Ripple was approached by Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (BCPP) to raise awareness about a toxic chemical used to make IV bags and tubing used in hospitals nationwide, despite known links to breast, liver, lung, and testicular cancers. The chemical, DEHP, leaches out of the plastic into medication and other fluids being infused into the bloodstream of patients.
Ripple had the honor of working with Fossil Free Japan, an international coalition of civil society organizations working to end Japan’s overseas finance for fossil fuels.When the former Japanese Prime Minister visited the United States we used the opportunity to write and publish this high-profile op-ed in Newsweek on behalf of the coalition.
SkyTruth is a nonprofit conservation technology organization that uses AI, satellite imagery and other global data to make invisible environmental problems not only visible, but actionable. Ripple helped SkyTruth launch Cerulean, the first free, publicly available platform that tracks oil spills in the ocean and their potential sources, leaving polluters nowhere to hide.
Strengthening this one rule could keep frontline communities safe from their toxic neighbors. With the agency reviewing its “chemical disaster rule,” the time has come for stronger regulations to protect those living in the shadow of industrial facilities.
Domestic abuse is devastating my home country of Russia: More than 12,000 women in Russia died from this type of violence between 2011 and 2019, according to a recent study. The vast majority of these cases occurred at the hands of intimate partners. The remaining victims were killed by members of their own family.
Violence against women and girls has grown exponentially in the wake of COVID-19, in what some have called a shadow pandemic. Ripple is working with an incredible group of women’s rights activists from around the world calling for a global treaty to tackle this issue.
As parts of the world are beginning to return to “normal” life, new cases of COVID-19 are skyrocketing across Africa. This past week, the number of cases and deaths in Africa increased by almost 40 percent, and in some countries the number of deaths tripled or quadrupled
Like so many, I lost family members to assassinations, in my case my father and brother. Despite the oppression of women in my country, my family always supported my education, and I was motivated to study law to try to bring about justice.
Violence against women and girls is the most pressing human rights issue of our time. Deemed “devastatingly pervasive” by the World Health Organization, it affects 1 in 3 women globally.
Ripple is working with Aspen Skiing Co. to elevate the profile of their incredible sustainability work. A report we wrote and released on their behalf was covered by CNN, Washington Post, Newsweek, Sustainable Brands, Environmental Leader, Colorado Public Radio and more.
Communities of color and people in low-income neighborhoods are disproportionately exposed to toxic chemicals where they live, through their jobs, and also because of where they shop.
Early on, we found that talking about climate change wasn’t resonating with the Koch team. But when we talked about capturing and monetizing wasted resources, their ears perked up.