Triple Bottom Line Urban Enterprise
by Lenora
Added by Lenora on August 3, 2017
As a proud media partner for the 6th Asia-Pacific Housing Forum in Hong Kong on September 4-7, 2017, Developing Smart Cities is looking forward to this sixth conference by Habitat for Humanity International. With the theme of Housing at the Center, an echo of Habitat III, the program focuses on practical and scalable solutions for…read more
by Lenora
Added by Lenora on November 16, 2016
Reall’s Habitat III session stood out gloriously from the scrum of urban aspiration in Quito. Short for Real Equity for All, Reall invests in the urban poor through community housing. Reall’s model revolves around a network of Housing Development Enterprises (HDEs) in Asia and Africa. Reall essentially “fosters” these organizations to build viable mission-driven housing…read more
by Lenora
Added by Lenora on October 2, 2016
Impatience to move forward on the New Urban Agenda reaches its height at Habitat III. Over four October days in Quito, a global multitude will strategize on how to execute this ambitious, aspirational and multi-stakeholder framework for developing “the city we need.” How can Habitat III be as effective as possible at mobilizing business, finance…read more
Added by Rebecca Regan on September 1, 2016
Housing Partnership Equity Trust is the first real estate investment trust owned and operated by nonprofits to preserve affordable rental homes for lower and middle income residents. The social-purpose REIT, sponsored by HPN and owned by 12 HPN members, invests long-term, low-cost equity alongside its nonprofit Partners. HPET launched in 2013 and has raised $150 million in debt and equity from investors, foundations, nonprofit members, and HPN. HPET currently has 2,500 units under management and has paid $1.8 million in dividends to both preferred and common investors since the 4th quarter of 2015.
by Lenora
Added by Lenora on August 16, 2016
I’m honored that my note on “Business and Investment Innovation to Achieve Housing for All” was included in the white paper on housing innovation that came out of the 2016 Strategic Innovation Summit on Affordable Communities Everywhere held by the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Check out the white paper here. My earlier wrap of this…read more
by Lenora
Added by Lenora on January 17, 2016
Emerging loud and clear from the high level commitments at the inspiring and historic outcomes COP21 climate talks in Paris in December was a focus on the critical role of the private sector, markets and financial innovation. Green bonds were the talk of Paris, as were public private partnerships and sustainable business, finance and investment themes. As luck would…read more
by Lenora
Added by Lenora on December 2, 2015
TECHO, the Latin America social enterprise focused on community-led housing solutions, was this week named a finalist in the 2015/2016 World Habitat Awards for their “Development of Habitat” program in Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Colombia. Started by students in Chile in 1997 called “Un Techo Para Mi Pais,” the organization has grown into a dynamic pan-Latin America social…read more
by Lenora
Added by Lenora on May 30, 2014
“We are giving these working families a choice when they buy a home, and that’s a very new approach for affordable housing.” – Roberto Moreno, President, Amarilo “We are building housing and infrastructure of course, but our model is different because community is at the center. And our communities are building their own capital.” Juan…read more
Added by Hasan Alemdar on April 1, 2014
The numbers are staggering. Worldwide, 1.6 billion people live in substandard housing and 100 million are homeless.1 In India and Bangladesh alone, 108 million households are constructed from temporary materials, with an additional housing shortage of 32 million projected to double by 2030.2 Yet market research conducted by the Equality + Opportunity Foundation (E+O), the…read more
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