What is the Ibero-American Business Network for Green Growth?
The Ibero-American Business Network for Green Growth (IABN) has been established in response to the urgent challenges posed by climate change, environmental degradation, and the need for sustainable economic development across Latin America. Our mission is to advocate for a sustainable economy that aligns with regional needs and global environmental commitments, fostering growth while protecting our natural resources.
The IABN currently comprises of 17 members across sectors and countries, bringing together a range of businesses, business groups and non-governmental/ civil society stakeholders in support of our mission: BBVA, CECODES, CLG-Chile, DERES, Grupo Ser Educacional/ Universidade da Amazônia, Climate High-Level Champions, Iberdrola, NXT Lab, One Point 5, Peru Sostenible, Profonanpe, RE100, Spanish Green Growth Group, UN Global Compact, UN Global Compact Brazil, UN Global Compact Mexico and World Resources Institute – with the Corporate Leaders Network at CISL acting as Secretariat for the Group.
Latin America stands at a critical juncture. As a region rich in renewable resources and biodiversity, it holds unique opportunities for green innovation and sustainable practices. With COP30 approaching, the IABN commits to being a proactive voice for sustainable, inclusive, and resilient economic transformation in Latin America and beyond.
Our work in the lead-up to COP30
COP30: a key opportunity for Latin America
From 10 to 21 November 2025, Brazil will host the annual UNFCCC climate conference or COP30 in Belém, the capital of the state of Pará, in the heart of the Amazon.
COP30 presents a significant advocacy opportunity to showcase the leadership, challenges and opportunities within the region and build momentum around strategic priorities. As the first COP held in the Amazon region, COP30 offers a global platform to advocate for stronger international support and investment in Latin America's green transition. Corporate advocacy has a particular role to play in this context, calling for the policies and laws that businesses need to advance climate action.
Emerging priorities for COP30
The COP30 Presidency recently outlined its negotiating priorities, notably calling for enhanced public-private collaboration to implement the Paris Agreement by taking forward the findings of the Global Stocktake. Concluded at COP28 in 2023, the Global Stocktake includes global calls for efforts towards halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation by 2030, and for accelerating the global energy transition. Specifically, Article 28 of the Global Stocktake calls on Parties to accelerate efforts to triple renewable energy capacity globally and double the global average annual rate of energy efficiency improvements by 2030, and to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly, and equitable manner.
Spotlighting Latin America
Half of the countries in Latin America have pledged to achieve net zero emissions by mid-century or earlier. With the effects of climate change coming to the fore and challenges to energy security, the region must also accelerate the clean energy shift to reduce its dependency on both fossil fuels and hydropower. In 2024, 79% of new electricity capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean was predicted to come from renewables and 85% of its electricity is expected to come from clean sources by 2050. With abundant renewable energy resources and access to large reserves of critical minerals, Latin America is well placed to thrive in the clean energy transition, contributing to global energy security and climate goals while bolstering its own economy and energy security.
Latin America’s leadership and willingness in the clean energy race mean that targeted support and streamlined national efforts can unlock major regional and global benefits.
With this unique position also comes the opportunity for the region to shape what a just, inclusive and prosperous energy transition looks like in practice.
In the lead up to COP30, the IABN will take these messages to both Latin American governments and the COP30 Presidency to unlock the necessary policy change.
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What our Members say
“Being part of the Ibero-American Business Network for Green Growth is a great opportunity to articulate the role of the Latin American private sector in developing environmental initiatives relevant to the region, where public-private collaboration is key to climate action.” María Teresa Ruiz-Tagle, Executive Director, CLG-Chile
“Iberdrola supports the Ibero-American Business Network for Green Growth as an outstanding collaborative platform to respond to the challenges posed by climate change, environmental degradation, and the need for sustainable development, and to harness the opportunities arising from the economic transformation of a region rich in renewable resources and biodiversity” Gonzalo Sáenz de Miera, Global Director of Climate Change and Alliances, Iberdrola
"IABN is helping to reconcile economic growth with environmental stewardship. Businesses must take the lead in bringing about a green, circular economy that creates prosperity and jobs, and protects nations and nature across Latin America. We, at onepoint5, are committed to this vital initiative for the region and for the world." Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, CEO & Founding Partner, onepoint5
“We are part of the Ibero-American Business Network for Green Growth because at CECODES, we believe it is important for all stakeholders to join forces to generate action and address the three challenges we face: climate emergency, biodiversity loss, and growing inequality; because sustainability is today a source of innovation, resilience, and growth." Sergio Rengifo Caicedo, Executive Director, CECODES
"COP30 in Brazil later this year is a chance to shine a spotlight on Latin American climate ambition and leadership. CISL is proud to be a co-founder and convener of the Ibero American Business Network for Green Growth. Businesses in the region stand ready to use their voices to push for an ambitious outcome at COP30 and unleash the opportunities from the transition to a green economy." Harry Greenfield, Programme Manager, CISL
Members of the Ibero-American Business Network for Green Growth
The IABN currently comprises of 17 members in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Spain and Uruguay, with the Corporate Leaders Network for climate action (CLN) at CISL acting as Secretariat for the Group.
BBVA
BBVA is a global financial services group founded in 1857. The bank is present in more than 25 countries, has a strong leadership position in the Spanish market, is the largest financial institution in Mexico and it has leading franchises in South America and Turkey.
CECODES
The Colombian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CECODES) was created in 1993 by a group of Colombian businesses concerned with a fundamental question: How to achieve continuous economic growth, which would offer opportunities to more people while protecting the environment and using natural resources efficiently?
For more than 30 years, CECODES has been leading the transformation and promotion of sustainable development in the different business sectors in Colombia, convinced that this is the way to achieve greater profitability, improve the quality of life of people and use natural resources rationally. Since its creation, it has promoted, among its associated companies and other interest groups, innovative projects to contribute to environmental, economic and social development.
CLG-Chile
The Corporate Leaders Group for Climate Change, CLG Chile, seeks to strengthen the business and academic leadership needed to advance the country’s sustainable development.
Climate High-Level Champions / Race to Zero
Race to Zero, an umbrella campaign, rallies non-State actors – including companies, cities, regions, financial, educational, and healthcare institutions – to take rigorous and immediate action that contributes to halving global emissions by 2030. Its goal is to create a healthier, fairer, net zero world. The Campaign is supported by 26 Partners and 33 Accelerators that collectively unite more than 16,000 members – the largest ever alliance dedicated to reducing emissions in line with the Paris Agreement, with transparent action plans and near-term targets.
DERES
We are a non-profit business organization that brings together the main Uruguayan driving companies, from the public and private sector, that work and are interested in sustainable development and Corporate Social Responsibility. We exist to promote and contribute significantly to the transformation of the development and business model, and thus achieve a more inclusive, fair and sustainable Uruguay. We promote, articulate and encourage companies to be builders of a sustainable society.
Global Compact Network Brazil
Global Compact Network Brazil is the local platform of the United Nations Global Compact, promoting sustainable business practices aligned with global goals such as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Committed to fostering corporate sustainability leadership, the network supports companies in Brazil in integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into their operations and strategies. It plays a key role in advancing climate action, human rights, labor standards, and anti-corruption measures, while facilitating multi-stakeholder collaboration to drive systemic change.
Global Compact Network Mexico
The Global Compact was initiated by the United Nations in 2000. It is a call to companies to align their strategies and operations with the Ten Universal Principles on Human Rights, Labor Standards, Environment and Anti-Corruption, to take measures that promote the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Mexican Network of the Global Compact or Global Compact Mexico was in 2005 and was presented as a Service Platform that offers Mexican entrepreneurs tools, training and access to the largest international network of knowledge and good practices of Corporate Social Responsibility. Today, Global Compact Mexico is made up of more than 750 companies.
Grupo Ser Educacional/ Universidade da Amazônia
Iberdrola
Iberdrola is a global leader in the energy sector, with a century-long history that positions it as the top producer of wind energy and one of the world’s largest utilities by market value. In a context marked by the unstoppable growth of electrification, the company champions a sustainable, innovative, and competitive business model based on clean energy, smart grids, large-scale energy storage, and digital transformation. With over two decades promoting renewables, Iberdrola continues to lead the energy transition, creating social value and shaping the future of energy.
NXT Lab
We create platforms for integrated energy management and business intelligence, both for the wholesale electricity market and legacy projects in self-supply.
One Point 5
At onepoint5, we are a team of seasoned experts dedicated to empowering both public and private sector clients on their journey toward a sustainable future. With decades of experience and a unique ability to convene key stakeholders, we guide organizations in tackling today’s most pressing climate challenges and seizing new opportunities for innovation and leadership.
Perú Sostenible
Perú Sostenible, is the country’s leading business network committed to sustainable development and the official representative of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in Peru.
Its work is based on three pillars:
- Connect: Brings together stakeholders from the private and public sectors, civil society, and international cooperation to generate sustainable and innovative solutions.
- Transform: Supports companies in adopting ESG criteria, strengthening their competitiveness, resilience, and positive impact.
- Amplify: Promotes good business practices that inspire and reinforce the role of the private sector as a driving force for the country’s development.
Profonanpe
We are a private, non-profit organization, specialized in efficiently raising and managing financial resources for the execution of programs and projects that contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and the mitigation and adaptation of climate change.
With more than 30 years of successful institutional work, Profonanpe has established itself as the most important private environmental fund in Peru. Since its founding, it has been characterized as an institution specialized in creating, developing and implementing innovative processes in administrative and fund management, participatory management and involvement of private companies.
RE100
RE100 is a global initiative bringing together the world’s most influential businesses committed to using 100% renewable electricity in their operations. Led by Climate Group, our mission is to accelerate change towards zero carbon grids at scale. RE100 was established in partnership with CDP.
Spanish Green Growth Group
The Spanish Green Growth Group (SGGG) is a non-profit business alliance constituted by more than sixty companies operating in Spain from different sectors and sizes (from large IBEX35 multinational companies to innovative SMEs), constituted as an association in 2016 to promote public-private partnerships to tackle together environmental challenges. The main goal of the association is to convey to society and the public administration the point of view of the business sector on the development of a green and sustainable economic model for Spain.
We believe that the business sector can and must contribute to preserving and regenerating natural assets so that they continue to provide/increase the environmental services on which our well-being depends; public-private partnerships are generally the best way to achieve environmental objectives; a just transition is critical for the ecological transition process, for reasons of justice and social legitimacy; and that climate and environmental ambition is a source of opportunities and job creation for Spanish companies, particularly given Spain's privileged endowment of renewable resources and biodiversity.
UN Global Compact
Our Ambition is to: Accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the SDGs through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change. To make this happen, the UN Global Compact supports companies to:
- Do business responsibly by aligning their strategies and operations with Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption; and
- Take strategic actions to advance broader societal goals, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with an emphasis on collaboration and innovation.
WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
The WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition harnesses analytical power, convening ability and global expertise to help orchestrate the transition to a clean, abundant and reliable energy future by delivering evidence-based, pragmatic and scalable solutions. The nonpartisan WRI Polsky Energy Center seeks to overcome critical barriers to modernizing and expanding energy grids, scaling financing and deployment, sourcing critical minerals responsibly and building a skilled, future-ready workforce. Through the Latin American Clean Energy Coalition (LACEC), WRI convenes a coalition of world-leading renewable energy buyers in Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia, helping galvanize support for the energy transition in Latin America.
