Latin American e-commerce giant invests in Brazilian ecosystem restoration

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Mercado Libre reveals how some of the proceeds from its $400m sustainability bond have been earmarked for restoration projects in the once great Atlantic Forest

The tech sector's fascination with tree restoration as a climate solution apparently isn't unique to US companies. Latin America's largest e-commerce marketplace - Mercado Libre, a company with roughly...

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