2026 Sponsors
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The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES) understands the urgency of environmental challenges. An education and research hub, IBES harnesses academic excellence from many disciplines, from climatology and ecology to sociology and international relations.
At this dynamic cross-campus center, students and faculty conduct groundbreaking research and build creative solutions to complex 21st-century problems. Our work combines an understanding of the natural world and of human societies because environmental stewardship, human rights, and economic well-being are inextricably linked. Through our unique interdisciplinary approach, IBES fosters actionable research outcomes and the change agents of tomorrow.
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TriLinc was founded with the mission to improve the world through investing. We believe the power of the capital markets can be used to solve pressing socioeconomic and environmental challenges.
We provide investors with access to institutional-class impact strategies, structured to pursue market-rate, risk-adjusted returns while changing the world for the better.
Forces of Nature is an unstoppable movement of young people uniting to halt climate change. We are taking action to bring our planet to a net-zero carbon footprint by 2030.
We are forward thinkers that understand the solutions are here, and this is our moment to build a better world. Our mission is to develop and implement solutions to save the planet. #Zero2030. Stand with Us. ITS TIME.
The Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship empowers the next generation of entrepreneurship leaders through curricular, co-curricular, and venture support to create and launch solutions with impact.
We provide dedicated support for climate change and sustainability-focused ventures. These early-stage venture grants are for undergraduate and graduate students interested in developing solutions to environmental problems and comes with dedicated Nelson Center advising along with funding.
Poverty and inequality. Natural disasters and ethnic conflict. Rapid urbanization and climate change. Globalized labor standards and cyber threats. Our increasingly interconnected 21st-century world is rife with challenges that affect us all. Crafting solutions to those problems requires rigorous research, real-world experience and creative thinking.
The Watson Institute is a community of scholars, practitioners, and students whose work aims to help us understand and address these critical challenges. It is dedicated to meaningful social science research and teaching and animated by the conviction that informed policy can change systems and societies for the better.