Climate change is a difficult topic because a lot of people either don’t think it affects them daily or they feel overwhelmed by it and they don’t know what to do. -Raluca Ellis

Can local-first procurement help oust Philadelphia from its position as poorest major city in the U.S.?

What our path for equality demands is that we do not simply look at the way the world is and why, but that we look at the way the world should be and ask why not.

Consumers are responding to businesses that follow through on their socially conscious efforts.

Smart Communities will build green infrastructure. At the municipal level, the pioneer operating on a grand scale is the city of Philadelphia. -Forbes

"Every $1 million spent by anchor institutions with LOCAL vendors supports 10 additional local jobs, and if that spending increased by 25 percent, it would mean $1 billion in additional local expenditures each year, support an additional 4,400 jobs, and increase annual tax revenue for the city by about $14 million."