2024 marks the eighth consecutive year that Green 2.0 has presented data on demographic data of staff and equity practices at non-profit organizations (“NGOs”) and foundations in the environmental sector. Green 2.0’s transparency report serves as a key mechanism to hold organizations, and the environmental movement at large, accountable for commitments made to equity. The goal is to create a movement where every community is able to contribute their knowledge and solutions to our most pressing environmental issues.

Alarmingly, this year’s Green 2.0 2024 Transparency Report found the  first decline in staff of color at all levels of NGOs in the history of this report. While foundations saw marginal improvements, the glaring trend at NGOs reminds us that progress requires intentional and consistent effort to not just hire, but also retain, staff of color.