Yes San Francisco, Urban Sustainability Challenge Top Innovators Named to Help Revitalize San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Deloitte announced the 14 Top Innovators that have been selected by UpLink for the Yes San Francisco (Yes SF), Urban Sustainability Challenge, marking a critical milestone for the Challenge and its goals to help revitalize downtown San Francisco. Launched earlier this year in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, Salesforce, Citi, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, and more than 20 organizations, Yes SF is the first location-based UpLink Challenge created in direct response to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 11 of making cities more inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
- The Challenge aims to convene the skill sets, resources and expertise of businesses, entrepreneurs, and community stakeholders to build an ecosystem of support that helps address San Francisco's long-term needs.
- "Deloitte is happy to provide additional support to the Challenge through our grant so that the Top Innovators can scale their ideas and bring tangible, positive change to San Francisco."
- "Here in San Francisco, we're well-known for our long history of world-class innovation," said Rodney Fong, president and CEO at the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.
- "We're proud to champion the evolution of that spirit of innovation through Yes SF, which aims to revitalize our great city through meaningful collaboration that is deeply rooted in San Francisco's vibrant community."