The London newspaper Financial Times this week published a special section on Brazil and the challenge of sustainability in the country, focusing on the Amazon. Call of "The Road to Sustainability”, the edition features an interview with the president of CEBDS, Marina Grossi, about how the ESG agenda is affecting Brazilian business. Also participating in the supplement are Walter Schalka, executive president of Suzano; Ilan Goldfajn, president of Credit Suisse Brasil and former president of the Central Bank of Brazil; Wesley Batista Filho, president of JBS Latin America and Seara; and Annelise Vendramini, coordinator of the sustainable finance program at the FGV-EAESP business school. The conversation was with the editor for Latin America Michael Stott and the head of the Brazil office Bryan Harris. check out.
FT: How do Brazilian companies see the ESG agenda now?
Marina Grossi, President of CEBDS: We started working on a movement to combat illegal deforestation. The main message is that [Brazilian] CEOs are concerned about illegality and now we have around 90 companies registered. It started as a Announcement, but now it is a movement, because we are talking to all government authorities [and saying]: It is not a question of government or party, it is a question of Brazil's chances of competing in this new economy. The idea that we can preserve and produce is the most important message of the Communiqué.
