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Four Reasons Why Transparency is a Strategic Asset for Development Finance Institutions
Open access to information builds credibility, enhances outcomes, encourages collaboration, and attracts investment. For development finance institutions, transparency is not just a value, it’s a cornerstone for achieving sustainable progress while navigating complex financial and operational landscapes.
Energy Efficiency Means Investment Opportunities for Technological Companies
Digitalization offers economic and sustainable benefits, driving efficiency, resilience and innovation in telecommunications, with key opportunities in infrastructure, responsible investment and multi-sector strategies in Latin America and the Caribbean.
In the Face of Sustainability Challenges, Strong Governance Begins in the Boardroom
Boards of Directors must lead mitigation strategies, embedding long-term planning and innovation into risk oversight. IDB Invest empowers directors to transform climate governance into resilience, opportunity, and competitive advantage across diverse sectors.
Coming Soon: Zero-Carbon Affordable Housing
Homes with high energy efficiency have traditionally been perceived as luxuries that only some in developed countries can afford. That’s no longer the case, as affordable zero-carbon housing that contributes to the fight against climate change will soon be available in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Regulators & Companies Reshaping Sustainability: Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?
Some companies are still expecting that regulators come up with sustainability guidelines, but others are moving fast, making a valuable contribution to a cleaner future, and reaping the benefits: new business opportunities, more stakeholder engagement and contributions to their country commitments.
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.
