.karma-page {
            color: var(--hi-ink);
            background: var(--bg);
        }

        .karma-section {
            padding-block: clamp(70px, 8vw, 116px);
        }

        .karma-section--why,
        .karma-section--institutions {
            background: #fffaf1;
        }

        .karma-section--institutions {
            background: var(--bg);
        }

        .karma-section--closing {
            text-align: center;
            background:
                radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(198, 148, 53, .16), transparent 36%),
                linear-gradient(180deg, #f7ead8 0%, #fffaf1 100%);
        }

        /* ---- the vision ---------------------------------------- */
        .karma-section--why .hi-section-heading {
            margin-bottom: clamp(26px, 4vw, 42px);
        }

        .karma-thesis__body {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(320px, .82fr);
            gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 70px);
            align-items: start;
        }

        .karma-prose {
            color: #62544c;
            font-size: clamp(1.03rem, 1.28vw, 1.16rem);
            line-height: 1.95;
        }
        .karma-prose p {
            margin: 0 0 18px;
        }
        .karma-prose p:last-child {
            margin-bottom: 0;
        }

        .karma-thesis__note {
            padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 34px);
            border: 1px solid rgba(198, 148, 53, .26);
            border-radius: 8px;
            background: rgba(255, 252, 246, .78);
            box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(63, 45, 37, .1);
        }

        .karma-thesis__note strong {
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 12px;
            color: #8a2f2d;
            font-family: var(--hi-serif);
            font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.2vw, 1.85rem);
            line-height: 1.35;
        }

        .karma-thesis__note p {
            margin: 0 0 16px;
            color: #62544c;
            line-height: 1.84;
        }

        .karma-thesis__link {
            font-family: var(--hi-serif);
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--hi-maroon);
            text-decoration: none;
        }
        .karma-thesis__link:hover {
            text-decoration: underline;
        }

        /* ---- institutions ------------------------------------- */
        /* the four-dimension legend, above the trust cards */
        .karma-dimensions {
            list-style: none;
            margin: clamp(28px, 4vw, 40px) 0 0;
            padding: 0;
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 10px 12px;
        }

        .karma-dimensions li {
            padding: 8px 16px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(198, 148, 53, .3);
            border-radius: 999px;
            background: rgba(255, 252, 246, .7);
            color: #8a2f2d;
            font-family: var(--hi-serif);
            font-size: clamp(.9rem, 1.3vw, 1.02rem);
            font-weight: 700;
        }

        .karma-trusts {
            display: grid;
            gap: clamp(24px, 3.5vw, 42px);
            margin-top: clamp(34px, 5vw, 52px);
        }

        .karma-trust {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .78fr) minmax(0, 1.22fr);
            gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 50px);
            align-items: start;
            padding: clamp(22px, 3.5vw, 42px);
            border: 1px solid rgba(198, 148, 53, .24);
            border-radius: 8px;
            background: rgba(255, 252, 246, .82);
            box-shadow: 0 22px 58px rgba(63, 45, 37, .08);
        }

        .karma-trust__intro {
            position: sticky;
            top: 120px;
        }

        .karma-trust__number {
            display: inline-grid;
            place-items: center;
            width: 46px;
            height: 46px;
            margin-bottom: 18px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            color: #fffaf1;
            background: #8a2f2d;
            font-family: var(--hi-serif);
            font-weight: 900;
        }

        .karma-trust h3 {
            margin: 0 0 10px;
            color: var(--hi-ink);
            font-family: var(--hi-serif);
            font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
            line-height: 1.25;
        }

        .karma-trust__subtitle {
            margin: 0 0 16px;
            color: #8a2f2d;
            font-size: .96rem;
            font-weight: 800;
            line-height: 1.6;
        }

        .karma-trust__intro p {
            color: #62544c;
            line-height: 1.84;
        }

        .karma-trust__intro .karma-thesis__link {
            display: inline-block;
            margin-top: 14px;
        }

        .karma-activities {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
            gap: 16px;
        }

        .karma-activity {
            display: block;
            overflow: hidden;
            border: 1px solid rgba(121, 43, 42, .1);
            border-radius: 8px;
            background: #fffaf1;
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: border-color .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
        }

        .karma-activity:hover,
        .karma-activity:focus-visible {
            border-color: rgba(121, 43, 42, .32);
            box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(63, 45, 37, .14);
            transform: translateY(-2px);
        }
        .karma-activity:hover h4,
        .karma-activity:focus-visible h4 {
            color: var(--hi-maroon);
        }

        .karma-activity figure {
            margin: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .karma-activity img {
            display: block;
            width: 100%;
            height: 200px;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

        .karma-activity__body {
            padding: 18px;
        }

        .karma-activity h4 {
            margin: 0 0 8px;
            color: var(--hi-ink);
            font-family: var(--hi-serif);
            font-size: 1.22rem;
            line-height: 1.35;
        }

        .karma-activity p {
            margin: 0;
            color: #62544c;
            font-size: .96rem;
            line-height: 1.7;
        }

        /* ---- closing ----------------------------------------- */
        /* the through-line, cascading to its destination */
        .karma-closing-verse {
            max-width: 640px;
            margin: clamp(30px, 5vw, 50px) auto 0;
            font-family: var(--hi-serif);
        }

        .karma-closing-verse span {
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 6px;
            color: #62544c;
            font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.8vw, 1.4rem);
            line-height: 1.75;
        }

        .karma-closing-verse i {
            font-style: normal;
            font-size: .78em;
            font-weight: 400;
            color: var(--hi-muted);
        }

        .karma-closing-verse strong {
            display: block;
            margin-top: clamp(12px, 2vw, 20px);
            color: var(--hi-maroon);
            font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.6vw, 2.6rem);
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.25;
        }

        .karma-actions {
            margin-top: clamp(28px, 4vw, 38px);
        }

        @media (max-width: 980px) {
            .karma-thesis__body,
            .karma-trust {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }

            .karma-trust__intro {
                position: static;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 620px) {
            .karma-activities {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }
            .karma-activity img {
                height: 220px;
            }
        }