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São Paulo, 11 de Junho de 2012

Mainstreaming biodiversity in business in Brazil. Helena Boniatti Pavese Development Director Americas Division Conservation International. São Paulo, 11 de Junho de 2012. A quick survey . How much do you know about Brazil and Business in Brazil ?. A quick survey .

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São Paulo, 11 de Junho de 2012

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  1. Mainstreaming biodiversity in business in Brazil Helena BoniattiPavese Development Director Americas Division Conservation International São Paulo, 11 de Junho de 2012

  2. A quicksurvey... Howmuch do youknowaboutBraziland Business in Brazil?

  3. A quicksurvey... Howmuch o youknowaboutBraziland Business in Brazil? I Know a lotabout it! • I amfamiliar withit..

  4. What isyourlevelofunderstanding about TEEB? I Know a lotabout it! • I amfamiliar withit.. • I have no ideawhatyou are talkingabout!

  5. Global TEEB... From 2007 to 2010 Hosted by UNEP Lead by Pavan Sukhdev Focus in different stakeholders Open architecture Multidisciplinary approach A global good TEEB – The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity

  6. TEEB for Business Brazil Project

  7. Project goal • To demonstrate to the Brazilian private sector the economic value of BES and their strategic relevance to business sustainability.

  8. Project objectives • Obj1. Assess business dependencies, risks and opportunities associated BSE

  9. Obj2. Create a space for business and stakeholders to discuss strategic issues • Incorporating BSE in business strategic management • BSE in the supply chain • Internalising corporate externalities

  10. Project objectives • Obj1. Assess business dependencies, risks and opportunities associated BSE • Obj2. Create a space for business and stakeholders to discuss strategic issues • Obj3. Support selected companies to identify, value and internalise their environmental externalities

  11. Business dependencies, risks and opportunities Risk: Loss of agriculture productivity • Most impacted : corn, rice, coffee, bean, cotton, sunflower and manioc • Coffee (30%) and Soybean (40%) in 2070 • Losses of up to USD 3 billion in 2020 to • USD 6 billion in 2070 (Embrapa, 2009) Opportunity: Better reputation Consumers are getting more aware... 96% Brazilian knows what biodiversity is and 84% would avoid buying a product with significant environmental impact (UEBT, 2013)

  12. Including BSE in business strategies • Reasons to do so: • Business dependence on BSE • The threat of climate change • Consumers’ demands • To stay competitive ensuring the longevity of their operations • Cost reduction in the medium and long run • Challenges: • Lack of understanding about the value of the ES to their business • Lack of knowledge about the tools or strategies to be used • Absence of regulatory requirements and financial incentives

  13. Incorporating BSE in the supply chain • End to end programme: Analyses the entire life cycle of selected consumer goods to reduce their environmental impacts. 2013 results: • GHG emissions (1,120 ton CO2) • Diesel consumption (45,000 litters) • Renewable energy consumption (10.460GJ) • Packaging reduction (61 tons) • Waste reduction (125 tons) • Social and environmental responsibility programs developed

  14. Incorporating BSE in the supply chain • World largest protein company • Over 7.000 supplier farms • Sustainable livestock programme: set of criteria's for accreditation of farms, including: • non conviction of slave labour • for land grabbing • agrarian violence • illegal logging • inside indigenous areas boundaries.

  15. Valuing corporate environmental externalities • Environmental value of palm oil monoculture VS palm oil agro forestry • Soybean cultivation in the Cerrado

  16. Valuing corporate environmental externalities • Results to be public in March 14

  17. Thankyou! Helena Boniatti Pavese DevelopmentDirector Conservation International - Americas h.pavese@conservation.org

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