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Listen to this story: The Story: Ecuador has introduced a $1 billion bond as part of a debt-for-nature swap aimed at funding conservation efforts in the Amazon rainforest. This move...
Listen to this story: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its private ...
Listen to this story: Trafigura Group Pte Ltd, a global leader in ...
Listen to this story: The Brazilian government, led by President Luiz Inacio ...
Listen to this story: A recent report from RSM International highlights the ...
Listen to this story: Dow and Ambipar have joined forces to expand ...
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Listen to this story: The Story: Ecuador has introduced a $1 billion bond as part of a debt-for-nature swap aimed at funding conservation efforts in the Amazon rainforest. This move...
Listen to this story: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its private sector arm, IDB Invest, are accelerating their climate and environmental sustainability efforts across Latin America and the Caribbean....
Listen to this story: Trafigura Group Pte Ltd, a global leader in commodities, and GenZero, a decarbonization-focused investment platform owned by Temasek, have committed over $100 million USD to expand...
Listen to this story: The Brazilian government, led by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, reported a significant milestone in forest conservation: the smallest annual deforestation rate in the Amazon...
Listen to this story: A recent report from RSM International highlights the challenges and opportunities faced by 200 Latin American businesses in adopting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) S1 and...
Listen to this story: Dow and Ambipar have joined forces to expand plastic materials recycling in Brazil. The partnership will drive polyethylene recycling from 2,000 tons to 60,000 tons per...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: Why it matters: Preserving the Amazon rainforest is critical to combating global warming, and carbon credits are a key part of the strategy....
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: Global Collaboration for Urban Climate Leadership Bloomberg Philanthropies announced its partnership with the Urban20 (U20) to support the upcoming U20 Summit in Rio...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: Petrobras is investing R$ 90 million to build its first pilot plant for renewable hydrogen production. Slated to begin operations by early 2026,...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: Colombia has launched a $40 billion investment portfolio aimed at catalyzing its transition from fossil fuels and adapting to climate change impacts, confirmed...
Listen to this story: Brazil is stepping up its commitment to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production with a substantial $1.1 billion financing initiative. The country’s development bank, BNDES, and government...
Listen to this story: Brazil has endorsed the UAE Declaration of Leaders on a Global Climate Finance Framework at a G20-COP28 event, strengthening its commitment to sustainable finance. This move,...
Listen to this story: Brazil’s Treasury and Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) are set to launch an innovative investment fund consortium aimed at early-stage sustainable ventures. This new vehicle will...
Listen to this story: BBVA will issue a total amount of $50 million and the resources will be used to finance projects focusing on reforestation, the regeneration of natural forests...
Listen to this story: re.green has finalized its largest carbon removal (CDR) project to date. re.green will deliver approximately 3 million tons of carbon removal credits over a 15-year period...
Listen to this story: One of the copper company’s sustainability goals is to be able to supply all of its operations only from renewable energy sources by the end of...
Listen to this story: New report exposes illegal Amazon deforestation as Peru approves scandalous ‘amnesty’ law forgiving past forest crimes A new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Carving Up...
Listen to this story: The Amazon Fund, the world’s largest initiative to combat deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+), achieved a historic milestone in 2023 with approvals for projects and public...
Listen to this story: An initiative of WBCSD’s Global Network partner in Brazil, CEBDS, in partnership with Report Group, seeks to increase the effectiveness of reports. Aspects such as ease...
Listen to this story: Rio de Janeiro is gearing up to combat rising temperatures with an innovative reforestation plan that uses state-of-the-art seed-dispersing drones. Beginning in January 2024, this initiative...