Brazil already has advanced tools for monitoring soy and beef supply chains. The problem is that existing systems do not necessarily check the same information or consistently apply the same criteria. This makes it difficult to compare results and creates uncertainty for producers, companies, governments and international buyers. This is the starting point for the […]
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This year’s London Climate Action Week (LCAW) edition brought together over 1,000 events across 9 days, with the city gripped by a record-breaking heatwave. Our team braved the extreme weather and attended more than 30 events, engaging in conversations on climate finance, forest protection, and sustainable supply chains. Below is a look at the key […]
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The Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) deforestation and conversion free soy production initiative has received an investment of US$85 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) providing long term protection to one of the world’s most vulnerable and valuable landscapes, the Brazilian Cerrado. This will enable the fund to reach half a billion dollars in 2028 […]
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McDonald’s Corporation is the latest business to join the Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) providing funding to support the resilient transformation of Brazil’s soy-producing Cerrado region, as related to embedded soy volumes in feed for chicken procured by the company outside of the United States and Canada. Soy is considered a priority commodity under McDonald’s Commitment […]
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Agriculture and land use are Brazil’s largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, but also hold the greatest potential to deliver solutions. As a strategic pillar of the national economy and a decisive front in the climate agenda, the sector has become a top priority for climate finance. This urgency set the stage for the event […]
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Now in its fourth season, the Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) fund will provide US$60 million in loans to soy farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado, raised through its innovative blended environmental finance structure. The Green CRAs issued to capitalise the RCF obtained a Second Party Opinion (SPO) from environmental advisory firm ERM-NINT, which concluded that the […]
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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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The environmental impact of the second year of the Responsible Commodities Facility Cerrado Programme has been calculated, independently verified and published in the 2023-2024 Annual Report. The programme scaled more than four-fold from its first year, and the amount invested expanded to US$47 million through an innovative blended finance structure bringing three more investors onboard – Santander Brasil, […]
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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. Pedro Moura Costa brought his […]
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