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Titans Linebacker Derrick Morgan Retires From NFL And Launches $200 Million Opportunity Zone Fund
Morgan is taking his OZ investing a step further to ensure it has both a financial profit and positive social impact, or a double bottom line, as it’s known.
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Viewpoint: Treasury Risks Dropping the Ball on Opportunity Zones Accountability
The die will be cast when the Treasury Department releases final regulations governing Opportunity Zones. It’s up to Treasury to weigh these risks against the potential returns for our communities.
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Mastercard Debuts Card to Act as ID, Payment for Underserved
Members of underserved populations don’t always have credit cards. City Key is Mastercard’s effort to help cities distribute services and benefits by creating a tool that can act as an ID, payment card or access pass.
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White House Touts Help For Poor Areas — But Questions Endure Over Who’ll Benefit
Smith, who helps lead the White House efforts on the zones and other domestic policy matters, told NPR that the zones help cities and towns draw on private-sector investment in an innovative way. But the federal law does not specify how those funds should be used; investors might build affordable housing — or they might build high-end apartment buildings.
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Press Release: The Rockefeller Foundation Launches New Climate and Resilience Initiative; Commits An Initial $8 Million To Continue Supporting Global Network Of Cities And Chief Resilience Officers
The first commitment of this initiative is an initial $8 million to continue supporting the work of Chief Resilience Officers (CROs) and member cities within the 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) Network.
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Uber Thinks Its Data Can Solve Nairobi’s Epic Traffic Jams
With more than 4.5 million people, traffic congestion in the Kenyan capital can be maddening, especially during peak hours. Rapid urbanization, a rise in the number of car owners, poor infrastructure, and an ad-hoc system of colorful matatu busses are jamming up the city’s streets, making them dirtier and deadlier than ever before.
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Viewpoint: Why a Hipster, Vegan, Green Tech Economy Is Not Sustainable
Improving eco-efficiency within a capitalist growth-oriented system will not save the environment.
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- Environment, Technology
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The Downside of Social Impact Bonds
After more than three years researching social impact bonds, a filmmaker argues we need to consider the ways they might be doing more harm than good.
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