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by shoo 4068 days ago
You might have more luck looking for work with charities or not-for-profits, rather than organisations motivated by profit.

1. Reduce environmental damage:

This is a tricky objective, if the goal is to reduce the overall negative human impact on the environment, from the context of a company seeking to make profit in an economy where environmental consequences are largely not correctly priced.

* companies that directly or indirectly reduce the increase in global population, in an ethical way. E.g. greater access to contraception, family planning, women's rights. I do not have specific examples.

* companies that reduce the per-capita environmental footprint. E.g. http://taggle.com.au/ sells low cost remote water monitoring sensors, that can be used to detect leaks and reduce overall water consumption.

* where appropriate environmental regulation exists to pay for improvements to the ecosystem, it may be possible for companies to make a profit by e.g. carbon forestry, to compensate for greenhouse gas pollution by others parts of the economy.

2. Help the public access unbiased factual information:

* e.g. https://theconversation.com/ -- not-for-profit online news & opinion from academics & researchers, in AU, UK, US ; currently expanding into Africa.

3. Influence regulation/policy/laws:

* I believe there are plenty of think-tanks doing this, but probably the bulk of them are lobbying for change in directions that largely do not align with long-term public good.