Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the Global South — May 16th

Disaster and Displacement Intersect in Turkey and Syria

Disaster and Displacement Intersect in Turkey and Syria

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,...
Measuring Impact in Puerto Rico’s Emerging Blue Economy

Measuring Impact in Puerto Rico’s Emerging Blue Economy

At the epicenter of decades-long seismic environmental, social, and economic upheaval, Puerto Rico has mounted a bold, cross-sector revitalisation effort. A consortium of thought leaders from Bluetide Puerto Rico, a nonprofit focused on capacity building for marine...
A New Framework for Economic Revitalization in Puerto Rico

A New Framework for Economic Revitalization in Puerto Rico

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....
The Happy City Movement

The Happy City Movement

A few years ago, in a moment of intense loneliness, Charles Montgomery grappled with how he could make his life in the city more connected and joyful. So he joined a group of people who were exploring the idea of self-funding a co-housing, urban village project in...
Fighting Climate Change Through SMEs

Fighting Climate Change Through SMEs

According to the World Bank, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) comprise 90% of businesses around the world, employ 50% of the global workforce, and in emerging economies, formal SMEs make up 40% of those countries’ GDPs, and when factoring in informal SMEs, that...