In 2015, the United Nations (UN) promulgated the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which sets out 17 goals that seek the integral well-being of nature and people, hand in hand with the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE). SSE refers to companies and organizations...
The Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are highly anticipated events. For those who optimistically follow the issues at stake in the negotiations, these meetings represent the possibility of...
The exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in Costa Rica are issues that are not to be ignored. They are there, latent, until they become relevant, as has happened during the last few months. In February of this year, the “Unión Costarricense de Cámaras y...
The much-anticipated United Nations Climate Change Conference 2023, known as COP28, currently underway in the United Arab Emirates, arrives at a tumultuous yet crucial moment for international climate action. COP28 will play an immensely relevant role this year,...
Today we have the privilege of observing, through an ultrasound, the development of a life in gestation. Ultrasound is not only a magical window to the invisible world of the womb, but it also allows us to verify the baby’s development or identify possible...
For over a decade, several Costa Rican financial institutions, both public and private, have incorporated processes to manage the environmental and social risk of their loan portfolios. The vast majority of these institutions have acted upon the request of...
