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The Brookings Institution has released a pair of groundbreaking reports on innovative finance in the transportation and energy sectors.

Banking on Infrastructure: Enhancing State Revolving Funds for Transportation - In this report Brookings elevates the discussion on infrastructure finance by looking at the full range of infrastructure revolving funds.  The report also presents implications for policy, practice, new roles, and partnerships that will be needed to leverage capital and prioritize projects with high economic, environmental, and social benefits.

State Clean Energy Finance Banks: New Investment Facilities for Clean Energy Deployment -  In this report Brookings examines bottom-up institutional invention, focusing on states that are experimenting with new models for financing clean energy and innovating with the design of state-level clean energy banks.

Sustainable Environments Spotlight

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The Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia (SBN) is a leader in the creation and integration of entrepreneurial and sustainable business practices, and in establishing new models for business operations that value people, planet and prosperity for all.  Surdna is investing in SBN's work to deepen the impact of the Philadelphia Water Department’s $2 billion investment in "green infrastructure," which is an approach to stormwater management that utilizes a range of...