The financial sector still needs to understand the complexities of the Amazon region to become a good player against deforestation and other ESG wrongdoings. It has to sharpen its insights to correctly appraise a business, ask the right questions, and improve methods to vet potential clients. “They are already involved, but they can improve their involvement doing this,” Chairman of Arapyaú, Roberto Waack, said. Arapyaú, is a philanthropic institution tied to Natura’s founder Guilherme Leal. It has a network of more than 500 people and organizations, which is the largest global effort to mobilize resources for the conservation and the promotion of sustainable development in the Brazilian Amazon. What Roberto Waack proposes is not yet another controversy, or a useless […]
Actions required to channel billions into the Amazon Basin: Roberto Waack
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