Category: News

Enhanced logistics for recycling cooperatives with new trucks and digital tracking of waste flow

Two of the nine waste cooperatives that BVRio is supporting in service improvements have started to receive critical logistics upgrades, including new collection trucks and equipment, and training to digitise waste flow, part of a capacity-building project funded by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Since the beginning of this project phase in August 2024, […]

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PlanaFlor accelerates restoration and Forest Code implementation in Brazil

PlanaFlor, an initiative led by BVRio and FBDS, enters 2025 with a robust agenda to advance native vegetation recovery, supporting the implementation of Brazil’s Forest Code and fostering multi-sector engagement. PlanaFlor is actively contributing to the governance of the 2025-2028 National Plan for Native Vegetation Recovery (Planaveg 2.0), identifying priority areas for restoration and supporting […]

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Fishers establish the first marine and ocean waste collectors’ cooperative in Brazil

Conceived and led by artisanal fishers from Guanabara Bay, in Rio de Janeiro, in November 2024, Brazil’s first Cooperative of Waste Collectors and Marine Protection Workers (COOP PROMAR) was established. The cooperative is an outcome of the ‘Fishing for Litter’ programme, created by BVRio, active since 2021, to empower local fishing communities to combat pollution […]

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PlanaFlor advances engagement agenda to strengthen Forest Code implementation and promote sustainable development across Brazil

This year, the PlanaFlor team has advanced the implementation of the Brazilian Forest Code through a robust engagement agenda, connecting with over 55 organisations, including federal and state government bodies, civil society groups, and advocacy organisations in Brazil. These efforts aim to advance one of the country’s most critical regulatory frameworks for sustainable development by […]

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RCF wins impact investment of the year award: agriculture and sustainable land use

We are pleased to report that the Responsible Commodities Facility created by BVRio Strategic Partner, Sustainable Investment Management (SIM), has won the Environmental Finance ‘Impact project/investment of the year: Agriculture and sustainable land use’ award. The awards are judged by an independent panel and seek to recognise and reward the work of impact investors everywhere […]

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Capacity building project expands its impact to benefit nine waste cooperatives in Rio and recycle five metric tonnes of plastic waste

A new phase of BVRio’s capacity building project is underway in Rio de Janeiro involving nine waste cooperatives, eight more than the successful first phase implemented between 2022-23. Now the project is expanding its scope to benefit more waste pickers, who are responsible for over 90% of recycling in Brazil, with the target to collect […]

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New resources added to soy deforestation checker

Three new user resources have been added to the SojaCheck website, BVRio’s free soy production map and tool for assessing deforestation and conversion of native vegetation at the farm level for production areas in the Brazilian Cerrado region. The new resources are aimed primarily at sustainability managers working in businesses which have soy from Brazil […]

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Project Update: Fishing for… tyres

Each year, 45 countries with the highest vehicle usage rates generate an estimated 29 million metric tons of waste tyres globally [1]. While about 90% of these tyres find new uses, many end up polluting landfills, stockpiles, or natural environments, posing serious health and ecological threats to marine life and coastal ecosystems [2]. Since August, […]

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Project Update: “Cooperate to Recycle”

Since its launch in October 2023, the ‘Cooperate to Recycle’ project, developed by the Friends of the Environment Popular Cooperative (Coopama) with technical support from BVRio, and funded by Brazilian oil company Petrobras, has achieved key milestones. Over the past year, Coopama has collected 3,000 tonnes of recyclable materials, averaging 240 tonnes per month, benefiting […]

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