World Indigenous Business Forum
Mercato Metropolitano was at the 2019 World Indigenous Business Forum (WIBF) to discuss ways in which MM can contribute to the development of a sustainable and inclusive market for the 370 million indigenous peoples living in over 90 countries, who are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of commercial development and business activities.
The aim of the WIBF is to increase participation in the global economy by providing opportunities to broaden markets, improve access to business potential, increase Indigenous economic benefits from major resource development and energy investments, and increase Indigenous prosperity through economic growth.
Andrea Rasca and Amedeo Claris were invited to meet with the President and CEO of the Indigenous Leadership Development Institute, Rosa Walker, and discuss ways in which MM’s current and future markets can represent a tangible opportunity to bring the vast biodiversity harvested by indigenous communities around the world to the market, through a close cooperation and MM’s approach to supportive development.