The World Resources Institute (WRI) is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people's lives. Our mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. 世界资源研究院是一家环境领域的"智库"机构,它不局限于研究工作,更在积极探寻保护地球、改善人类生活的可行之道。我们的使命是推动人类社会保护地球环境及其承载力,以满足当代和后代人的需求和愿望。
Through the New Ventures initiative, WRI promotes sustainable growth in emerging markets by supporting and accelerating the transfer of capital to businesses that deliver social and environmental benefits at the base of the economic pyramid. Since its inception in 1999, New Ventures has facilitated the transfer of over USD $40 million in investment to sustainable enterprises in China, India, Indonesia, Mexico and Brazil. 通过发起"新经济"项目,世界资源研究院支持和促进资本流向处于经济金字塔底部、能够产生社会和环境效益的产业,从而推动新兴市场的可持续成长。从1999年创立开始,"新经济"项目已经促成超过4000万美元的资本投向中国、印度、印度尼西亚、墨西哥和巴西的可持续发展型企业。
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