The increasingly consolidated interdependent relationship between sustainability and competitiveness was one of the central discussions of the conversation circle on carbon management in supply chains, promoted by the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS), Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and the Center for Sustainability Studies of the Get\u00falio Vargas Foundation (GVces) on the afternoon of Thursday (13).<\/p>\n
Around 40 people attended the conversation, held in the Schneider Electric auditorium in S\u00e3o Paulo, and more than 100 spectators followed the lectures and the presentation online. case<\/em> from Braskem, one of the pioneering companies in Brazil in the management of greenhouse gas emissions inventory.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is very important that we create a new perspective on the economy. There is a need and an irreversible trend for companies to include sustainability in their business strategies,\u201d said Lilia Caiado, coordinator of the Thematic Chambers of Climate and Energy and Sustainable Finance at CEBDS.<\/p>\n Lilia presented the results of a survey conducted with 39 companies, including questions about the relationship between the sustainability and purchasing sectors and the companies\u2019 engagement with their suppliers, for example. She also spoke about the importance of the Paris Agreement as a global movement capable of generating a new market logic. \u201cThis whole new space is being created, where Brazil has great advantages,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Carbon pricing was also a highlight of the meeting. \u201cMore than a thousand companies worldwide price carbon or intend to price it in the next 2 years. Decarbonizing investment portfolios is a global movement,\u201d explained George Magalh\u00e3es, coordinator of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. Carbon pricing should generate a new logic of competitiveness. \u201cWith the advancement of the low-carbon economy, those who emit the least will become increasingly competitive,\u201d adds Lilia.<\/p>\n Participants highlighted the challenge of reorganizing global supply chains. For Lauro Marins, CDP\u2019s Latin America Supply Chain Program Manager, \u201ccompanies need to first look at their own businesses and then at their suppliers. Inventory is the first step toward diagnosis, and it also offers ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The increasingly consolidated interdependent relationship between sustainability and competitiveness was one of the central discussions in the conversation circle on carbon management in supply chains, promoted by CEBDS, CDP and GVces on the afternoon of last Thursday (13).<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":24114,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[9],"class_list":["post-22483","noticia","type-noticia","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clima"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n