NRDC and Justice40

NRDC elevates, integrates, and builds on Justice40 and its framework across the institution and its work by prioritizing community-based partnerships and working in alignment with their objectives, ensuring more equitable and just outcomes for underserved communities, especially Black, Latine, and Indigenous communities. We recognize that 40 percent of investment benefits is not enough to repair past and current harms, and we strive to go above and beyond the Justice40 goal. NRDC utilizes its policy experience, access and influence, capacity, and resources to work with our partners to maximize investment benefits for and prevent harm to these communities.

We do this by holding policymakers accountable; advocating for increased transparency; securing firm budgetary commitments; improving program implementation; connecting communities to funding opportunities; and creating useful and accessible resources. We expect to see tangible, transformative, and lasting benefits in Black, Latine, and Indigenous communities and multiple success stories from Justice40 by January 2025—a critical turning point in combating environmental injustice and ensuring a safe, healthy climate for all.