Low Carbon Economy

The private sector and the financial system are fundamental agents for the transition of the economy to a sustainable model This strengthens the geopolitical positioning of Brazil in the international scenario, making the country an excellent business environment for foreign investment. It is an economy with net zero carbon emissions, in line with the commitments made in the Paris Agreement.

The Low Carbon Economy portfolio seeks to ensure the cooperation between the two segments, in addition to civil society and the public sector, with three work fronts:

Investments to decarbonize the economy, through awareness, engagement and regulatory review

Projects of net zero carbon economy and the bioeconomy to release the potential of the Brazilian natural superpower

Proposals of the Green Recovery inform the debate in Congress regarding tax reform and the national budget

Impact Stories

Each of the projects supported by iCS impacts people and communities, with a new development vision for the future of Brazil. Know the stories.

  • Café Apuí Agroflorestal invests in the economy of the standing forest and has evolved into a socioenvironmental impact initiative in a previously deforested area

  •  The torrential rains that ravaged the northeast of Brazil in recent weeks have left more than a hundred dead. A common factor among almost all of those who lost their lives, the color of the skin: black. There is no doubt that tackling climate change will only be effective if it is carried out with racial and gender justice.

  • The first evaluation of the Ranking of the Socioenvironmental Performance of Financial Institutions (RASA) has been published by Sustainable Inclusive Solutions ​​(SIS). In all, ten banks were analyzed with respect [...]

News

Publications

Events

Donations

  • Amazon Investors Coalition

    AMZ INVESTORS

    Low Carbon Economy

    Duração: 12 meses

    2022

  • Instituto Democracia e Sustentabilidade

    IDS

    Low Carbon Economy

    Duração: 12 meses

    2022

  • Instituto Amazônia 4.0

    AMAZÔNIA 4.0

    Low Carbon Economy

    Duração: 18 meses

    2022

  • Carbon Disclosure Project Latin America

    CDP

    Low Carbon Economy

    Duração: 18 meses

    2022

  • Amazon Investors Coalition

    AMZ INVESTORS

    Low Carbon Economy

    Duração: 12 meses

    2022

  • Instituto Democracia e Sustentabilidade

    IDS

    Low Carbon Economy

    Duração: 12 meses

    2022

  • Instituto Amazônia 4.0

    AMAZÔNIA 4.0

    Low Carbon Economy

    Duração: 18 meses

    2022

  • Carbon Disclosure Project Latin America

    CDP

    Low Carbon Economy

    Duração: 18 meses

    2022

  • Instituto Climate Ventures Brasil

    CLIMATE VENTURES

    Low Carbon Economy

    Duração: 12 meses

    2022

  • Cons. Empresarial Bras. para Desenv. Sustentável

    CEBDS

    Transport,Low Carbon Economy

    Duração: 18 meses

    2016

  • Fund. Getúlio Vargas

    FGV

    Low Carbon Economy

    Duração: 11 meses

    2016

  • Inst. Escolhas

    ESCOLHAS

    Low Carbon Economy

    Duração: 12 meses

    2016

  • Cons. Empresarial Bras. para Desenv. Sustentável

    CEBDS

    Low Carbon Economy

    Duração: 18 meses

    2016

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