MANAUS, Brazil, Oct 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EBC Financial Group today launched its “Protect the Amazon with Every Trade” programme, the first by an online brokerage to create environmental impact via client trading activity in Latin America. The effort underscores the growing convergence of financial markets and environmental stewardship, as traders and investors increasingly weigh climate risk and ESG (environmental, social, governance) metrics in their decision-making. For each eligible trade in Latin America, EBC will donate on the client’s behalf to vetted conservation partners at no additional cost to clients, linking routine market participation to measurable conservation outcomes.
“By introducing this programme, we provide our clients the opportunity to help preserve one of the world’s most important rainforests in the fight against climate change. Reflecting COP29’s push to scale climate finance to around US$1.3 trillion annually by 2035 and unlock private investment through smarter risk-sharing, we’re making it simple for every trade to contribute to Amazon protection. This is the first time an online brokerage has linked day-to-day trading activities with protecting tropical ecosystems at such a scale,” said David Barrett, CEO of EBC Financial Group (UK) Ltd.