COFCO International and Standard Chartered have closed a $435 million sustainability-linked revolving credit facility designed to strengthen responsible agriculture supply chains across South America, placing social compliance and resilience at...
Paraguay Emerges as Green Hydrogen Hub for Fertiliser Production The European Investment ...
Peru’s environmental certification authority has approved the environmental impact study for Buenaventura’s ...
ENGIE has completed and received regulatory approval for the Assú Sol photovoltaic ...
• Altitude commits to more than 165,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide ...
COFCO International and Standard Chartered have closed a $435 million sustainability-linked revolving credit facility designed to strengthen responsible agriculture supply chains across South America, placing social compliance and resilience at...
Paraguay Emerges as Green Hydrogen Hub for Fertiliser Production The European Investment Bank’s development arm, EIB Global, has committed up to $95 million in financing for a green hydrogen fertiliser...
Peru’s environmental certification authority has approved the environmental impact study for Buenaventura’s planned Trapiche copper project, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for the $3.4 billion development in the country’s mineral-rich...
ENGIE has completed and received regulatory approval for the Assú Sol photovoltaic complex, its largest operational solar facility worldwide, marking a major addition to Brazil’s renewable energy capacity. Located in...
• Altitude commits to more than 165,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal from biochar facilities in Argentina, expanding long-term CDR supply in the Global South.• Credits will be issued...
• Neoenergia and Honda will develop Brazil’s first green-hydrogen mobility hub, backed by more than €5 million ( $5.4 Million) in ANEEL-regulated R&D funding.• Honda will test fuel-cell vehicles and...
Coverage of the “On the Ground at COP30: Insights from Gayle Schueller, Chief Sustainability Officer at 3M” was produced by UN Global Compact Network USA. Belém, Brazil — COP30 –...
• Brazil’s major cities are adopting AI-based traffic and mobility tools that cut fuel use, emissions, and travel time.• Rio de Janeiro’s deployment of Green Light is reducing unnecessary vehicle...
• Pilot introduces a hybrid payment model to fund regenerative agriculture across 7,000 acres in the Cerrado, with plans to reach 30,000 acres.• Co-funded initiative aims to reduce chemical inputs,...
• €300 million green loan will expand and automate Bahia’s power network, serving more than six million people.• The investment aligns with Brazil’s decarbonisation and energy-efficiency goals through 2030 and...
A decisive start in Belém The global climate gathering in Belém, Brazil opened under a rare display of unity as delegates adopted the official agenda on day one and elevated...
• AIIB to fund USD1 billion climate policy loan aligned with Brazil’s Ecological Transformation Plan.• Financing targets sustainable finance reforms, energy transition, and green infrastructure.• Initiative supports Brazil’s carbon market...
• Google’s largest carbon removal deal to date will fund the restoration of Amazon rainforest areas through Brazilian startup Mombak, offsetting 200,000 metric tons of CO₂.• The partnership strengthens demand...
• Amazon deforestation down 11% year-on-year, lowest since 2014, with 5,796 km² cleared.• Lula administration touts a 50% drop in forest loss since taking office in 2023.• Decline positions Brazil...
Brazil’s Energy Sector Embraces Digital Transformation Eneva, one of Brazil’s largest private energy companies, has entered a multi-year partnership with Accenture and Google Cloud to overhaul its operations using cloud...
Latin America’s Data Infrastructure Gets a Green Boost ODATA, a subsidiary of Aligned Data Centers, has secured a $1.02 billion green financing package to build and expand sustainable data center...
Brazil’s national development bank, BNDES, has launched one of its largest public investment initiatives in nearly a decade, committing R$10 billion in variable income through 2025. Of this, R$5 billion...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and BTG Pactual have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate sustainability and development initiatives in Brazil and across Latin America. The collaboration, announced this week,...
The Mexican avocado industry has signed a landmark conservation agreement with the federal government, committing to ensure all avocado exports will be deforestation-free by 2030. This makes avocados the first...