WRI's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment for current and future generations. Its goals are to safeguard the Earth's climate from further harm due to greenhouse gas emissions and to help people adapt to unavoidable climate change; to protect the ecosystems upon which human well-being depends; to reduce the use of materials and generation of wastes in the production of the goods and services that improve people's lives; and to guarantee all people's access to environmental information and decisions regarding natural resources and the environment.
Contact details
- Website:
- http://www.wri.org
- Address:
- 10 G Street, NE Suite 800 Washington, DC 20002 United States
- Country:
- United States
- Sub-region:
- Northern America
Areas of focus
Topics of research
Geographics of focus
Global
Operating languages
English
Organisation details
Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
1982
Age (years)
World Resources Institute
United States average
Global average
Founded by
Founders: James Gustave Speth
Founder gender: All male
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2019): Andrew Steer
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2018): Andrew Steer
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2017): Andrew Steer
Leader gender: Male
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2018): Andrew Steer
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2017): Andrew Steer
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2019
World Resources Institute
United States average
Global average
% Female researchers
2019
World Resources Institute
United States average
Global average
Organisational performance
Publications
2015
World Resources Institute
United States average
Global average
Financials
2015
World Resources Institute
United States average
Global average
Social
Likes (2019)
World Resources Institute
United States average
Global average
Likes (2017)
World Resources Institute
Twitter
Followers (2019)
World Resources Institute
United States average
Global average
Followers (2018)
World Resources Institute
Followers (2017)
World Resources Institute
Subscribers (2019)
World Resources Institute
United States average
Global average
Followers (2019)
World Resources Institute
United States average
Global average
Followers (2019)
World Resources Institute
United States average
Global average
Data notes
Last updated: 01/04/2020
Rating of data accuracy (find out more): OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: NIRA Think Tank Directory, Organisation´s website
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Rating of data accuracy (find out more): OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: NIRA Think Tank Directory, Organisation´s website
Have we got something wrong? Contact us to update this record. There is more information in the database, you can download it here.