The Institute acts as a bridge between the academic and policymaking communities, both governmental and corporate, on a broad range of domestic and international issues, serving as a reliable and trusted source of information that is accessible to policy makers and the public.

In addition to supporting targeted ecosystems, animals and people in need, the Institute puts the best scientific and academic minds to work to probe, develop, and articulate big ideas, investing in research and policy, with a special focus on influencing corporate and governmental behavior.

Priority is given to issues of overarching importance that are in urgent need of a change in direction for the benefit of the Earth and all of its inhabitants. Three examples of such issues which exemplify the work of the All Life Institute are climate change, factory farming and pandemic prevention.  The argument on issues like factory farming, for example, in the context of climate change and pandemic prevention, become much more powerful and compelling when the impact on all life forms becomes clear and solutions are based upon what is in the best interests of all life forms.