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🌊 She Fishes for Change 🌊 This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the resilience of Guanabara Bay’s fisherwomen—women who are cleaning one of Brazil’s most iconic ecosystems and preserving a way of life. Facing pollution that threatens both marine life and their livelihoods, they are reclaiming their environment, their profession, and their future. Through BVRio’s Fishing for Litter programme, in partnership with Ogyre, these women are proving that environmental action and social equity go hand in hand. “We used to fill our nets with fish. Now, we pull up plastic. But instead of giving up, we’re fighting back for our families, our bay, and our future.” – Binha, Fisherwoman By empowering fisherwomen with fair wages and creating a circular economy, this initiative is transforming lives and ecosystems. But more support is needed to scale up. 🔹 How you can help us further this initiative: ✅ Donate – Fund PPE, training & legal support for fisherwomen ✅ Advocate – Push for policies that recognise informal waste workers ✅ Partner – Help replicate this model globally 📖 Read the full story and learn more at bvrio.org/fishingforlitter #IWD2025 #CircularEconomy #SDG5 #WasteManagement #ESG

Exciting Update from Our Partner Company, KOLEKT Last week, Thierry Sanders, KOLEKT founder, met with the app development team in India to discuss the next steps for enhancing the platform. The focus is on improving user experience and strengthening the technological infrastructure to support a comprehensive suite of systems for reverse logistics policies. At BVRio, we are proud to collaborate with KOLEKT to drive innovation, empower communities, improve waste management, and create scalable solutions for a circular economy. This partnership underscores our shared commitment to leveraging technology for sustainable development and effective reverse logistics systems. #CircularEconomy #Innovation #ReverseLogistics #TechForGood

🌍 Expanding Climate Finance: A Broader Approach 🌍 Great article by Suzi Kerr and colleagues, highlighting the urgent need for a much wider range of financial instruments to tackle the climate crisis. Their research underscores what we’ve long observed: voluntary carbon markets (VCM) and carbon credits play a role but are just two components of every scenario. This article reinforces the need for integrated financial strategies—leveraging public, private, and market-based mechanisms—to close the climate finance gap. The more diverse and effective these mechanisms are, the greater our chances of success. BVRio's mission, to develop market-based solutions to implement environmental policies, has put us at the forefront of designing and testing climate financial tools—whether for forest protection, circular economy, or sustainable land use. Yet, one of the biggest barriers remains the lack of interest in financing climate solutions at scale. 📖 Read the full article on the link below #ClimateFinance #CarbonMarkets #GreenEconomy #VCM

Last week, BVRio delivered a communications workshop for waste cooperatives in Rio, hosted by Coopama—one of the cooperatives receiving our support to implement investments from Petrobras Socioambiental. The session focused on empowerment, how to position themselves as the stewards of their own future and strengthening cooperativism as a force for professionalising the recycling sector. The stronger these cooperatives become, the better they can manage investments, improve working conditions, and claim their rightful place as key players in fighting waste pollution. As we mark World Waste Pickers Day this Saturday, 1st March, we call on businesses and investors to fund a just transition—one where financial mechanisms align with socially inclusive standards, ensuring waste pickers are not just part of the system but leaders within it. ⤵️ Read our full article on how environmental finance must prioritise social justice #JustTransition #WasteManagement #Recycling #CircularEconomy #GreenFinance #ESG

This week, BVRio conducted a training session on innovative financing mechanisms to combat plastic pollution in South Asia region, reinforcing its commitment to developing and implementing effective market-based solutions. Ministerial representatives from seven countries participated to deepen their understanding of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), plastic credits, Deposit and Return Systems (DRS), Voluntary Action, and the new Plastic pollution linked bond of The World Bank. Our thanks to the organisers, South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) and its Plastic Free Rivers and Seas for South Asia Project (PLEASE Project), and to the Government representatives from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka for the attendance and knowledge exchange. This initiative underscores the critical need for collaborative efforts in addressing plastic pollution and highlights the importance of innovative financing mechanisms in driving sustainable environmental solutions. Read the full news: https://lnkd.in/eTp3SVh9 #circulareconomy #EPR #greenfinance #plasticpollution

Our 'SojaCheck' tool has been included in a list of 'top technology trends shaping confectionary in 2025' by Confectionary News magazine 💚 The free tool for assessing deforestation and conversion of native vegetation at the farm level for soy production areas in the Cerrado, Brazil, can be used by anyone with a farm CAR Number and includes data on over 92,000 farms, an area of over 61 million ha, providing assurance of DCF soy in supply chains. Congratulations to our development team here. The number of searches hit nearly 160,000 at the end of last year, so we knew it was proving a useful tool to the food industry, but it's always nice to receive this kind of recognition 👏 https://lnkd.in/eTzDaGz8 #conservation #sustainableagriculture #supplychain #commodities #soja #soy #foodproduction #foodmanufacturing #grocery #foodprocessing #confectionary

Fantastic news from BVRio Group company KOLEKT. The Kolekt app is already in use in Mozambique, and in Brazil by our Fishing for Litter programme, and is currently being rolled-out to the waste picker cooperatives in Rio who we are supporting to enhance operational efficiency by digitising their record-keeping.

BVRio, with support from the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, is helping recycling cooperatives strengthen their businesses with critical upgrades for better logistics, including new collection trucks and digital waste tracking through the KOLEKT waste management app. With new trucks, cooperatives can now collect larger volumes and higher-value materials, reducing costs and increasing revenue. At the same time, digital tracking is being introduced to improve record-keeping and operational management. These improvements are already making a difference—boosting efficiency, increasing collection capacity, and helping cooperatives operate more professionally. You can learn more about how we are helping to build a more inclusive and efficient recycling sector in Brazil. https://lnkd.in/eyi4bCWV #CircularEconomy #WasteManagement #Recycling #EPR

Within PlanaFlor, BVRio is helping to drive forward a strategic agenda to enhance native vegetation recovery governance and strengthen the implementation of Brazil’s Forest Code. The PlanaFlor team is identifying priority areas for restoration and supporting resource allocation within Brazil’s updated Plan for Native Vegetation Recovery (Planaveg 2.0 - 2025-2028). We are also laying the groundwork for launching a National Commitment to the Forest Code, bringing together 30 strategic stakeholders to drive ambitious goals ahead of COP30—towards restoring 12 million hectares by 2030. Collaboration is key to making large-scale restoration a reality. Let's work to make 2025 a turning point for conservation and sustainable land use in Brazil. Read more https://lnkd.in/erNsMjkw #ForestCode #Restoration #SustainableLandUse #Forests

🚛 Empowering Waste Collectors with technology and training 💡 As part of BVRio’s Capacity Building for Waste Cooperatives project, our Circular Economy Specialist, Maria Accioly, has begun delivering hands-on training to waste collectors from cooperatives in Rio de Janeiro. Today, Maria visited the Ideal Cooperative for Work and Production of Recyclable Materials (Coop Ideal) to train its members on using the KOLEKT waste management app. They hit the streets this morning with their mobiles ready to digitise their collections and take another step toward more efficient and transparent waste management practices. The project combines training, technology, and tailored support to help cooperatives grow their businesses and professionalise their daily operations. A big shoutout to the Coop Ideal team for embracing this journey with us! 👏 Learn more about this project delivered by BVRio with funding from the Alliance to End Plastic Waste: https://lnkd.in/eQyBcfD4 #CircularEconomy #WasteManagement #SocialInclusion #Recycling