Alice Korngold

Consultant, author

For more than 20 years Alice Korngold has been a consultant to global corporations, professional services firms, and NGOs and nonprofits on corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and sustainability, and business-nonprofit partnerships. She is the author of A Better World, Inc.: How Companies Profit by Solving Global Problems…Where Governments Cannot.

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As synthetic microfibers infiltrate food, water and air, how can we prevent future release? Scientists and manufacturers are looking for ways to keep synthetic microfibers from getting into…
This idea helped rescue a city of 3.8 million from a water crisis When water shortages loomed in Chennai, India, one man’s campaign to conserve rainwater saved the…
OPINION: Science denialism is dangerous. But so is science imperialism. Calls for strict science-based decision making on complex issues like GMOs and geoengineering can…
Humans, fish and other animals are consuming microfibers in our food and water As tiny fibers shed from synthetic textiles invade our bodies, researchers scramble to identify…
OPINION: If we want to solve complex social and environmental problems, we need to think in terms of systems Understanding how various parts of our world connect will help us shape solutions that don’t just…
What if U.S. fuel economy standards went away? As the federal government eases targets, a look at what gas mileage requirements really mean for…
Our clothes are contaminating our planet with tiny plastic threads Minute fibers shed from synthetic textiles are polluting oceans, streams, rivers — even the air we…
OPINION: What a giant snake can teach us about designing cities for the future We need to make our urban areas more welcoming to wildlife. Here are five ways we can do so.

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"Indigenous ways of knowing, fisher and farmer knowledge, and religion and spirituality all offer important, yet di… https://t.co/2FsN11DeCL
New story: The final installment of our 3-part series about #microfibers, where @mcoc digs into what's being done t… https://t.co/kcmzu8vDbH
“The soil is like a bank account. If you deposit rainwater, you can withdraw even during a drought.”… https://t.co/6VP4q02eMz
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Across the U.S., #Superfund sites are being repurposed as recreational areas, renewable energy facilities and more.… https://t.co/k4yvTGvuhI
RT @jftheo1963: OPINION: Science denialism is dangerous. But so is science imperialism. https://t.co/ovwZgWdLqT via @ensiamedia

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