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Building Community Power through Real Estate

Building Community Power through Real Estate

by Betty Francisco | Blended Finance & Philanthropy, Editor's Picks, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, North America, Place-based Investing, Racial Equity & Justice, Regions, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDGs

East Boston is a vibrant, multicultural community nestled between highways, Logan Airport, and the sea. For generations, immigrant and working-class families have found affordable, transit-connected housing here, and today, just over half of residents are Latino. The...

Let’s Prioritize Climate Action That We Can See

Let’s Prioritize Climate Action That We Can See

by Nicole Systrom | Editorials, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, North America, Opinion, Place-based Investing, Policy & Regulation, Racial Equity & Justice

COP26 came and went — and how you feel about what the international climate summit achieved depends on your expectations. While there were some signs of progress, if you were hoping for broad, sweeping action limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees...