{"id":8396,"date":"2023-12-14T11:07:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.218.190.167\/?p=8396"},"modified":"2026-03-05T21:59:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:59:45","slug":"bvrio-and-sim-drive-sustainable-solutions-and-forge-alliances-for-climate-action-at-cop28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/pt-br\/bvrio-and-sim-drive-sustainable-solutions-and-forge-alliances-for-climate-action-at-cop28\/","title":{"rendered":"BVRio and SIM drive sustainable solutions and forge alliances for climate action at COP28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a busy agenda spanning from December 1 to 10, BVRio Director, Pedro Moura Costa, and SIM Director of Investor Engagement, Steven Ripley, actively contributed to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai. They were immersed in discussions centred around forest protection, sustainable agriculture, and the circular economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8386 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-09-at-06.08.53-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-09-at-06.08.53-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-09-at-06.08.53-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-09-at-06.08.53-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-09-at-06.08.53-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-09-at-06.08.53.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Pedro Moura Costa brought his expertise to diverse sessions, actively engaging in events hosted by UNEP, WWF, ISWA, and the World Economic Forum, participating in discussions on topics ranging from climate change and waste management to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theamazonwewant.org\/spa_publication\/policy-brief-human-impacts-on-carbon-emissions-losses-in-ecosystem-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">launch of policy briefs by the Science Panel for the Amazon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He contributed to advancing financial markets&#8217; role in transforming the global food system, unlocking sustainable land use and adaptation investments for climate action, to mobilising corporate climate action through high-integrity voluntary carbon markets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8382 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-08-at-07.53.36-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-08-at-07.53.36-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-08-at-07.53.36-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-08-at-07.53.36.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Pedro was a panellist on UNEP&#8217;s Finance Day and presented SIM\u2019s pioneering deforestation-free soy production initiative, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sim.finance\/responsible-commodities-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as one example of groundbreaking solutions unlocking sustainable land use and adaptation investments for climate action. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BOZNakGDYaI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can watch the full event on UNEP\u2019s YouTube<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pedro also joined AYA Earth Partners to discuss the \u2018future of the Cerrado\u2019 one of the most threatened and over-exploited regions in Brazil, and the location of the RCF. He commented, \u201cProud to be in a panel with such amazing people. All these panels may look like small individual contributions, but in aggregate, they display the multitude of people fully dedicated to tackling this mammoth challenge posed by climate change. And keep us running from pavilion to pavilion to contribute our part.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8384 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-04-at-10.17.29-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-04-at-10.17.29-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-04-at-10.17.29-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-04-at-10.17.29.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Steven, overseeing the RCF, delved into crucial conversations on responsible commodity practices at the UNEP Pavilion, featuring a presentation on pioneering financial innovations and technical solutions for food systems transformation. Steven said, &#8220;It was encouraging to hear lots of interest from the private sector in developing commercially viable solutions, like the Responsible Commodities Facility, to help reduce emissions.&#8221; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d_df4xZI39M&amp;t=315s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch the full session here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BVRio also <a href=\"http:\/\/bvrio.org\/bvrio-joins-asias-first-alliance-for-the-expansion-of-the-voluntary-carbon-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed a multilateral MoU,<\/a> along with other organisations, to mark the formation of Asia&#8217;s first alliance for the expansion of the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM), a technology-based, pre-trade carbon credit market called the \u2018Environmental Protection Credit Market\u2019 (EPCM), led by SK Group. In the same event, SK Group and Shinhan <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sim.finance\/2023\/12\/11\/sim-proud-to-report-that-global-carbon-market-player-ecosecurities-has-secured-investment-by-consortium-headed-by-sk-and-shinhan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced a strategic investment in ecosecurities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a carbon credit developer partially owned by SIM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8375 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SK-Group_EPCM_COP28--300x146.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SK-Group_EPCM_COP28--300x146.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SK-Group_EPCM_COP28--1024x497.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SK-Group_EPCM_COP28--768x373.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SK-Group_EPCM_COP28-.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In between their official agenda, our team engaged with numerous global climate leaders to exchange views on proposed ways forward. Among them, are members of the Brazilian delegation involved in the proposed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/leaders\/2023\/12\/02\/rainforests-provide-a-global-public-good-so-the-world-should-pay-to-conserve-them\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new Tropical Forests Mechanism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which we discuss in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/igarape.org.br\/en\/global-futures-bulletin-global-incentive-mechanism-to-protect-standing-forests\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this paper with Instituto Igarap\u00e9<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We anticipate the enduring impact of their insights on shaping sustainable practices and policies in the global fight against climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a busy agenda spanning from December 1 to 10, BVRio Director, Pedro Moura Costa, and SIM Director of Investor Engagement, Steven Ripley, actively contributed to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai. They were immersed in discussions centred around forest protection, sustainable agriculture, and the circular economy. 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