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About

essential COSTA RICA is our country brand. That’s how Costa Rica projects itself to the world, integrally promoting tourism, investment, and exports, along with Costa Rican culture and uniqueness.

essential COSTA RICA works based on two concepts:

Country positioning: We show the characteristics that distinguish us as Costa Ricans: “Pura Vida,” charismatic, hardworking, specialized, and talented.

Country competitiveness: With the aim of fulfilling the promise we have made to the world, we guarantee that the companies that use the country brand represent our values: Excellence, Sustainability, Innovation, Social Progress, and Costa Rican Origin.

Collaboration

The International Trade Centre and essential Costa Rica have been collaborating to showcase the companies and businesses currently part of its network, enabling those companies to gain additional visbility, market presence and access to a digital identity to present their work.

Benefits

Enable businesses to create an online profile and QR code to market their business globally and to enable potential buyers to easily verify the validity of their certifications and sustainability claims.

Partnership Objective

Empower businesses with a digital identity to promote their sustainable businesses

Launched

October 2020

Size of network:

19 companies dedicated to sustainable production, consumption and trade

Geographic & product scope:

Over 200 countries and territories

Last update of data displayed in the network:

January 2021

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Additional Information:

Contact at ITC:

Sandra Cabrera

cabrera @ intracen.org