Think tank

Global Footprint Network

Oakland, CA, United States

This organisation may not be a traditional think tank. We have included it in this list as we deem it to be a 'boundary' organisation – in other words, it might have some qualities or characterstics of a think tank.

In 2003, Global Footprint Network, a nonprofit organization, was established to enable a sustainable future where all people have the opportunity to live satisfying lives within the means of one planet. An essential step in creating a one-planet future is measuring human impact on the Earth so They can make more informed choices. That is why its work aims to accelerate the use of the Ecological Footprint a resource accounting tool that measures how much nature is available, how much is used, and who uses what. The Ecological Footprint is a data-driven metric that tells us how close They are to the goal of sustainable living. Footprint accounts work like bank statements, documenting whether They are living within our ecological budget or consuming nature's resources faster than the planet can renew them.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/

Address:
1528 Webster Street, Suite 11

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Environment/Natural resources/ Energy
Geographics of focus
Belgium, Ecuador, France, Germany, Indonesia, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates.
Operating languages
Chinese , English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
2003
Age (years)
Global Footprint Network
 18
United States average
 38
Global average
 30
Founded by
Founders: Mathis Wackernagel| Susan Burns
Founder gender: Both male and female founders
Leadership
Leader(s) (2021): Laurel Hanscom
Leader gender: Female Leader(s) (2020): Laurel Hanscom
Leader gender: Female Leader(s) (2019): Mathis Wathernagel
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2021
Global Footprint Network
 14
United States average
 37
Global average
 75
2017
Global Footprint Network
 19
% Female staff
2021
Global Footprint Network
 1%
United States average
 1%
Global average
 0%

Organisational performance

Financials
2019
Global Footprint Network
 $1,379,386
United States average
 $22,207,884
Global average
 $51,084,618
2015
Global Footprint Network
 $3,604,880

Social

Facebook
Likes (2021)
Global Footprint Network
 34,820
United States average
 86,720
Global average
 31,384
Likes (2019)
Global Footprint Network
 33,122
Likes (2017)
Global Footprint Network
 20,662
Twitter
Followers (2021)
Global Footprint Network
 19,656
United States average
 46,914
Global average
 18,429
Followers (2019)
Global Footprint Network
 18,153
Followers (2018)
Global Footprint Network
 16,055
YouTube
Subscribers (2021)
Global Footprint Network
 2,110
United States average
 15,378
Global average
 5,254
Subscribers (2019)
Global Footprint Network
 1,501
Subscribers (2017)
Global Footprint Network
 528
Instagram
Followers (2019)
Global Footprint Network
 13,600
United States average
 15,265
Global average
 8,272
LinkedIn
Followers (2019)
Global Footprint Network
 5,570
United States average
 8,453
Global average
 6,628

Data notes

Last updated: 08/06/2021
Boundary organization (find out more): Yes
Rating of data accuracy (find out more): OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website, Think tank list
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