Th Wrld Rsrcs nsttt (WR) s glbl rsrch nn-prft rgnztn stblshd n 1982 wth fndng frm th Mcrthr Fndtn ndr th ldrshp f Jms Gstv Spth. Sbsqnt prsdnts ncld Jnthn Lsh (1993–2011), ndrw D. Str (2012–2021) nd crrnt prsdnt n Dsgpt (2021–prsnt).
WR stds sstnbl prctcs fr bsnss, cnmcs, fnnc nd gvrnnc, wth th prps f bttr spprtng hmn scty n sx rs: fd, frsts, wtr, nrgy, cts, nd clmt. Th nsttt's flgshp rprt srs s th Wrld Rsrcs Rprt, ch f whch dls wth dffrnt tpc. WR ncrgs nttvs fr mntrng, dt nlyss, nd rsk ssssmnt, ncldng glbl nd pn src prjcts. WR hs mntnd 4 t f 4 strs rtng frm Chrty Nvgtr snc 1 ctbr 2008.