I begin the title of this text on regenerative economics with a phrase from a Nigerian poet and philosopher, Bayo Akolomafe. A self-styled post-activist, his ideas are provocations to rethink…
The impact of investing in social and environmental causes can be measured in many ways. And if you know Raízes, you know that we believe that Private Social Investment (PSI)…
Much used in recent years, the idea of Affective Heritage has come to the forefront with increasing frequency — a kind of response to the gaps in thinking about tangible…
We have already talked about some modalities of tourism practice, such as community-based tourism (a way to do it) and segments such as ethnotourism, nature tourism, and many others. It…
November is coming, and with it the long-awaited Black Friday. The term (and practice) originated in the United States and was soon exported to other countries, including Brazil, as yet…
How is it possible to rescue quilombola (members of the community of the descendants of escaped slaves) heritage and strengthen tourism in these traditional communities? The answer to this question…
The “G” in ESG stands for “governance”. The root of the word governance, in turn, comes from a Greek word meaning direction. The term Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) was…
Did you know that Raízes was one of the first companies certified as a B Corp in Brazil? Created in 2006 in the United States, the B Lab Movement (from…
“Community-Based Sustainable Tourism in times of Instagram: ecotourism or egotourism?” was the theme of one of the lectures of WTM Latin America, an international tourism fair that took place in…
Search, analyze, and filter useful strategies from your competitors and related businesses in order to turn them into potential initiatives for your own company. This is the purpose of benchmarking…
We see tourism and its associated production as a way to include people and add impact to business in the hospitality sector. Our vision always starts from the point of…
During the social projects that Raízes designs and executes, we work with what is known as human development, training people beyond just technical skills. This happens in the phases of…
