Going to the supermarket nowadays is a completely different experience from what it was ten years ago. Global trade offers us an astonishing variety of international products, brands, and flavors. We have seemingly limitless choices and an ever-growing set of digital tools that make us more informed and educated about our options. Apps, websites, podcasts, certifications and … [Read more...] about Understanding your environmental impact: from sustainable living to sustainable projects
Environmental and Social Safeguards
Latin America and the Caribbean forests: large providers of ecosystem services
Our life on Earth is intimately linked to forests. From the raw materials we obtain from them for construction, daily use products or medicines, to the air we breathe, we are dependent on the irreplaceable services that these valuable ecosystems provide. Latin America and the Caribbean is known as a biodiversity superpower, largely due to its forests. The region has … [Read more...] about Latin America and the Caribbean forests: large providers of ecosystem services
The seven key elements of an Environmental and Social Management System
The economic and health crisis that we are facing has highlighted the need to strengthen accountability and socio-environmental performance. Currently, there are countless internationally recognized environmental and social codes, standards and good practices that define the rules and objectives to which we must aim. However, the challenge is in their implementation. An … [Read more...] about The seven key elements of an Environmental and Social Management System
A human rights approach to development
Luis has been chosen to represent his community in negotiations with the government and a foreign company that is planning to build a big energy project on their land. On the way home from a recent meeting, he suspected that he was being followed and received messages on social media threatening to make him disappear if he continues to object to the project. Juanita works … [Read more...] about A human rights approach to development
Reflecting on financial opportunities and governance strategies: the attractiveness of green, blue and other impact-oriented bonds
Generally speaking, assessing the attractiveness of impact-oriented bonds (IOBs), including green, blue and social impact bonds, revolves around two aspects: understanding the financial opportunity of the investment and recognizing its expected environmental and social (E&S) benefits and outcomes. Financial opportunity In principle, financial investors (FIs) may be … [Read more...] about Reflecting on financial opportunities and governance strategies: the attractiveness of green, blue and other impact-oriented bonds