A partir de Copenhague, o Ebitda,indicador usado para medir a musculaturae a capacidade de geração decaixa das empresas, ganha um "C"passando a Ebictda (Earnings BeforeInterests, Taxes,"Carbon regulation",(Depreciation and Amortization), incluindoa emissão de carbono (representantedos gases de efeito estufa)como item na avaliação do potencialdas instituições.Por Eduardo Athayde

Por Eduardo Athayde

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Making decisions with regard to activities that involve risks are important for a business´s operating performance and perennity. One of the great challenges faced by organizations is understanding that environmental and social issues aren´t just expenses: they´re risks and opportunities. And strategic socioenvironmental planning may bring positive financial and operating results such as less waste generation, reduced water consumption, water reuse, energetic efficiency, and emission cuts.

Por Ernesto Cavasin, Dominic Schmal e Maria Rita Zampieri

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The future of climate change discussion is still uncertain. But research presented at the United Nations Climate Conference provides good guidance for leaders, even those who still insist on a skeptical perception on global warming.

Por Kely Nascimento

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Productivity has always been perceived as a positive concept. Doing more with less effort, earning more with less investment, getting more grains per hectare all of these are perceived as more rational management rocesses and are related to other positive concepts such as competitiveness, justin- time, kaiban, kaizen, total quality management and so on. Everyone in the race to increase productivity.

Por Ladislau Dowbor

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Stakeholder engagement is essential for businesses that aim at implementing a sustainability-oriented strategy. That´s what Alice Tepper Marlin, president and CEO of Social Accountability International (SAI,) says. In an interview to Brazil Forever, she analyzes corporate behavior in terms of community, collaborator and supplier relations under the light of SA 8000, an international social accountability standard.

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Rio de Janeiro´s state environmental licensing system was implemented in 1977 as a pioneer initiative in Brazil. The national law wasn´t published until 1981, and followed the model created by Rio de Janeiro. As time went by, several states and the Federal Government itself have modernized their procedures. Over this period of more than thirty years, Rio de Janeiro has been using its first model, which hasn´t been adapted or improved as per the hardships faced and the changes in the local and global environmental scenarios.

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The Alcoa Group, which has been exploring bauxite and producing alumina and primary, laminated and extruded aluminum in Brazil for almost fifty years, is now adding another great item to its background, furthering its commitment with the country through the investment of almost R$8 billion in the expansion of its operations, leveraging another R$5.4 billion in partner investments.

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