Um estudo da T.H. Chan School of Public Health de Harvard descobriu que a poluição do ar está associada a um maior risco de morte para pessoas infectadas com coronavírus. Especificamente, os pesquisadores descobriram que um aumento de 1 micrograma por metro cúbico de PM2,5 aumenta a taxa de mortalidade de Covid em 8%. O …
ASG & Covid-19: A poluição afeta não somente o planeta, mas nossa economia também Read More »
We would like to welcome Tomer Tenengauzer, who will join us as a summer intern this year. Tomer will be helping uncover the ESG factors driving the long-term outlook in Latin America. He will also publish blogs on matters of current interest and run our social media campaign. Tomer is undergraduate student at NYU, majoring …
An updated study from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that air pollution is associated with a higher risk of Covid related death. Specifically, researchers found that an increase of 1 microgram per cubic meter of PM2.5 increases the Covid death rate by 8%. If that is difficult to visualize, let’s break it …
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Covid-19 has posed difficult, uncomfortable, and often infuriating questions. Should we sacrifice our economy — our livelihoods — for the sake of the lives of some of us? Why? Is that fair? We believe the lives do in fact matter for the livelihoods of all. It is not lock-downs that cause economic downturns, but rather …
Covid-19: Are the lives of some imperative for the livelihoods of all? Read More »
A few weeks ago we posted a note about the opportunity to make homemade masks for hospitals, citing a local example. Updated links follow.
Com o estresse e o confinamento desta crise de saúde global, muitos estão se perguntando se, e como, podem ajudar. A América Latina ainda está nos estágios iniciais desta pandemia, o que oferece uma janela para intensificar os esforços. Um esforço liderado por povos locais pode fazer uma grande diferença na vida de muitas famílias, comunidades, e quem sabe, também …
Covid-19: Ajude, costurando máscaras para seu hospital Read More »
Bajo el estrés de esta crisis mundial, nos preguntamos si y como podemos ayudar. América Latina todavía se encuentra en las etapas iniciales de la pandemia, lo que ofrece una ventana de oportunidad para lograr un resultado menos duro que en la Europa – si un esfuerzo concertado es aplicado. Los ciudadanos Latinos Americanos pueden …
Covid-19: Ayude, costurando máscaras para su hospital Read More »
Under the stress and confinement of this global crisis, many of us are wondering whether and how we can help. Latin America is still in the initial stages of this pandemic, which may offer a window of opportunity to ramp up efforts. A grass-roots, local effort could make a big difference. There is a shortage …
Covid-19: You can help by making masks for your local hospital Read More »
If Mexico wants economic growth, they need to focus its efforts on the security crisis. Environmental – Social -Governance (ESG) investors could play an important role in both shaping and financing security policy. We all know that violence is a problem in Mexico. What few know is how much it is costing the economy. The …
Violence is Mexico’s most critical economic problem, ESG investors can help Read More »
Si el gobierno mexicano está interesado en atraer inversiones extranjeras a su economía, le cabe prestar más su atención a la inseguridad. Demasiada atención fue prestada a la ratificación del acuerdo comercial de América del Norte, también conocido como USMCA o NAFTA 2.0. Más del 70 por ciento de las exportaciones de México se destinan …
¿Es verdad que el tratado de comercio libre va a atraer inversores extranjeros? Read More »
