Our Mission
IDB Invest promotes the economic development of its regional developing member countries by encouraging the establishment, expansion, and modernization of private enterprises.
Putting Our Values Into Practice
At IDB Invest, we are setting an example in climate finance. With 35 percent of our investments related to climate action, we are already the greenest multilateral development bank, and we are working to increase that portfolio.
Our Commitment to Gender Equality
At IDB Invest we believe that gender equality is key to promote thriving societies and markets, vigorous communities, and people who reach their full potential. As IDB Group, we wish to help foster inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean and to reduce its gender gap. In 2017 we launched the “100% Committed to Gender Equality” campaign as IDB Group. We share stories from our clients that show how gender equality practices have increased the impact on development and led to better business results.
Additionally, in November we received the Assess level of EDGE Certification (Economic Dividends for Gender Equality), joining IDB and other multilateral development banks which are actively fostering gender-equal workplaces. This achievement reflects our strong gender composition when compared to other international finance institution’s, share of women in junior and senior management positions.
We also believe it’s important to invest in youth.
Our Crea tu futuro program—"Create Your Future”—offered young professionals in the region the opportunity to work with us for 36 months, to explore how they could best contribute to sustainable development and help us tackle tomorrow’s challenges. The first chapter of that program drew more than 700 candidates.