"There is growing scientific consensus that the Amazon Basin is reaching an ecological tipping point and urgent action is needed," says James Scriven, CEO of IDB Invest, a multilateral development bank focused on Latin America and the Caribbean.
That's why the bank is holding its annual Sustainability Week in Manaus, Brazil, on June 11-13, with the theme of "Co-Creating Impact," per a press release.
The event will bring together CEOs, government officials, and more than 500 global leaders to discuss the role of the private sector in Latin America and the Caribbean's efforts to scale impact, including Amazonia, inclusion, and bioeconomy, as well as climate change.
"The Amazon region comprises nine countries in Latin America and the Caribbean with over 60 million people, including hundreds of indigenous groups," Scriven says.
"The only way to build the future is to invest in it."
IDB Invest, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, says the event will focus on "impact investing," Amazonia, inclusion, and bioeconomy, as well as climate change. Read the Entire Article
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