Sustainable BusinessRecent posts
How to Create Jobs in the Caribbean: From Payment Delays to Payroll Growth
Discover a pathway that speeds up payments, unlocks cash flow, and empowers Caribbean entrepreneurs to take more orders and hire.
Facing the Storm: How IDB Invest Supports Caribbean Private Sector Resilience
IDB Invest is partnering with the Green Climate Fund to help Caribbean businesses better withstand future climate shocks through blended finance and technical assistance.
Digital Innovation Expands Financing for Women-Led SMEs in Latin America and the Caribbean
Loans and disbursements approved in less than 24 hours, enabled by artificial intelligence, and early invoice payments powered by fintech solutions are transforming access to credit for MSMEs, especially those led by women.
Latin America at a Crossroads
Latin America and the Caribbean now faces a crossroads where we must work to optimize the many opportunities to build a different and better world.
Advancing Gender Equality with Incentives that Work
The challenges faced by the financial sector to convert more women into clients can be addressed by combining well-designed incentives and advisory services.
Five Steps to Develop an Effective Gender, Diversity & Inclusion Strategy
Many companies in the region come up with excellent gender, diversity and inclusion initiatives but don't have an adequate strategy, or they have the strategy but still lack the initiatives to implement it. Here are five steps that companies can take to make it all fit together.
IDB World: Electronic Commerce, Ecological Forests, Regional Remittances
We present three selected blog posts from the IDB Group, on international e-commerce, the importance of forests as providers of ecosystem services, and cross-border capital transfers during the pandemic.
Green Consciousness & Tax Incentives are Driving E-Mobility in Trinidad and Tobago
Growing consciousness about climate change and tax incentives are a winning combination to advance the shift towards electric vehicles in Trinidad & Tobago
In Confusing Times, Clarifying ESG principles is Key for the Region’s Banking Sector
Recent global political and financial tensions highlight the importance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors for the region’s banking sector. A study provides key conclusions on the early adoption of these factors in the Southern Cone.
