World city videos
CNN has a bunch of quirky city videos on this site, including ones on Shanghai, Beijing and Sao Paulo.
CNN has a bunch of quirky city videos on this site, including ones on Shanghai, Beijing and Sao Paulo.
I wish this was available near Sao Paulo.
Why we pay $17M/month to help Brazilian farmers.
a new LEED platinum studium
from the NYT, a kinda sorta true article. I think that it is nicer than portrayed.
How the Olympics are saving an endangered species.
as reported in Fast Company
Higher margins than sugarcane ethanol, Amyris as partner.
From Fast Company
Nice report by McKinsey- check out the charts! 65% of econ growth now to 2025 from mid-sized cities.
A model for high tech development in NE Brazil
Words of wisdom from Cardoso, the former president. Economist interview 1/19/12
New middle class going straight to smart phones and brands that embrace 'Brazilianess'
Great graphics,survey from GE, global differences
Sao Paulo's class war, waged with graffiti.
WI based org helps restaurants recycle cooking oil. Lots of partners. Interesting contrast to Brazil efforts.
Jim O'Neill at Goldman expounds on BRICS in NYT article.
Nicely summarized with lots of charts, from a Rio prof.
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/de612da6-1e8b-11e1-bae4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1fc0OvnBy
exports, cold weather and infrastructure constraints.http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-01/brazil-lacks-sugar-cane-to-boost-ethanol-exports-senator-says.html
the infamous "Brazil cost". In Jundai, on the way to Campinas
Big network based innovation with biofuels in Brazil. 10/25/11 NYT article on the infrastructure issues.
from NYT: "In Brazil, the question of sustainable energy is often seen as a dichotomy between petroleum and biofuel. But more and more critics question whether ethanol truly is a sustainable energy source in the long term. Few dispute that in the very short term it is a better source of fuel than petroleum, but sugar production takes up land and potentially raises the cost of food, and its production is far from carbon-neutral." Are these real issues?
http://www.greenpowerconferences.com/EF/?sSubSystem=Prospectus&sEventCode=BF1109BR&sSessionID=a2547727bb5d3b05bf175d053c84cad6-5586030
SEBRAE Top 100 awards, including EVAMARIA in Sao Paulo.
From Pew Charitable Trust report: "
Brazil is sixth among G-20 members for
investments in clean energy and second
only to China among emerging economies.
Brazil's total clean energy investment in
2010 was $7.6 billion, with 40 percent
invested in biofuels, 31 percent in wind,
and 28 percent in other renewable energy
sources. Brazil also places sixth among
the G-20 for five-year rate of investment
growth, which stands at 81 percent. Brazil
is also among the top 10 countries for
amount of GDP invested in clean energy.
With almost 14 GW, Brazil has the world's
seventh largest installed clean energy
capacity to complement its significant
biofuels capacity."
Braskem announces green polypropylene unit to be operational 2nd half 2013. Working with Fundação Espaço Eco, consulting from DOM Strategy Partners. Also the Akatu Institute. Currently making sugarcane plastic bottles for Natura, Odwala, P&G among others.
A student blog with good content from in winter term class.
This blog had a post by a Brazilian consultant who could be an interesting contact about Brazil innovation.
Aoka has some interesting connections with Quilombo communities and NGOs.
An attempt to move 16M Brazilians out of poverty by 2014.
Why you want to buy your BIg Macs in China, instead of Brazil, according to the Economist
A great looking capstone class at Stanford on BOP innovation
fortunately Brazilian organic cotton uses much less water.
Organic ethanol in Brazil made by Native, working with UN grant.
Brazil's economy added 2.52 million jobs in 2010, the highest number since such statistics were first compiled in 1992, the Labor Ministry said. The previous high was in 2007, when employers added 1.61 million jobs. Latin American Herald Tribune (Venezuela)/Agencia EFE(18 Jan.)
60 minutes gushes over Brazil's economy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTCezPgj9aY
Need access to CourseLib/ U of MN library. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=53337344&site=bsi-live
From 6/8/10, good video, including a complement from Greenpeace! http://walmartstores.com/Video/?id=1520 An example of 'running in packs'.
Can Brazil's success be replicated? http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/itgg.2009.4.4.109
new sweetener only one to meet Euro labeling standards. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:JBvtTr0S5XIJ:www.cargill.com/news-center/news-releases/2010/NA3035973.jsp+cargill+innovation&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a
Good explanation why a global law firm is opening an office in Brazil.http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2010/11/03/brazils-coming-events-world-cup-olympics-jones-day-office/
Brazilian supermarket chain uses a tracking system to make sure beef doesn't come from rain forest cleared land. Greenpeace role as well.
Many shared bets on advanced bioenergy, with Cargill in the mix.
According to FT: "Brazil, which accounts for more than half of world exports, may fall for the first time in years in 2011 as farmers are forced to renovate their ageing sugar cane plantations." Becoming more sustainable?
Cabruca works with cooperative in Bahia. More info, partnership with Mars, more on Mars sustainable chocolate, new product
A large Brazilian supermarket chain with many sustainable activities
The UN awards prizes for sustainable ventures. Treetap uses latex from rubber coop to as a material for bags.
according to the Carlyle Group "trends, including a rapidly expanding middle class (from 38% of the population in 2003 to 52% in 2009); more women participating in the Brazilian consumer market (women represent 65% of domestic consumption - 3rd largest market in the world after the U.S. and Japan); and an increase in purchasing power by more women participating in the workforce (from 31% to 45% in the past seven years) and higher average salary growth than men (42% vs. 25% CAGR in the past seven years)."
Only up to 2005, but good background on Natura
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/news.cfm?id=rondobel_release
Good article describing challenges of expanding Brazilian biodiesel.
Amyris industrial synthetic biology platform using Brasilian sugarcane operating a pilot plant in Campinas. 2nd generation ethanol. Working with Usina São Martinho, Al Santos, 1893 - São Paulo
Embrapa AgriEnergy is the R&D arm of Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, focusing on biofuels. Good stats and charts.
Great history, facts and future directions of Brazil's biofuel industry. Grupo Sao Martinho, Amyris Biotechnologies, Dedini and Novozymes look interesting.
Poco Fundo is a coffee cooperative 4.5 hrs from Sao Paulo, working w/ Caribou and Peace.
Bio Way shoes, eco friendly, made in Life Way solar powered factory certified by Greenpeace
"The innovations are on the shoe leather (tanned with biodegradable astringent found in tree bark), the soles (made of latex extracted from rubber trees in Brazil and takes only five years to degrade in nature) in water-based glue, the shoelaces and the line (both organic cotton)."
No Brasil a linha Bio Way é comercializada nas lojas do Greenpeace localizadas na cidade de São Paulo: Pixolé Calçados e American Shoes. Em Curitiba na loja Holt Zutto. O site: www.freewayshoes.com.br
Greenpeace has a store full of sustainable products. Sadly it is in Curitiba. One more reason to go there. http://www.greenpeace.org/brasil/loja/
Sustainable and innovative Brazilian shoe co. http://www.id-mag.com/article/ciaomao/ Not much in English, but doing all the right stuff.
Interesting global networking model for design http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662340/nussbaum-china-india-mexico-and-brazil-embrace-design-thinking
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1820330020100218
Poco Fundo coffee, possible site visit from Sao Paolo
Nice Wharton article. Lots of infrastructure issues.
good report from 3 3 10
Favelas and beauty products. Relevant for Natura case.
South of Sao Paolo, boat trip
Good MinnPost article by Rolf Westgard, is a professional member of the Geological Society of America and teacher of energy subjects for the U of M College of Continuing Education
Rainforest Alliance certified sustainable coffee in Franca. with IMAFLORA
Source of news stories on Latin America, like this on about new wind farms in Brazil.
A $2.7 MILLION GRANT FOR FOREST BIOMASS RESEARCH awarded by the federal agriculture and energy departments will fund a U-led multistate study of whether forest-based biofuels are viable and sustainable. The study, led by assistant professor Anthony D'Amato, will involve analyzing the potential ecological and economic costs and benefits of harvesting woody biomass from forestland in the lake states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. For more information, see forest research grant.
Could be good compare and contrast w/ Brazil
Addressing infrastructure issues around poverty around the world and in Brazil. Bonnie Raquet from Cargill on board. http://www.technoserve.org/work-impact/locations/brazil.html
ResearcghPro-Natura, the Juruena Project and General Mills role. From Counterpart website
2004 article from knowledge@Wharton, good quote from Sergio Braga, coordinator of the Center for Sustainability Studies (CES) at the Getulio Vargas Foundation. and their energy dilemma
"Though Gardner concentrated
his attention on the domestic economy, it is important to remember that
the opportunities and challenges of biofuels are global and policy in the U.S. has
ramifications well beyond its borders. U.S. blend mandates, for instance, have
been blamed for destruction of tropical forest in Brazil, where ethanol production
from sugar cane is sufficiently cheaper than U.S. corn-ethanol to overcome a
$0.54 import tariff."
Journal of Agricultural & Food
Industrial Organization
Volume 6 2008 Article 8
SPECIAL ISSUE:
Special Issue In Memory of Bruce Gardner 1942-2008:
Contributions to Energy Economics and Policy Analysis
The Economics of Biofuel Policy and
Biotechnology
Gal Hochman Steven E. Sexton†
David D. Zilberman‡
Ashoka study with relevance to Brazil
UNICAMP in Campinas, Brazil. Not too far from Sao Paolo. 2008 presentation to McDonald Fellows, 2nd International Symposium on Energy and Environment, Hong Kong 12 9 08 Luis Cortez
Great conference coming up on CSR. Worth searching for Brazil info.
For example:
Mark Murphy
Vice President, Corporate Affairs • Cargill
Mark Murphy leads the Corporate Responsibility Area within Cargill's global Corporate Affairs Department. He oversees corporate responsibility, community relations, and corporate philanthropy globally for Cargill and serves as Executive Director of the Cargill Foundation. Murphy joined Cargill in 1996 as the Senior Program Officer for the Cargill Foundation, and from 1997 to 2000, he directed Cargill's U.S. community relations activities. Previously, Murphy spent 15 years in the nonprofit and public sectors.
Global Land-Use Policies: Development, Implementation, and Performance
Thursday, October 22, 9:45 AM - 12:00 PM
As the demands of our food and industrial systems place increasing stress on natural resources around the world, companies relying on these systems face pressure to find solutions to both the supply and demand sides of the challenges. This half-day session offers a structured forum to explore the various responses developed by global companies as they address the basic security of their future supply chains. BSR will bring together a group of companies in the food, agriculture, and natural resources sectors, as well as researchers and civil society representatives, to explore these challenges and begin to learn from each other how best to proceed. Specifically, the session will explore business drivers for establishing land-use policy, existing corporate land-use policy guidelines, and trade-offs of various approaches that can be used to identify and evaluate compliance with and performance against policy.
Interesting MN biofuels startup that addresses many of the environmental problems with biofuels. Star Tribune article 9.29.09
Doug Cameron, a scientist and head of alternative-energy investments at Piper Jaffray also a good source
"The technology is rooted in a 2006 research project on a better way to make biodiesel by then-Augsburg College student Brian Krohn, now a Rhodes Scholar, and chemistry professor Arlin Gyberg. They turned to McNeff, also an Augsburg-trained chemist, and Ben Yan, chief scientist at McNeff-owned SarTec"
Industry wide response based on GreenPeace report and McDonalds decision. 7/25/09
Great examples of web of relations between Cargill and NGOs over soybean and related infrastructure, businesses
Good list of infrastructure and external partners
Good case on how certification can sustain rain forests. NYT article Indonesia and SE Asia focused, but refernce made to soybeans and the Amazon. Interesting role of NGOs, GreenPeace in particular.
Interesting example of external relationship impact. Zamu drink.
More recent blog info in Curitiba
A good NYT article on new incentives to maintain forests in Brazil.
How to travel sustainably to Brazil? Delta may be the best option based on this study by Green America.
An article about Sabazon and non profit financing harvests. Good discussion of innovative changes in the infrastructure.
Brazzil website http://www.brazzil.com/
Professor Gao Jian from Tsinghua was part of this conference on innovation and BRIC nations. There are slides accessible through registration. Could be interesting to explore this summer's conference. Much of the research is based on globelics. Many good concepts for MGMT 4050 Brazil
Great energy sustainability examples in Brazil:
Largest Water Solar Heater with PET Bottles Installed in Parana, Brazil