The ACT Initiative's Presence in Latin America
The ACT (Accelerating Climate Transition) initiative is expanding its presence in Latin America,and particularly in Brazil, to support businesses and economic actors in their transition to a low-carbon economy.
ACT has entrusted the official representation of the Initiative in Brazil to the two consulting firms Rever/UTOPIES and I Care & Consult. These leading organizations are responsible for promoting the ACT methods (Step-by-Step, Assessment, Mitigation, Adaptation, and Biodiversity), training consulting firms and climate experts who wish to become ACT Advisors, as well as training and supporting Brazilian companies that wish to adopt the ACT approach.
They act as national points of contact to answer questions about the Initiative, liaise with ACT’s international governance bodies, and coordinate local activities.
ACT’s official representatives in Brazil
Rever Consulting/Utopies
B Corp-certified sustainability consultancy firms and think tanks, with extensive experience in Latin America and Europe, supporting businesses in integrating climate and biodiversity into the heart of their corporate strategy.
🌐 Site : https://reverconsulting.com/
📩 Contact : Cyrille Bellier cyrille.bellier@reverconsulting.com
I-Care Brasil
A consultancy specialising in supporting businesses, public institutions and financial sector players, offering strategic and operational solutions to address the challenges of the environmental transition.
🌐 Site : www.icarebrasil.com
📩 Contact: Leonardo Werneck – l.werneck@icarebrasil.com
Official launch event
An official launch event for ACT in Brazil took place on 18 November, organised in partnership with the Franco-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFB) in São Paulo.
The event brought together businesses, experts and institutional representatives to discuss the prospects for rolling out the ACT Initiative in the region.
Examples illustrating the use of the ACT method in Brazil
The Climate Finance Hub and the use of the ACT method.
The Climate Finance Hub (CFH), an independent research organisation, already uses ACT methods to develop public benchmarks and assess the climate performance of Brazilian companies.
Its use of the ACT methodology illustrates the growing uptake and establishment of the approach in Brazil, particularly in the fields of sustainable finance and climate transparency.
ACT-DDP: the link between national trajectories and actions taken
The ACT-DDP programme (ACT – Deep Decarbonisation Pathways) aims to improve alignment between national decarbonisation pathways and corporate action plans.
Rolled out in several pilot countries, ACT-DDP enables sectoral strategies to be aligned with the long-term objectives set out in the DDP scenarios, thereby contributing to an integrated approach that brings together public policy and private-sector action.