Meeting, attended by senior leaders from more than 30 large companies operating in Brazil, discussed climate finance and the transition to a low-carbon economy
Finance Minister Fernando Haddad met with the Brazilian business sector this Friday, March 28, in São Paulo. Promoted by CEBDS (Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development) in partnership with Vale, the meeting was attended by senior leaders from more than 30 large companies operating in Brazil.
The CEBDS Leaders Council is a forum that brings together CEOs of the entity's member companies and discusses strategic issues for Brazil's sustainable development. In this edition, the focus of the dialogue was the financing of solutions to mitigate climate change and drive the transition to a low-carbon economy, in view of the opportunities brought by COP30 in Brazil.
Among the companies that attended the meeting were: Amaggi, AMBIPAR – De Carbon, Anglo American Brasil, Arcadis, Banco BPN Paribas Brasil, Banco da Amazônia, Bayer SA, BCG, Bracell, Caixa Econômica Federal, Caramuru, Eletrobras, Energisa, Engie, Equinor Brasil, ERM, CCR Group, Helexia, Itaú, Microsoft, Natura, Nestlé, Neonergia, Norte Energia, Santander, Schneider Electric, Shell, Siemens Energy, Syngenta, Total Energies, TicketLog, Vale, VLI Logística and Zurich.
About CEBDS
The Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS) is a non-profit civil association that has been promoting sustainable development in Brazil since 1997, through partnerships with governments and civil society, in addition to disseminating the most current concepts and practices on the subject. The voice of the business sector, CEBDS brings together 120 of the largest business groups in the country, in addition to being the Brazilian representative of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), which is present in 36 countries and has 200 member companies worldwide.
