🍃 New platform aims to assess companies’ vulnerability to climate risks
EcoAct, an Atos company, announces the launch of EcoAct Climate Risk Platform, a climate risk analysis and visualization solution that assesses the vulnerability of organizations' physical locations to 28 climate hazards climate changes, contributing to the identification and prioritization of mitigation and adaptation measures.
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A EcoAct Climate Risk (*) provides an overview of the exposure of an organization's portfolio of physical locations to all 28 climate risks included in the European Union taxonomy, allowing users to explore different criticalities, climate scenarios and time horizons.
The platform models both classic climate risks, such as floods and heat waves, and less common risks, such as glacial lake flooding, salinization of coastal water tables, and the impact of ocean acidification.
🌱 BNDES wants to decarbonize its loan portfolio
During the United Nations Climate Summit (COP27), the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) made a commitment to become carbon neutral 2050 up.
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It is worth remembering that having a policy net zero means zeroing net emissions of greenhouse gases, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2), into the atmosphere, and any release of polluting gases must be compensated by the reduction of an equivalent amount of CO2.
The project, planned in a 47 pages document, involves not only its direct emissions, but mainly the challenge of decarbonizing the portfolio of more than R$450 billion in loans, direct and indirect, in addition to another almost R$70 billion in corporate interests.
The plan net zero leaves most of the definitions for next year, but outlines the path to reducing emissions. Check out the bank's six goals related to carbon neutrality (Reset):
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- Carbon neutrality by 2050;
- Neutralization of emissions in scopes 1, 2 and those related to business travel and employee commuting (home-to-work) from 2025;
- Completion of the inventory of scope 3 financed emissions for other BNDES portfolios;
- Definition, in 2023, of neutrality targets for direct, indirect and variable income credit portfolios;
- Definition, in 2023, of engagement goals to accelerate the transition of its customers to carbon neutrality;
- Incorporation, in 2023, of carbon accounting in the approval processes to support new projects.
🌾 UN awards Brazil for sustainable investments in agriculture
For the 20th year, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) award celebrates best initiatives for best practices in the sector.
Unctad awarded investment promotion agencies from Brazil, Egypt and Lesotho for excellence in promoting sustainable programs in agriculture, contributing to food security and development.
The Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency, Apex-Brasil, received the award for its ScaleUp project, created to attract international technology companies by providing business services and financial opportunities.
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🌳 This Is Also Forest
This Monday (21), the series premieres in podcast format 'This is also a forest'. It promotes current and urgent discussions related to the land use sector, showing that it is possible to generate economic opportunities in forest areas with social development and without encouraging deforestation or land degradation. biodiversity.
The first season focuses on Brazil and highlights the Amazon.
In five 30-minute episodes, the series showcases innovative initiatives and sustainable businesses that demonstrate social, environmental and economic gains while conserving forest landscapes, ensuring the maintenance of traditional livelihoods and restoring native ecosystems. Each episode promotes a conversation between experts and presents a practical case with solutions that have already been tested – or are being implemented – in rural and forestry interface areas.
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The first episode addresses traceability and origin monitoring as elements that provide security and transparency to more sustainable value chains. Check out! 🎧
Curto Verde is a daily summary of what you need to know about the environment, sustainability and other topics linked to our survival and that of the planet.
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