Brazilian Business and Biodiversity Initiative

The Brazilian Initiative on Business and Biodiversity was created in 2012 with the goal to facilitate access to information regarding global discussions and decisions related to biodiversity. It should also enable exchange of experience, best practices dissemination and case studies, tools, research and events related to B&B and facilitate the dialogue aiming to develop innovative mechanisms in the conservation field and research that can be used by the business sector in Brazil, and ensures their representation in international negotiations regarding B&B. The idea is to act as a direct channel between the Brazilian business sector and the Convention on Biological Diversity, promoting cooperation and engagement of the Brazilian business sector at the international level and facilitating access to information on global negotiations and discussions related to biodiversity. The initiative's Executive Committee is composed of the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI), Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS), and the LIFE Institute.

Vision
To promote harmony between development and nature, based on the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of land and genetic resources, in a fair and equitable manner, fostering the development of an economic model aligned with the principles of recovery and conservation of biodiversity.

Mission
To promote the cooperation and engagement of the business sector in Brazil on a national level and represent the business sector in Brazil at the Global Platform joining efforts to ensure representation and effective participation in the international negotiations regarding B&B.

Objectives

• Act as a channel between the private sector in Brazil and the CBD;
• Facilitate access to information regarding global discussions and decisions related to biodiversity;
• Promote the exchange of knowledge, experience, best practices, tools and research;
• Aims to further the cooperation and engagement of the business sector in Brazil with regards to biodiversity;
• Show how the Brazilian business sector has been contributing to the implementation of the targets of the CBD;
• Organize and promote national and international events, as well as dialogues between national and international actors and organizations, on biodiversity and business.
  
  

Contact Information
c/o - Confederação Nacional da Indústria (CNI)
SBN Qd 1 bloco C Ed. Roberto Simonsen 11º andar
Brasília, DF, 70041-903, Brazil
Tel: +55 61 3317-9054
www.portaldaindustria.com.br

Contact Person
Ms. Julia Moreira Pupe (Executive Secretariat)
Gerência Executiva de Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade
julia.pupe@cni.com.br

Ms. Cecilia Brosig
Instituto LIFE
cecilia.brosig@institutolife.org

Ms. Vanessa Pereira
CEBDS Conselho Empresarial Brasileiro para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável
vanessa.pereira@cebds.org

Annual Reports

Please see the link below for progress reports on this initiative
2025