The ESPF sets ambitious new standards in several areas and provides IDB’s clients with leading-edge provisions to tackle environmental and social issues. It elevates respect for human rights t...

NEW YORK, The Lightsmith Group (“Lightsmith”) today released the ASAP Adaptation Solutions Taxonomy (“ASAP Taxonomy”). This is the first peer-reviewed set of definitions and eligibility criter...

The green bond market, still developing in Brazil, has growth potential. According to the latest data from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the issuance of thematic debt securities, ...

The market for thematic bonds, known as "green, social or sustainable bonds," totalled $ 328 billion in global issuance last year, up 57% from 2018, according to data collected in early June b...

On September 8, the Central Bank launched the sustainability dimension in its CB# institutional agenda, seeking to gain prominence in actions related to the issue at a time when Brazil is bein...

Multilaterals provided $41.5 billion for climate financing in 2019. The Inter-American Development Bank announced that the multilateral development banks delivered US$41.5 billion in climate ...

With the support of the IADB, the BDMG is preparing to become the first Brazilian public bank to issue Sustainable Bonds in line with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). To this end...

A survey among 78 financial institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean holding 54% of the total assets managed by the banking sector in the region, revealed that 38% of banks incorporate ...

The BDMG presents on Tuesday a framework, document that details the the scope of companies or projects that can be targeted for funding, a preview of the funding itself, which should be releas...