On Impact

Fast Company's Impact Council presents a blueprint for change

- STEPHANIE MEHTA

Build Back With Impact

This past year has been a tempestuous one for business. It’s also an opportunity

“Build Back Better” has been a rallying cry in the disaster recovery community for 15 years. What began as an exhortation to construct stronger buildings and roads following hurricanes and earthquakes has grown into a broader mandate: to make communities more resilient by revitalizing local economies while preserving natural resources. President Joe Biden has adopted the phrase, first as a campaign slogan and later as a name for his sweeping economic and infrastructure agenda.