by Elizabeth Gilbert Kaetzel | Blended Finance & Philanthropy, ESG Investing, Financial Inclusion, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Intrapreneur, Latin America, North America, Policy & Regulation, Racial Equity & Justice, Regions, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDGs, Stakeholder Capitalism, Systems Change
This April, 250 attendees convened in San Francisco for the GIIN West Coast Impact Forum — a gathering of asset managers, philanthropic investors, and other industry leaders focused on impact investing across North, Central, and South America. The smaller, regionally...
by Selen Ucak | Blended Finance & Philanthropy, Editor's Picks, Editorials, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Middle East, Opinion, Regions, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, Systems Change, Tech for Social Good
A devastating series of earthquakes struck Southeastern Turkey and affected Syria and beyond earlier this week. Local and international aid workers, along with public agencies, are currently responding to the disaster. The humanitarian sector has mobilized,...
by Devin Thorpe | Blended Finance & Philanthropy, Circular Economy, Creative Economy, Financial Inclusion, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Impact Measurement & Management, Island Nations, North America, Place-based Investing, Racial Equity & Justice, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 14 - Life Below Water, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Stakeholder Capitalism, Tech for Social Good
Hurricane Fiona assaulted Puerto Rico just a month after the Bluetide Caribbean Summit, where a speaker suggested the jurisdiction’s place on the “hurricane highway” argues for an opportunistic focus on resilient economic development. Juan Bauzá, an economic...
by Anne Field | Blended Finance & Philanthropy, Circular Economy, Editor's Picks, Financial Inclusion, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Impact Measurement & Management, Island Nations, North America, Place-based Investing, Policy & Regulation, Scaling Solutions, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Stakeholder Capitalism, Systems Change, Tech for Social Good
This article was updated on 9/17/2022 to clarify certain information and add additional detail. In September 2017, Puerto Rico was hit by a catastrophic double whammy — Hurricane Irma and, just two weeks later, Maria, both devastating storms with Category 4+ winds....
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