Business Leaders for the Climate
Launched in 2021, the Business Leaders for the Climate Positioning consists of an open letter, in which leaders of 105 national and foreign companies, as well as sectoral entities, support bold environmental goals and defend Brazil’s engagement in an agenda for sustainable development.
Signed by Copel and released by the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS), the document highlights the need for a low-carbon economy and records the responsibility of the business sector in this transformation.
The Positioning highlights the actions that companies have adopted to reduce and offset greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: internal carbon pricing, decarbonization of operations and value chains, investments in green technologies and establishment of corporate goals ambitious climate neutrality plans by 2050.
The letter also highlights the need to support innovation and practices that contribute to Brazil’s ability to grow sustainably, reinforce climate change and protect its biodiversity through the development of a political-regulatory structure with actions to preserve the environment and combat illegal deforestation.
To learn more, visit the CEBDS page.
Other voluntary commitments by Copel are:
- Agenda 2030;
- Stakeholder Capitalism;
- Call to Action for Governments to Fight Corruption;
- Combating Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents;
- Combating Discrimination and Valuing Diversity;
- Brazilian Business Commitment to Biodiversity;
- Conselho Paranaense de Cidadania Empresarial (Paranaense Business Citizenship Council);
- Business Contribution for the Promotion of a Green and Inclusive Economy;
- Declaration Call to Action for Governments to Fight Corruption;
- Pro-Ethical Companies;
- Entrepreneurs for the Climate;
- Eradication of Child, Forced or Compulsory Labor;
- National Movement ODS We Can;
- Movement Transparency 100%;
- Movement Net Zero Ambition;
- Business Pact for Integrity and Against Corruption;
- Global Compact (UN);
- Pact for Integrity;
- Prevention of moral harassment and sexual harassment;
- Women Empowerment Principles (WEP);
- Principles for Responsible Manegement Education (PRME);
- Pro-Gender and Race Equity Program;
- Network of Companies for Learning and Eradication of Child Labor; and
- Respect for free trade union association and the right to collective bargaining.
