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Monica Sanders

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Monica C. Sanders is Founder of Bonne Terre Labs, a company developing data-center intelligence tools to assess sustainability, regulatory, infrastructure, and community risks. She is also Founder of The Undivide Project, a nonprofit focused on climate resilience through digital access, research, and policy innovation. Monica teaches law at Georgetown University and has contributed to the United Nations Environment Programme’s Global Environment Outlook and UN-affiliated working groups. A former Emmy Award-winning journalist, National Geographic Explorer, and Senior Contributor at Forbes, she writes on climate, technology, and equity and is the author of the forthcoming book Climate and Code.

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Monica Sanders

Jun 24 2026

Green Tech · Sustainable Business

Inside Bonne Terre Labs, the Georgetown professor's startup reading nature risk before it is realised

Monica Sanders

Jun 18 2026

AI · Green Tech

Future Signals: How to catch climate risk before it's too late

Monica Sanders

Mar 13 2026

Corporate Sustainability · Corporate Governance

The digital economy runs on data. So does inequality

Monica Sanders

Jan 28 2026

Human Rights · Environmental Sustainability

Corporate courage after Davos

Monica Sanders

Jul 24 2025

Greenwashing · Climate Change

Leading through the climate crisis and political uncertainty

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Jun 23 2025

Public Governance · Nature

Open letter: Lead or lose, a call to secure Europe’s future through sustainability

Monica Sanders

Apr 02 2025

Climate Change · Social Responsibility

89 seconds to midnight - what the doomsday clock tells us about global collapse

Monica Sanders

Mar 24 2025

Sustainable Finance · Sustainable Business

Sustainability pays: The financial case for a green business strategy

Monica Sanders

Dec 22 2024

Climate Change · Environmental Sustainability

30 years of climate negotiations: Lessons learned and what’s next at COP30

Monica Sanders

Dec 10 2024

Climate Change · Environmental Sustainability

How the gaming community is leveling up on climate change awareness

Monica Sanders

Oct 17 2024

Climate Change · Environmental Sustainability

Are environmental regulators globally doing enough to ensure a just transition?

Monica Sanders

Aug 04 2024

Climate Change · Environmental Sustainability

Paradise at risk

The words 'dream big' written on a black wall

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