Human rights & Value Chain in the Sugar-Energy Sector
This last week, biO3 had the opportunity to hold an event promoted by BonSucro: “Human Rights Training – UN Guiding Principles”. Our director André Araújo opened the event so that speakers Victoriana Gonzaga and Juliana Prado could present their work to the companies that were included in this current cycle of lectures. In this article we will play […]
GHG Protocol – Ciclo 2024 and the Carbon Inventory
In this article we will briefly talk about the training present in the Cycle 2024 from FGV – EAESP and we will give more details about Carbon Inventories, your specifications, points of attention and challenges. We will also talk about its execution principles and the classification of inventories, depending on its complexity. FGV EAESP and training in this area The Center […]
GHG Protocol – Basic Definitions and Main Points
In this article we will explore the basic definitions and main points of the GHG Protocol, of its main actors and respective responsibilities and also begin detailing the verification processes and requirements, in addition to briefly answering why you should look for this inventory. The Brazilian Greenhouse Gas Protocol Plan (GHG Protocol) was released […]
RSB Principles and Criteria V4 Part 2
The five-year review of the RSB published in 19 december 2023 brought updates of principles and criteria in accordance with Good Practices adopted by NGOs, Business, regulatory agencies and updated standards followed around the world, as defined in the scope of the document transcribed below: “A Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) is an organization […]
Principles and Criteria of the RSB Version 4
A RSB (Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials), initiative that brings together more than 130 industry leaders, environmental organizations, civil society, academic institutions and government bodies other than the UN, now set in 16/11/2023 revisions to the Principles and Criteria (P&C) from RSB version 4 (published in final version on the date of 19/12/2023). About RSB RSB […]
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 […]
COP-27: The World's Largest Climate Change Summit
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2022, organized by the UN, will occur for the 27th time of days 6 a 18 from November, in the city of Sharm El Sheikh, in Egypt. COP-27 is the most important and largest event ever held on the topic of climate change. This highlights the purpose of […]
climate resilience
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IPCC report 2021: a weather alarm that can be reversible
IPCC report confirms that changes must be immediate for zero emissions. 3 months of the most anticipated meeting of the year in Scotland, for COP-26, o IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) released this monday, 09 of August, of SPM (Summary for Policymaker) of group 1 with the sixth evaluation report (AR6 – Sixth Assessment Report). As in previous editions, O […]
UN invites Brazilian universities to participate in initiatives with academic impact
The United Nations Department of Public Information invites universities and other institutions involved in higher education and knowledge production in Brazil to join the Academic Impact initiative (AN Academic Impact, UNAI). It is an association with the United Nations and participation in a knowledge sharing network, pesquisa e soluções […]
Publication stimulates debate on resilient and sustainable urban spaces
To promote debate and understanding of specific topics on the Agenda 2030, the UN System Advisory Group in Brazil, in partnership with UN-HABITAT, released last tuesday (5), in Maceio (AL), the Glossary of the Sustainable Development Goal 11 – Sustainable cities and communities. The document presents terms and definitions that dialogue with the […]
Global Compact launches publications for Brazilian companies to meet UN targets and fight corruption
In Sao Paulo, the Global Compact Network Brazil launched on the last day 16, a guide to guide companies to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In a forum that gathered about 400 private sector representatives, the initiative also released publications on the fight against corruption and on the engagement of the electricity sector in […]
her 16 banks prepare first guide on climate change for the financial sector
Sixteen banks from four continents, among them the Brazilians Itaú Unibanco and Bradesco, joined the UN Environment Finance Initiative in developing a methodology designed to increase financial institutions' understanding of the impact of climate change and climate action on their businesses. This understanding is fundamental to allow […]
World can't take water for granted, says head of the UN
the International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development The United Nations launched this Thursday (22) the International Decade for Action – (2018-2028). The objective is to promote new partnerships, improve cooperation and strengthen capacity to implement the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. More directly linked to the Sustainable Development Goal 6, the safe water […]
UN report on water resources to be released at the 8th World Water Forum
Reservoirs, Irrigation canals and water treatment plants are not the only instruments available for water management: nature-based solutions (SbN) can collaborate to improve the quality of water and supply, and even play an important role in preventing natural disasters.. Isso é o que defende a nova […]
The search for mechanisms to face climate change in agriculture
Latin America and the Caribbean are one of the richest regions in the world in natural resources. Gaskets, have 23% of land with crop potential, receive 29% of the precipitations of the planet and has seven of the 25 places in the world with the highest concentrations of endemic species. On the other hand, the region also has […]
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 […]