Autocracy is on the rise worldwide, and impact investors seem reluctant to step in. But large-scale transformations to health, education or the environment need a strong democratic base, the Latimpacto event heard last week.
Pioneers Post editors Julie Pybus and Anna Patton travel to the Amazon forest during the Latimpacto conference to meet local impact entrepreneurs – and shake out preconceptions.
Travel is said to broaden your horizons, and the Latimpacto conference in the Brazilian city of Manaus this week gave delegates an ideal opportunity to bring fresh eyes to their work. We asked them what they were reconsidering.
Getting away from the well-trodden capital cities is vital if impact investors are to fully understand Latin America, says Latimpacto, as the network’s fifth annual conference opens in the Amazon region of Brazil.
Ready to network, learn and get inspired? Don't book your diary without the Pioneers Post roundup of impact economy events coming soon – for social entrepreneurs, impact investors and all those working within the global impact economy.
Good Stories podcast episode 7: Colombia is famous for its top quality coffee, but the brew can offer more than just a pick-me-up. Anna Patton meets the co-founders of Urbania, who are creating jobs for conflict victims plus protecting vital ecosystems.
A glimpse into the future, telling better stories, and bringing capitalism to the heart of the Amazon rainforest: the view from the Pioneers Post newsroom, this week in Medellín, Colombia.
Nurturing the Amazon’s bio-entrepreneurs and switching the power balance with investees are just two of the potentially transformative ideas for impact finance discussed during this week’s Latimpacto conference in Medellín.
