People impact scores as they shop. ![]() ![]() ![]() This means providing its members with the tools, resources, and community needed for this transition by spotlighting green economic trends, connecting green job seekers and employers, providing sustainability skills training, and partnering with environmental innovators. LinkedIn-As the world’s largest professional network, LinkedIn is focused on creating economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce.As a Drawdown Labs partner, General Mills brings with it its holistic focus on regenerative agriculture that strengthens both ecosystems and communities. General Mills-This global manufacturer of branded consumer foods has the reach to create large-scale impact in the food and agriculture industry beyond its own operational footprint.Sitting at the intersection of technology and entertainment, Netflix shows how sustainability can be implemented beyond operational footprints through creative, memorable storytelling. Netflix-The streaming entertainment service showcases inclusive stories on climate solutions to hundreds of millions of viewers around the world.Joining Drawdown Labs (and its nine existing partners) are: The superpowers of our five new companies, along with our existing partners, should demonstrate to the world the kind of climate ambition that is possible, achievable, and necessary.” There’s no room for daylight between the pursuit of a just climate future and any other business priority. “If a company is pouring money into anti-climate lobbying and suddenly makes a commitment to reach ‘net zero,’ we need to question the authenticity of that commitment. “Drawdown Labs only works when you start with companies that are already all-in on climate,” says Alexander. As the year progresses, Drawdown Labs partners will meet regularly, share insights, ask critical questions, and enjoy full access to Project Drawdown’s science-based resources and staff members. Potential Labs partners are vetted on the nature of their science-based, independently verified greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets as well as their track record for lobbying, leadership goals, and commitment to climate solutions both within and outside their business operations. Leveraging world-class research and analysis from Project Drawdown and cross-industry capabilities of its partners, Drawdown Labs is a testing ground for companies who already have industry-leading climate goals. Project Drawdown chooses partners that are leading the transformation of their sectors-not simply playing at the edges of real change.” “Drawdown Labs partners prove every day that any job can be a climate job, whether they’re helping people bank responsibly, find well-paying jobs, feed their families, inspire student climate leaders, or feel entertained at home. “Net-zero commitments by some date in the distant future just won’t cut it anymore,” says Drawdown Labs Director Jamie Alexander. This spring, Netflix, General Mills, LinkedIn, Aspiration, and Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) Stanford Dining join Drawdown Labs to challenge status-quo private sector leadership for faster, safer, and more equitable climate action at unprecedented scale. This consortium of 14 organizations spans nearly every industry, using their resources, influence, employees, community members, and customers to help the world reach drawdown-a future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. After launching Drawdown Labs last October, Project Drawdown-the world’s leading resource for climate solutions-is announcing five new partners to round out its pioneering group of private sector climate leaders. SAN FRANCISCO-( BUSINESS WIRE)-Climate solutions have powerful new private-sector champions.
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