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Center for Sustainability Studies of FGV ( GVces ) fernanda.carreira@fgv.br. LAUNCHED IN OCT/2009 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AND 27 FOUNDING COMPANIES. A BUSINESS PLATFORM COORDINATED BY THE CENTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES OF FGV (GVces).
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Center for Sustainability Studies of FGV (GVces) fernanda.carreira@fgv.br
LAUNCHED IN OCT/2009 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AND 27 FOUNDING COMPANIES A BUSINESS PLATFORM COORDINATED BY THE CENTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES OF FGV (GVces) THAT SEEKS TO ENGAGE BUSINESS LEADERS AND BUILD CAPACITY TO MANAGE AND REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS AND CLIMATE RISKS AND TO ARTICULATE THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO PROPOSE PUBLIC POLICIES FOR A POSITIVE AGENDA IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE www.fgv.br/ces/epc
39 MEMBERS IN 2011 www.fgv.br/ces/epc
BUSINESSES FOR CLIMATE PLATFORM (EPC) MEASUREMENT Identify and account for corporate GHG emissions using the GHG Protocol. MANAGEMENT Map opportunities and risks, establish strategies, plans and goals for managing emissions. REDUCTION Implement innovative processes for the reduction of GHG, as well as compensatory actions. PUBLIC POLICIES Jointly construct business proposals of public policies containing positive incentives for directing the economy towards lower carbon emissions. www.fgv.br/ces/epc
4 LINES OF ACTION: CAPACITY BUILDING Workshops, Roundtables, Real Case Studies RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE Technical Working Groups, Policy Papers, Studies ARTICULATION AND INTERCHANGE Networking, Interaction with Public Sector COMMUNICATION Events, Publications, Website, Newsletters www.fgv.br/ces/epc
Businesses for Climate Platform at 2011 In 2010, the EPC focused basically on training companies on climate change, working in the form of lectures and classes. 2011 Initiative aimed to answer the following question: How to experience the challenges in the management and reduction of GHG in the search for innovation and articulation? • GVces METHODOLOGY • Harvard business cases • Script for challenge case construction • Member companies challenge case presentation • Work group solution proposals www.fgv.br/ces/epc
Member companies challenge cases presentation www.fgv.br/ces/epc
Members quotes about the workshops “The case study of CamargoCorrêa and the whole discussion and ideas generated from it was the highlight of the workshop” “The challenge case was very complete, we managed to use much of the knowledge acquired during EPC workshops” “One of the highlights was to bring a case from one of EPC member companies, making it easy for that company to overcome the challenge proposed and be successful, as well as clarifying common challenges also faced by the other companies” www.fgv.br/ces/epc
EPC 2011 Results 5 workshops on managing and reducing emissions2 workshops on the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program 70 representatives of member companies qualified 3 work groups to build technical and methodological indicators 2 workshops with government representatives and member companies to build the business proposals of the study of public policy: Industrial Processes and Waste 50 representatives of member companies in 7 meetings A publication with case studies of member companies of the EPCParticipation in drafting the Communiqué for COP17 Publication sent to the World Bank, CLN and posted on the EPC 15 member companies signing the Communiqué 2 newsletters "GVces the Climate"30 related matters in the media citing the EPC and / or its member companies The number of member companies has risen from 27 to 39. www.fgv.br/ces/epc