Sustainable BusinessRecent posts
Sustainability Week 2026: Turning Sustainability Commitments into Bankable Investments
A globally recognized platform connecting investors with high-impact projects across Latin America and the Caribbean. Register and join online on May 26-28.
IDB Invest Structures the Largest Blue Bond in History: $1.35 Billion
The transaction supports the expansion of wastewater collection and treatment in the State of São Paulo and improves living conditions for 2.5 million people through an innovative financing solution.
Governance and Succession: Securing the Future of Mexico’s Nonbank Financial Institutions
IDB Invest study: key findings and a roadmap to strengthen governance and CEO and senior management succession planning in nonbank financial institutions (NBFIs).
Leveraging Knowledge to Scale Impact in Latin America and the Caribbean
In a world of information overload, how do we make sense of the data that surrounds us? How do we use it to create positive change in our region and beyond? At IDB Invest, we believe that the answer lies in knowledge. It helps us build a bridge that connects people and insights to actions that matter to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By leveraging knowledge, IDB Invest can scale impact across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
How Are We Doing? Five Takeaways from Our Annual Impact Management Report
Multilateral development banks play a critical role in catalyzing private sector investment towards impact, which calls for robust impact management approaches. In addition to sharing how we do it (impact management practice), reporting on how we are doing (impact performance) is an essential element of our Impact Management Framework at IDB Invest, which we do annually through our Development Effectiveness Overview.
A Sustainable Opportunity for Paraguay
Paraguay has a unique opportunity to position itself in the global market and seek its first thematic bond. With the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, just around the corner, the time has come to make this a reality.*
IDB World: Rural Housing, Childhood & Climate Change, Agtech Revolution
We present three IDB Group blog posts on the challenges of rural housing, early childhood and climate change, and the agtech revolution in the region.
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.
