Lauretta Burke who heads the project for the World Resources Institute is enthusiastic about the way in which interactive maps have enabled her team to gain more information and show it in an informative and engaging way.

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For instance, while these entities must report some financial information, their Form 990 disclosures are far less informative than what public companies must report to their shareholders.

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