The Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Alerj) has approved the state bill 1.424/16, by Congressman Carlos Minc (PSB), to create the State Payment Program by Environmental Recycling Services (PSAR).

BVRio welcomes the release of a statement and position paper from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation calling for implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for packaging, which has been backed by over 100 businesses.

Since November 2020, BVRio has been participating in preparatory meetings for the implementation of the Amazon Forest Forum, a regional forum of the Forest Dialogue, whose objective is to become a reference space for the construction of solutions for the protection and sustainable use of forests in the Brazilian Amazon.

The first quarter of 2021 has seen considerable expansion of the BVRio team in response to operational growth in a number of key markets

The search for The Earthshot Prize winner is now on, and BVRio is honoured to have been chosen as an Official Nominator.

Waste leakage and particularly plastic pollution is an alarming global problem, but the solutions must be delivered locally. Circular Action Hub connects global sources of finance with ambitious and scalable local projects to support and accelerate circular waste management action via performance-based payments for an inclusive circular economy.

Today, 22 April 2020 Earth Day celebrates its 50th birthday with Climate Action as its theme. Today is also the anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement to take climate action. For Earth Day 2020, BVRio reminds that sectors contributing to GHG emissions must be able to secure financial resources in a large scale to ensure their sustainability and transition to a low-carbon dynamic.