Case study – Integrated Stories – Nature and Biodiversity

Let's present a case study, related to TNFD, integrating reports on nature and biodiversity and how to publicize this study. To decide how the organization should respond to material questions related to nature, identified in the LEAP approach, including what to disclose and how to disclose, the identified subjects must follow the following points: Desired results: […]
The TNFD Mission and the LEAP Approach

The Working Group's stated mission is to develop and provide a risk management and disclosure framework for organizations to report and act on evolving nature-related risks., with the ultimate goal of supporting a shift in global financial flows away from environments with negative outcomes and toward […]
Nature and Biodiversity – Reports and Disclosure – TFND

The Working Group on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) developed a set of recommendations and disclosure guidelines that encourage and enable companies to evaluate, report and act on their dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities related to nature. The recommendations and guidance will enable businesses and finance […]
ESG – Due Diligence – Questions and answers

The European parliament approved, in day 23/04/2024, a new round of European ESG guidelines (Environmental and Social Corporate Governance). In this article we will explore in question and answer format, some developments of these guidelines and how they will impact the production chain and companies that supply or want to supply products to the EU. New Directive […]
Regulation of the Carbon Market in Brazil

The Brazilian Senate approved on the day 4/10 the law project 412/2022, marking a significant advance in the regulation of the carbon market in the country. The initiative aims to integrate the voluntary carbon market with the regulated market, establishing criteria and limits for companies and individuals that emit above 10 thousand tons of carbon dioxide […]
Boeing and RSB Identify Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa to Develop SAF

RSB and Boeing join forces to boost SAF in Sub-Saharan Africa On the day 13 september 2023, the Round Table on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), with the support of Boeing, presented a groundbreaking study at the Africa Aviation Summit, highlighting the potential for Sustainable Aviation Fuel production (PURE) and other biomaterials in […]
SAF is RSB: Two Paths to Aviation Sustainability

Aviation is an important sector of the global economy, but it is also one of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases (GEE). As discussed in the previously published article, to reduce your emissions, the sector is investing in new technologies, like SAF, o Sustainable Aviation Fuel, or Sustainable Aviation Fuel. SAF is a […]
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (PURE): Towards a More Sustainable Aviation

The aviation industry faces significant challenges when it comes to environmental sustainability. Carbon emissions from flight operations have a considerable impact on the environment. In 2020, civil aviation was responsible for 2,4% of global GHG emissions. To mitigate the environmental impacts of aviation, emissions need to be reduced […]
Circular Economy and the Transformative Potential in the Brazilian Sugar-Energy Sector

The circular economy has emerged as an urgent response to the global challenges of finite resources and environmental pollution. It seeks to minimize waste, promote reuse, recycling and rethink the entire life cycle of products. In the context of Brazil, a country that plays a crucial role in the production of biofuels, like ethanol from […]
Amazon Summit 2023: an important step towards protecting the forest

The Amazon Summit 2023, held in Belém, no stop, in the days 8 e 9 of August, It was a historic event for the region.. The date, with the participation of heads of state from the eight countries that make up the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (FATHER), aimed to discuss the situation […]
OECD Handbook – Due Diligence in Agricultural Supply Chains

After 3 years of hard work, drafts, interviews and consultations with companies, governments, NGOs and others, the launch of the OECD-FAO Business Manual on Deforestation and Due Diligence in Agricultural Supply Chains was announced. The ad was posted by Tomislav Ivančić, Global Consultant, responsible for UN/FAO Agricultural Supply Chains (Organization of Nations […]
Green Cities: Building a Sustainable Future

Until 2030 near 60% of the world's population will be living in urban centers – it is necessary to evaluate and transform these spaces. Cities are the vital centers of modern life, but they are also major consumers of natural resources and responsible for a significant portion of greenhouse gas emissions. Nonetheless, one […]
Plans for Implementing the Global Framework for Biological Diversity

In a historic decision, the Board of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) approved plans to establish an innovative new fund to fund the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biological Diversity Framework. This fund represents an important milestone in the protection and conservation of biodiversity around the world., aiming […]
CCB Program Biodiversity Indicators and Criteria

The topic of biodiversity addressed in the CCB Standards Version 3.1, is the last of the three pillars of the sustainable development approach, alongside climate and community issues. The document establishes criteria and indicators for assessing biodiversity in development projects and provides guidelines for its conservation and responsible management.. B1. BIODIVERSITY IN […]
CCB Program Climate Indicators and Criteria

The third version of the CCB standards was published in 2017 and included a number of updates to ensure development approaches are socially fair, environmentally competitive and economically viable. the version 3.1, in turn, brings minor adjustments to the criteria compared to the previous version, seeking to make the standards even more accurate and […]
CCB Program

Climate Rules, Community and Biodiversity (CCB Standards) are a set of guidelines for designing and evaluating land management and carbon offset projects that aim to combat climate change, support local communities and protect biodiversity. The CCB Standards were developed by a coalition of organizations, incluindo a Rainforest Alliance, […]
Sustainable Agriculture – Agricultural Crop Rotation

Sustainable agriculture is an agricultural model that aims to meet current needs for food production, fiber and energy, without compromising the ability of future generations to produce in the same way. This model aims to preserve natural resources, such as soil, water and biodiversity, in addition to ensuring food security, the Justice […]
Siltation and Impact on Water Resources – Sustainable Solutions

Siltation is a phenomenon that occurs when rivers, lakes or other bodies of water are filled with sediment and other materials that settle to the bottom. This can be caused by several reasons., like deforestation, soil erosion, construction of dams and human activities in general. Silting is a serious problem that affects the […]
Understanding forestry

Forestry, science that studies natural and artificial ways of exploiting forests Silviculture is the science that studies natural and artificial ways of restoring and improving forest stand, to meet market requirements. This study can be applied to maintenance, in the use and conscientious use of forests. We can divide-the […]
Month of June: the month of the environment

In 05 June 1972, the United Nations (HIM-HER-IT) started the event that became known as the Stockholm Conference. During the 11 conference days, you 113 countries present, among them Brazil, discussed the consequences of environmental degradation. It was on that same day that the United Nations Program […]
Observatory shows where, how much and who is doing forest restoration in Brazil

We already know that thousands of rural producers, business initiatives, civil society organizations, Governments and research institutions are restoring degraded areas and forests, promoting ecological restoration, forestry and reforestation of native and exotic species for wood production, paper, cellulose, environmental services and many other non-timber products. These actors have […]
Companies defend approval of the sanitation regulatory framework

Greater participation of the private sector in water and sanitation services, as well as in the Hydrographic Basin Committees, is essential to unlock investments in new projects in the sector. These were the two main points highlighted by the experts participating in the first Webinar of the ReVisão debate series 2050, of the Brazilian Business Council for the […]
What is Natural Capital? Prioritizing it can benefit your business

Any business depends on nature to succeed. It is the obvious case of industries and other segments that use natural resources as raw material, and not so obvious, as in the case of the third sector. The relationship is not always clear, apparently financial institutions and offices rely less on natural capital (means) but, even so, use paper […]
New guidelines give greater security to buyers of forest credits

One of the Brazilian government's recent decisions was to offer more guarantees to companies that choose to neutralize emissions through the purchase of forest credits from private carbon conservation projects in the Amazon. Between measurements, in 28 November 2019 Decree No. 10.144, which instituted new guidelines for the Commission […]
Cerrado loses a city in São Paulo every three months

After INPE (National Institute for Space Research) see an increase of almost 30% of deforestation in the Amazon in the last year and of 114% since the year of promulgation of the new Forest Code (2012), see an increase of almost 2018 and july of 2019 was from 648.400 […]
Forest inventory and youth training: legacy of the Rio Doce basin

The impact of the disaster in Mariana in November 2015 remains present in the lives of people directly or indirectly affected. 39 municipalities along the Rio Doce and its tributaries. But it's also true that another story begins to be built. A story that doesn't want to erase the past, but build a future […]
Circular Economy Can Help Countries Combat Climate Change, say report

A report from Circle Economy, group supported by the UN Environment, points out that just 9% of the global economy is circular, or that means that the planet reuses less than 10% the 92,8 billion tons of minerals, fossil fuels, metals and biomass used every year in production processes. Released in January at the World Economic Forum, in […]
Environmental policy and sustainable development in the country

Recently, the environmental agenda gained attention due to the proposals of the president-elect to merge the Ministries of Environment and Agriculture. But, even before the elections, attentive to society's movements, the direction of the Ethos Conference 20 years in São Paulo, I brought Cristiane Mano, Executive Editor of Exame; Fabio Feldmann, consultant, environmentalist, […]
What is REDD+?

REDD+ is an incentive developed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to financially reward developing countries for their results in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, considering the role of conservation of forest carbon stocks, sustainable management of […]
Meet the new ones 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals must be implemented by all countries in the world during the next 15 years old, until 2030 More of 150 world leaders gathered at UN headquarters, in New York, to formally adopt a new sustainable development agenda. Agenda is made up of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (or ODS), that […]