SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Why the impact economy must reprice security — and fund prevention before the crisis

Airbnb.org’s relief model tests speed, trust, and accountability

Lebanon’s survival economy shows the limits of dollarization without recovery

What mission-driven founders need to know before converting

How three Skoll Awardees build public systems for lasting impact

How place-based capital is expanding housing stability and ownership

What Bosnia’s rebuilding teaches us about recovery economies

Why durable impact requires trust, culture, and capital

Why circular migration may offer a better path than mass repatriation

Financing historic cities for housing, livelihoods, and resilience

Democracy, narrative, and systems change

Lessons from Atlanta’s BeltLine and Pittsburgh Yards

How portfolio theory could make cultural infrastructure more investable

At MIE 2026, investors reframed risk as a tool for scale, resilience, and courage

An introduction to our new magazine department from the Editors

Balancing production and preservation

Why militarized security keeps making us less safe

Why investing with impact is no longer enough

What Ramadan reveals about solidarity as economic infrastructure

Rebalancing support between tech ventures and traditional SMEs in MENA

Can immersive experiences move people beyond consumption toward lasting change?

Blended finance, resilience bonds, and the emerging infrastructure of the impact economy

What Iran and Ukraine reveal about the failure of militarized security

How frugal systems reshape power, capital, and scale

And the limits of scaling circular economy solutions

How electrification, policy, and overproduction are reshaping mobility

How one investor is unlocking capital for SDG6

Building rural impact markets in Nepal

Designing digital systems for equity and dignity

How drones are transforming Brazil’s forest protection

How churches and capital partners are helping neighborhoods restore local wealth

The ZEROTRASH Story

Reimagining how capital creates change

A little efficiency can do a lot of good

Where impact investing and technology converge

Faith-based development as a catalyst for community transformation

How Albania and North Macedonia are driving the EU’s renewable transition

How rooted ecosystems turn capital into lasting social and economic change

Why Bangkok’s air crisis demands bold policy and market-driven solutions

How universities can help

Insights from the Social Innovation Summit

Time to close the gap

Rewiring (or unlocking) the MENA business mindset

Reflections from the 2025 Social Innovation Summit

Inside Toronto's groundbreaking ILEO initiative

Indonesia’s Blitz is reshaping delivery with EVs, AI, and a driver-first model

Investing in environmental resilience for low-income communities

Four impact founders tell their stories

Can artificial intelligence drive sustainability faster than it consumes the planet’s energy future?

How Hasiru Dala Innovations is reimagining urban waste work

Advancing the SDGs through social and corporate impact

How citizens, scandals, and startups are powering a quiet energy revolution

How Raven Indigenous Capital Partners cultivates ventures aligned with core values

How G-HiTech is transforming energy access

Aligning retirement with social and environmental impact

Rethinking sanitation for underserved communities in Namibia

A Conversation with Matthew Kochmann, founder of Transcend

A promise of rainbow economy

Innovations in decentralized wastewater treatment

How community finance is scaling impact with historic momentum

How migrant contributions are redefining development finance

Shaping a sustainable future and unlocking transformative investment opportunities

We need to talk about deserts

Empowering communities to construct sustainable housing

For an economy that restores and renews

Expanding philanthropy's toolbox

A model public-private partnership driving innovation and equity in sustainability

The key to unlocking affordable internet access and local opportunity

Insights from the 2024 Mission Investors Exchange Conference

Insights from Impact Encounters in NYC

Reviving the musical heart of jazz amidst cultural economy struggles

The economic and social impact of creative ventures

Ignite India’s tailored, place-based approach

The investment imperative at The Wall Street Green Summit

Insights from Stephane Boujnah at the Bloomberg ESG Summit

The social dimension of clean energy