Sustainable BusinessRecent posts
Traveling for Good: How Nature-Based Tourism & Regenerative Travel Can Drive Development
Nature-based & regenerative tourism make the common interests of travelers and impact investors intersect – they drive a genuine desire to pursue meaningful sustainability principles in the context of profitable projects.
IDB World: Citizen Urbanism, Teleworking with Gender Lenses, Glaciers & Sustainability
We are featuring three blog posts from the IDB Group on citizen urbanism, teleworking with a gender lens, and glaciers and sustainability.
IDB World: Bio-businesses in Amazonia, Migrants, The New Office
We present three blog posts from the IDB Group on biobusinesses in the Amazon, migration in the region, and the new post-Covid office.
Leveraging the Private Sector to Unlock the Caribbean’s Most Precious Resource
The Caribbean’s reliance on oceans, often the biggest avenue of transportation and the main source of local employment, presents a clear economic opportunity, particularly for the private sector.
Agrophotovoltaics: A Double Opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean
Agrophotovoltaic production combines crop growing and/or animal husbandry practices underneath ground-mounted solar panels. By generating renewable energy, conserving water and making an efficient use of resources, it can open the way for a low-carbon, climate change-resilient future.
Helping Brazil to Cut Down on Water Losses
Brazil, a country with abundant water resources but also significant regional imbalances when it comes to access to clean water and sanitation, has surprisingly high rates of water losses. A new fund seeks to fund the fight for an efficient use of water and energy.
Innovative Incentives for Early Coal Plant Phase Out: The case of Engie in Chile
An example of how carbon markets can be a useful tool to accelerate the energy transition process in Latin America and the Caribbean.
IDB World: ChatGPT & SMEs, Electromobility, Tax Compliance
We present three blog posts from the IDB Group on the use of ChatGPT with SMEs in the region, the promotion of electromobility, and the use of social networks to improve tax compliance in Chile.
Dissecting the Confidence Crisis: Mexico’s Alternative Lenders
As some of Mexico’s alternative credit providers have fallen from grace, others have emerged and lessons have been learned by new and existing players in the non-bank financial sector, creating opportunities for growth in multiple segments.
