Nine year old Gregório refuses to shower. Yes, you read that correctly! He absolutely refuses to shower, not because of childish stubbornness, but because he is fully committed to helping his 20 million neighbors in São Paulo find creative ways to conserve water during the unprecedented drought that has plagued the city over the past year. Gregório is adamant about his … [Read more...] about São Paulo’s Water Crisis Sparks Innovation and Shower-Strikes
Environmental and Social Safeguards
Moving Beyond the Buzzword: Sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean
"Sustainability” has become a buzzword for everything from food production to business models, as much as a way to describe how economic growth can happen without high social and environmental costs. Yet the urgency to get it right in Latin America and the Caribbean has grown as the region faces the challenge of increased productivity needs in the midst of rapid … [Read more...] about Moving Beyond the Buzzword: Sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean