inpEV CEO, João Cesar Rando, with São Paulo governor, João Doria, and Campinas vice-mayor, Henrique Magalhães Teixeira, at the Field Day: SP Agro Paths event.
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When participating in distant initiatives and multilateral groups, inpEV disseminates the already consolidated reverse logistics and circular economy models of the Campo Limpo System and has the opportunity to positively influen ce other sectors. On the other hand, it follows the main discussions of the global sustainability agenda, which allows it to internally improve its practices and processes.
In the 2019 edition of the LIDE Agribusiness Award, an initiative of the Grupo de Líderes Empresariais, inpEV was one of the winners in the Sustainability category.
In 2019, two movements reinforced this positioning: affiliation to Rede Brasil of the Global Compact, a United Nations (UN) initiative, and the State Program for Climate Changes of the State of São Paulo (Proclima). The Global Compact, which urges for the adoption of the ten principles related to human rights, labor relations, environment and anti-corruption practices, is formed by 9,900 members, of which 800 are Brazilian. Along the year, the Institute was part of the Thematic Food and Agriculture Group of Rede Brasil. Proclima congregates organizations committed towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).
Furthermore, inpEV remains committed to the Terms of Commitment for the Reverse Logistics of Empty Crop Protection Packaging of the states of São Paulo, Paraná and Ceará. Every year, it reports compliance with the disposal and geographical coverage goals of each state.
inpEV representatives present the Campo Limpo System during the 21st Environmental Week at Fiesp/Ciesp (left), in São Paulo (SP), and Abrampa seminar (right) in Campo Grande (MS).
OTHER EVENTS
inpEV participates in different events of the agricultural sector of entities engaged with the theme of solid waste management and in sustainability forums. In 2019 it participated, for example, in events of the Brazilian Association of Members of the Ministry of the Environment (Abrampa), such as the XIX Brazilian Congress of the Ministry of the Environment, in Curitiba (PR), and four seminars in Belém (PA), Campo Grande (MS), Goiânia (GO) and Fortaleza (CE). It also participated in events of the National Association of Members of the Public Ministry (Conamp).
In December, the Institute’s CEO participated in a workshop organized by Croplife China, in Shanghai, to present the Brazilian reverse logistics model for empty crop protection packaging, considered a global reference. Shortly after that, he welcomed a Chinese delegation that came to Brazil to get first-hand knowledge of the Campo Limpo System.
Institute representatives also participated in the following events:
›› II International Meeting of Contemporary Administrative Law and the Sustainability Challenges: Intelligent, Human, Sustainable Cities and the New Urban Agenda, in the São Paulo Capital;
›› Field Day: SP Agro Paths, of the Secretary of Agriculture and Supply of the State of São Paulo, which took place at the Campinas Agronomic Institute (IAC);
›› II Paraná State Seminar on Reverse Logistics, in Curitiba (PR), organized by the Industry Federation of the State of Paraná (Fiep);
›› 21st Environmental Week, in São Paulo (SP), of the Industry Federation of the State of São Paulo (Fiesp) and the Industry Center of the State of São Paulo (Ciesp); and
›› I Northeast Seminar on Solid Waste, in Fortaleza (CE).
CONTRIBUTION TO ABNT
In 2019, ABNT (Brazilian Association of Technical Standards) published a new version of the NBR 9843 standard, which deals with proper and safe storage of crop protection products and similar items. This standard has incorporated a fifth section, which specifically addresses the storage of empty packages or those containing post-consumption leftovers at receiving stations and outposts. This was a contribution from inpEV to the ABNT work group responsible for updating the standard.
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