
Actor Brad Pitt has been honoured for his humanitarian work in helping rebuild hurricane-ravaged New Orleans at former US president Bill Clinton's philanthropic summit, the Clinton Global Initiative.
Pitt was presented with a plaque from the US Green Building Council which said the actor and his foundation, Make It Right, had created the "largest and greenest single-family community in the world".
"Make It Right has exceeded my expectations," said Pitt, who set up the foundation in 2007.
"Our criteria from the beginning were at odds, to say the least. We demanded that these homes be sustainable, that they have aesthetic qualities ... that they be storm resilient and take safety in mind of the families who live there and that they would be affordable."
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