Title: Regeneration and entrepreneurial resilience: an empirical study to identify ten key climate action initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean

Authors: Miguel Cordova; Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez; Indianna Minto-Coy; Cyntia Vilasboas Calixto Casnici; Maria Camila Vargas de La Hoz; Manuela Gomez-Valencia; Fabiola Monje-Cueto; Freddy Coronado; Karla Maria Nava-Aguirre

Addresses: Tecnologico de Monterrey, Hidalgo, Mexico ' Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia ' University of West Indies, Mona, Jamaica ' University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK ' Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia ' Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia ' Universidad Privada Boliviana-UPB, Fecha, Cochabamba, Bolivia ' Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile ' Universidad de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, Mexico

Abstract: This empirical study investigates the intersection of entrepreneurial resilience and regeneration in the context of climate action initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Recognising the region's historical challenges of high inequality, vulnerability and turbulent business environments, this research focuses on how LAC can foster a regenerative and resilient entrepreneurial landscape amidst climate change. The study, which was a result of 28 focus groups with 269 participants across business, academia, civil society and government sectors from seven LAC countries (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico and Peru), has identified 10 strategies for climate action-based regeneration and highlights 26 barriers to entrepreneurial resilience. These insights offer new directions for sustainable development and entrepreneurship in LAC, emphasising overcoming environmental challenges.

Keywords: climate action initiatives; regenerative business models; Latin America; Caribbean; environmental resilience; public-private partnerships in climate action; cross-sector collaboration; future studies.

DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2025.144647

European Journal of International Management, 2025 Vol.25 No.3/4, pp.371 - 398

Received: 23 Aug 2023
Accepted: 23 May 2024
Published online: 25 Feb 2025 *

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