Sustainability Week 2026 Knowledge Hub

This session moves past the family protocol and focuses on the structures that make family governance functional: when and how to create a Family Council, how it should be composed, and — critically — how it connects to the operating company or group of companies without creating parallel power centers.

Through practical frameworks and illustrations, participants will explore the governance architecture that fits different stages of family business evolution.

Practical design and implementation of integrity compliance tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

The discussion will highlight how SMEs can develop right‑sized effective compliance frameworks that match their size, complexity, and operational realities, strengthening resilience, competitiveness, and long‑term sustainability.

Panelists will highlight common challenges SMEs face, share actionable solutions and good practices, and showcase IDB Invest’s experience supporting these efforts, including through capacity building.

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Discover how AmazoniaForever360+, the IDB Group’s territorial intelligence platform for Amazonia, launched at COP30 in Belém, can transform the way you understand and use data for decision‑making. The platform brings together more than 140 territorial indicators across eight Amazonian countries, converting complex information into clear, actionable insights through two AI‑powered tools, Report and Grid. Designed for users with no expertise, AmazoniaForever360+ makes territorial intelligence accessible, intuitive, practical and fun.

During this interactive session, you will experience a live demonstration of the platform, learn about its value for analysis and planning, and will be able to register and start exploring the platform in real time.

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This course, divided into 7 modules, analyzes the requirements of Performance Standard 1 and establishes guidelines for its practical application. It examines what Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS) are and how they can be designed and adopted based on project characteristics; provides recommendations for formulating a practical Environmental and Social Policy; suggests ways to operationalize and monitor the implementation of Environmental and Social Management Programs (ESMPs); presents methods for managing the risks associated with project execution; analyzes some ways to prevent and respond to contingencies and emergencies; examines the capacity and competence requirements of human resources for managing ESMS; and reviews the minimum requirements necessary for community engagement.

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Example of a client and importance – the idea of this impact story is to show why local currency financing is critical for clients and how MDB’s are  uniquely positioned to provide it. It will discuss they is not just a “nice to  have” but essential. This will deep dive into an example in the Caribbean.   

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This session examines the role of boards and senior management in governing technology, innovation, and artificial intelligence, drawing on insights from IDB Invest’s Technology, Innovation, and AI at Boards (TIAB) initiative and its practical toolkit.

The discussion will focus on the shift from awareness to effective oversight: setting clear guardrails for innovation, aligning technology with strategy, overseeing AI-related risks, and strengthening accountability as digital transformation accelerates.

Grounded in real world experience and informed by regional evidence, the session will highlight what boards and senior management are prioritizing, where challenges persist, and what effective governance of AI looks like in practice.

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This webinar will explore how AML/CFT systems in LAC can enhance their effectiveness and sustainability, highlighting how strong public–private partnerships, improved information sharing, and risk-based approaches help reduce risk, build market confidence, and support the mobilization of capital.

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Investors increasingly rely on a wide range of information when evaluating opportunities, risks, and long-term value. Disclosure practices in the private sector have also evolved, raising questions about how transparency can shape investment decisions.

Panelists will discuss how investors use available information when assessing projects and risks, as well as whether greater disclosure influences capital mobilization toward sustainable investments.

The session will also examine practical challenges related to reporting, comparability, and standardization of information, as well as the balance between transparency and confidentiality.

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Practical strategies to strengthen the integration of MSMEs into sustainable supply chains. Discussions will focus on bridging financing and capacity gaps through the strategic use of guarantees, the role of local intermediaries, and the importance of building local capabilities. Particular attention will be given to how intermediaries can facilitate access to finance, technical assistance, and market opportunities at scale.

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Present the CARIBEquity Toolkit for Early-Stage Investors, a unique interactive knowledge product tailored to the Caribbean’s nascent innovation ecosystem - and present an implementation model which combines the delivery of knowledge, networking opportunities, and investor capacity building to mobilize capital for Caribbean innovators.

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Latin America and the Caribbean face persistent financialinclusion barriers that limit access to stable, affordable financing—particularly for MSMEs, women, and vulnerable populations.

To address these structural gaps, IDB Invest is scaling localcurrency financing, a critical driver of privatesector growth. To meet this need, IDB Invest developed an inhouse Cash Forecasting Tool built on Databricks and powered by agentic AI.

Replacing fragmented spreadsheets with a unified, governed platform, the system forecasts cash movements with high precision across currencies, accounts, activities, and settlement priorities.  

By integrating advanced AI with IDB Invest’s missiondriven mandate, this solution unlocks the institution’s ability to scale localcurrency financing more safely and effectively—expanding economic opportunity, protecting vulnerable populations from currency volatility, and enabling greater privatesector development impact across the region.

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This session offers a pragmatic look at the internal governance mechanisms that allow State-Owned Enterprises to maintain strategic continuity regardless of changes in government.

From the critical but often overlooked roles of the Corporate Secretary and Board Chairman in managing handovers, to the design of institutional memory systems and transition protocols, participants will leave with concrete tools they can apply immediately.

The session closes with the presentation of the new IDB Invest Corporate Governance Principles for SOEs — a landmark framework for the region.

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Expectations of corporate reporting are changing. Sustainability reporting is shifting from largely voluntary disclosures towards mandatory requirements built on shared frameworks that allow regulators, investors and other stakeholders to better assess and compare risk, performance and long-term resilience.

This increases the responsibility on reporting teams to demonstrate greater confidence in their data, processes and claims - often while working with tighter budgets and leaner resources.

When applied well, technology can help organizations meet higher expectations, while also improving efficiency, improving collaboration across teams and strengthening the credibility and reliability of reported information.

In this session, Flag will explore how technology is being used in practice to support modern reporting, including where software, tools and AI can help teams across their reporting processes - from data collection to content development and design, through to assurance.

What you'll learn:

• Why reporting teams are increasingly turning to technology, and what problems it can realistically solve
• How technology can support day‑to‑day reporting work, including data management, drafting, review and design
• The variety of technology options available and the different problems they solve for
• Things to think about when introducing or scaling reporting tools, from timing and governance to training and change management

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