After more than a century of burning fossil fuels, ships are overdue for an upgrade. Cargo Owners for Zero Emission Vessels will make sure we’re sailing into a cleaner future. With this new initiative from the Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program, nine signatories — including Amazon, IKEA, and Unilever — have pledged to work toward maritime decarbonization by using only zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040. Read about the Institute-led collaboration in The Washington Post, Reuters, BBC, and CNBC — or on our website.

The restaurant industry continues to suffer under the ever-lengthening shadow of COVID, with pandemic concerns keeping both vulnerable diners and workers at home. According to an article by the CDC Foundation and the Institute’s Food & Society program, the path to a healthy restaurant rebound will involve partnerships with local and state health officials, bringing a public health approach to your local pub.

Jeremy Lin, the breakout basketball star, had one big enemy on the court: anxiety. Now that he works with a sports psychologist, he finds the sources of his suffering in racial trauma, no-fear sports culture, and the manufactured perfection of heroic game highlights. He shared his thoughts on a more healthy approach to sports in the opening conversation of the 2021 Project Play Summit of the Sports and Society Program.

Business, government, and civil society each have a role in creating an equitable, just, and sustainable economy — and purpose-driven leaders are showing us the way. Many of them gathered at the Global Inclusive Growth Summit, a virtual event hosted by the Global Inclusive Growth Partnership, a collaboration between the Aspen Institute and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, where they discussed how innovative solutions, new partnerships, and collective action have the power to create an economy that works for all.

As it nears its second decade, the Inclusive America Project welcomes a new Executive Director in Simran Jeet Singh. In an introductory conversation with Associate Director Allison Ralph, the two share personal stories about their experience with religious pluralism and the project’s importance amid issues of religious nationalism, religious ignorance, and religious freedom.

What action can the cybersecurity field take to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion? A recent report from Aspen Digital shares recommendations on how to build a more just and inclusive industry, from recruitment to retention and beyond. The work was cited by the World Economic Forum, FedScoop,SC Media and more.

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2021 Aspen Security Forum in Washington, DC

November 3 - 4

Global leaders, U.S. government officials, industry leaders, journalists, academics, and a host of distinguished speakers will gather to address critical questions about national security and foreign policy at the Aspen Security Forum. The in-person event takes place in Washington, DC, for the first time and will stream live online.

Conversations on Food Justice: The Significant and Far-Reaching Impact of the Criminal Justice System in America

November 3, 12pm EST

Join the Food & Society Program as it examines the prison system, an institution whose roots in slavery are still evident today. The conditions that people face in prison — and when they return home — have significant costs when it comes to health, public safety, and human dignity. Speakers will also look to the people and organizations that are working to reframe the national dialogue around criminal justice and building food systems based on health, equity, and justice for all incarcerated and free people.

Winter Words with Anthony Doerr

November 3, 8pm EST

Join Aspen Words for a conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Doerr. The New York Times best-selling author (All The Light You Cannot See) will be in conversation with Ask Again, Yes author Mary Beth Keane about his newest novel, Cloud Cuckoo Land.

Exploring the Impact of Entertainment on Criminal Justice

November 18, 4:30 pm EST

The Criminal Justice Reform Initiative hosts Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of Color of Change, in the first of a series of events seeking to understand how pop culture can influence public perception of crime and justice — either for better or for worse.

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