ESG
Guilherme Valladares, CEO, Ambiental PV
Forest owners derive value from their property by consuming the forest and/or using the land in a variety of ways. To be successful, a market-based approach to conservation must present a competing financial return to these owners. Guilherme Valladares explains Ambiental’s operating model.
May 11, 2011Related by the tag Brazil
Investment
Duilio Calciolati, CFO, Gafisa SA
Brazil’s economy is growing at an astounding rate, as is the wealth of its people, across all income segments. With this growth comes high demand for homes: the country needs 1.5 million new units a year, before factoring in its 5.8 million unit deficit. With 50 years of history in the country and three well-respected brands, Gafisa is well placed to capitalise on these needs. Duilio Calciolati outlines Brazil’s real estate environment.
May 11, 2012
Investment
Alan Gandelman, CEO, ICAP Brazil
Brazil’s fortunes have been rapidly improving for the last five years, and the country was recently recognised as the world’s fifth largest economy. But that’s not the end of the story, says Alan Gandelman of ICAP Brazil: with a stable economic and political landscape, everyone is investing in the country’s equity market, from the US and Europe to Asia and the Middle East.
April 2, 2012
Tax & Legal
Carlos Nicacio, Partner, Deloitte Brazil
One of the challenges for businesses in Brazil is how taxes are levied by multiple levels of government, in different ways across its states and municipalities. The country offers many benefits to alleviate its tax burden – but companies can require a larger tax department than in other jurisdictions to navigate the complexities. Deloitte’s Carlos Nicacio outlines the issues, and how Brazil’s transfer pricing legislation differs from the OECD standards.
March 28, 2012Related by the tag Carbon Markets
Brokerage
Simon Greenspan, Gold and Silver Specialist, Tullett Brown
Tullett Brown launched in the midst of the financial crisis, when businesses and economies were collapsing and investors were radically changing their investment habits. Simon Greenspan discusses two of the biggest areas in the economic landscape – sovereign debt and climate change – and why they have focused Tullett Brown’s attention on precious metals and the carbon offset market.
March 19, 2012
Energy
Dan Barry, Global Director of Clean Energy, Gazprom Marketing and Trading
The Clean Energy department of Gazprom M&T is responsible for the energy giant’s carbon trading and actions on the emissions reductions markets. Mr Barry discusses his team’s role in Rimba Raya, the uniquely successful deforestation project, and the elephant that remains in the room for carbon markets.
July 23, 2011
Energy
Wilson Pastor, Minister of Petroleum and Mines, Republic of Ecuador, and Berend van den Berg, Project Director, Petroamazonas EP
Ecuador produces oil exclusively in the Amazon basin; we find out how the country meets its energy needs while remaining sensitive to this vital natural resource.
March 16, 2011