The CEBDS event will also bring together COP30 CEO Ana Toni, experts and major business leaders on July 1st and 2nd in Pará.
The Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS) will connect government, business, academia, and civil society four months before COP 30 in Pará. In the coming days July 1st and 2nd, Belém will be the stage for the Sustainable Congress 2025: Brazil of Solutions. The opening of the event, in Gasometer Theater, will bring together the governor of Pará, Helder Barbalho; the president of CEBDS, Marina Grossi; the CEO of COP 30, Ana Toni; Branko Sevarlic, the president of Philip Morris Brazil; and the CEO of Equinor Brazil, Verônica Coelho.
"Brazil is a country of innovative solutions. We need to communicate and scale best practices in areas such as sustainable agriculture, bioeconomy, and clean energy. We can be a global leader when it comes to sustainable development, and CEBDS works to ensure Brazil occupies this space. To this end, we promote dialogue between the private sector, governments, academia, and civil society," says Marina Grossi, who, in addition to being president of CEBDS, is the Special Envoy for the business sector at COP30.
The 12th edition of the CEBDS Sustainable Congress takes place four months before COP30 and aims to contribute to the advancement of a new economic development model based on a carbon-neutral, nature-positive, and inclusive economy. The lectures on July 1st are free and open to the public. Registration is available at: cebds.org/congresso-sustentavel-2025. The main themes of this edition will be: forest bioeconomy, regenerative agriculture, resilient infrastructure, and energy security.
The event is sponsored by Equinor, Philip Morris Brazil, Vale, Yara, and Banco da Amazônia and Caixa Econômica Federal.
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 more than 110 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.
