by Rakhi Mehra | Editor's Picks, Impact Economy, Island Nations, North America, SDG 14 - Life Below Water, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Stakeholder Capitalism, Tech for Social Good
For small island economies looking for role models in the wake of hurricanes and COVID-19, one is clearly emerging: Puerto Rico and its innovation ecosystem. The 2021 New Framework for Economic Revitalization adopted by Puerto Rico is taking a transformational...
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 Kim Venkataraman | Circular Economy, Editor's Picks, Impact Economy, Island Nations, North America, Place-based Investing, SDG 14 - Life Below Water, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Tech for Social Good
Sometimes disasters offer the potential for a new way to move forward. This was the case in Puerto Rico following hurricane Maria in the fall of 2017, according to the US Economic Development Administration’s Juan Bauza. The EDA was activated to support Puerto Rico...
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