We’ve all heard that death is a natural part of life — and when we examine the ecosystems around us, it becomes clear just how true this is. While many associate the wonders of nature with new life, like a flower unfurling its petals or a robin’s egg hatching, the decay of living things is […]
Insights from Margaret O’Gorman, President, WHC What a time to be alive and working at the intersection of business and biodiversity! The ecosystem is abuzz, not with recovering populations of bees and other beneficial insects, but with new and emerging frameworks, methodologies, scholarly publications and tech start-ups for the private sector. The broader corporate world […]
For WHC members, staff, partners and programs, a trip to a new city is not complete without a tour of the conservation and community engagement efforts happening in the area. At this year’s WHC Conservation Conference, this tour was accomplished via a mainstage panel featuring representatives from the National Aquarium, Biohabitats, the Waterfront Partnership of […]
Motivational speaker, author and executive coach Sylvia Baffour is no stranger to the beauty and diversity of nature around the world, having traveled to and lived in more than 20 countries. When she presented a keynote address at WHC Conservation Conference 2023, she began by expressing her appreciation for the work that WHC members and […]
A warm summer night is the perfect time for stargazing, but anyone who has looked up at the night sky in the vicinity of a city or town has most likely noticed a halo of hazy light that seems to mask the stars and brighten the sky. This effect, called skyglow, is due to light […]
As the only international NGO focused exclusively on enabling private sector action for nature, WHC has convened professionals working at the intersection of business and nature since 1990. This post is a transcript of WHC President Margaret O’Gorman’s 2023 State of Corporate Conservation speech, presented in Baltimore at the 2023 WHC Conservation Conference on June […]
We’ve all heard the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Science has even backed up the powerful impact of imagery, with research showing that people tend to remember ideas presented in pictures better than in words. Professionals who work in sustainability often find themselves needing to make the case for conservation. Whether that’s championing an […]
Read the transcript of Margaret O’Gorman’s speech given at Conservation Conference 2022 in Detroit, Michigan.
DETROIT, MI, JUNE 15, 2022 – Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) announced the winners of its 2022 WHC Awards during the WHC Conservation Conference held in Detroit, Michigan on June 14-15. The WHC Awards honor excellence in corporate conservation, and recipients include national and international companies representing a variety of industries. The year’s top awards, which […]
SILVER SPRING, MD, OCTOBER 18, 2021 – Corporate conservation organization Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) and automotive industry environmental sustainability association Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) will receive $68,000 in funding from the EPA Region 4 Source Reduction Assistance (SRA) Grant Program, an initiative that supports pollution prevention (P2) efforts in the American Southeast. The […]
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