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What are the main changes in the policy?

 

IDB Invest decided to strengthen its policy focusing on a single set of standards, providing more clarity regarding roles and responsibilities, and outlining new priority areas. Among the featured changes are the following:

  • Increased focus on human rights and stakeholder engagement, including the implementation of an Engagement and Grievance Mechanism.
  • Increased focus on gender and gender identity.
  • Greater protection for Indigenous Peoples particularly those in voluntary isolation.
  • New section on disaster risk management.
  • Increased focus on climate change and low-carbon development.
  • Clarity about IDB Invest’s role and clients’ responsibilities and our approach to all new direct investments and FIs.

 

 

IDB Invest Zero - Tolerance Against Reprisals

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IDB Invest works with its private sector clients to promote the adoption of international good practices and prevention of reprisals.

Aligning Financial Goals to the Paris Agreement

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Learn how IDB Invest aligns its financial flows to the Paris Agreement.

Our First Sustainability Report is Coming

At IDB Invest, everything we do is in pursuit of sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean – from our investments to our advisory services, to the way we operate. Like many of our clients and peers, we are on a journey towards greater development impact and transparency.

 

To achieve the greatest impact, we need to focus our efforts, so we have assessed which topics are most material to our business: those where we can deliver the most impact, as well as what’s most important to our stakeholders. This process involved thoroughly reviewing the ESG landscape in which we operate, then prioritizing the issues we identified. Over time, we plan to expand our approach, including the engagement of external stakeholders to continue benefitting from their valuable insight.

Our first Sustainability report – published in early 2023 – will report on these most material issues. Guided by global reporting standards, we hope the report will demonstrate the systemic nature of the challenges facing our region and beyond while capturing some of the stories of hope, resilience, and success that are paving the way for a brighter future. We look forward to sharing it with you.

We welcome your engagement on sustainability. Please reach out to: sustainability@idbinvest.org.

 

 

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Environmental and Social Management

More sustainable often means more competitive in today’s business environment.

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Corporate Governance

Good corporate governance provides a solid foundation for investment and growth.

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Sustainability Week 2022

Our Knowledge in the Region

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IDB Invest Sustainability Platform will develop demand-driven and user-centric knowledge and tools aimed to promote, amplify, and accelerate the application of sustainability solutions across markets. It will expand IDB Invest Sustainability Week to a 365-day user experience with access to sustainability solutions, tools, and knowledge with a keen focus on partnerships and collaboration, localized actions, and innovation by convening doers to share best practices that drive development impact.

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Publications

  • January 2023

    Practical Guide for Cumulative Impact Assessment and Management in Latin America and the Caribbean

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  • May 2021

    Financing Sustainability through Capital Markets: A Practitioner's Guide and Toolkit for Thematic Bonds

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  • April 2021

    Guide for the Reporting and Voluntary Disclosure of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Factors

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  • March 2021

    Good Practice Note for the Private Sector: Addressing the Risks of Retaliation Against Project Stakeholders

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Infographics and Factsheets

  • September 2021

    [Infographic 1] Climate Risk and Ports: Potential Climate Change Events and Impacts

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  • March 2021

    10 key steps for the private sector in screening, preventing, and responding to reprisals against project stakeholders

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  • January 2022

    (Infographic) Grievance mechanisms: Understanding how to address and solve possible concerns

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