Spotlight on Impact: Funding helps “dignify work and improve the quality of life of waste collectors”
In the first in our series looking at the impact of additional funding on CAH projects, we meet Bahía Circular, a project operating in Nayarit, Mexico. Bahía Circular is a network of non-profit communitarian organisations of waste collectors and recycling intermediaries that provide environmental services in the rapidly-growing touristic area of Bahia de Banderas, Nayarit, […]
NEW GUIDELINES ON BEST PRACTICES FOR CREDIT SYSTEMS NOW AVAILABLE
New guidelines on best practices for credit systems related to the circular economy are now available in the Knowledge Hub. The document contains recommendations for better and more inclusive waste collection and recycling practices to improve livelihoods and strengthen the circular economy. The guidelines were developed by BVRio as part of the ‘Plastic Credits for […]
« Co-operative is a space to promote sorority »
Iara Meiri de Melo Moura Silva, 40, mother of two, began working in the recycling market over 20 years ago with her mother, who came to Rio de Janeiro from the Northeast at 17 years old. Iara is one of the female leaders in waste collector cooperatives in the State of Rio de Janeiro, in […]
PREVENT Waste Alliance project: Plastic credits for inclusive and transparent circularity
The ‘Plastic credits for inclusive and transparent circularity’ project, managed by Circular Action Hub and partners, was selected by the PREVENT Waste Alliance as one of eight global innovative and sustainable solutions that contribute to a circular economy in low- and middle-income countries. Started in January 2021 and running until June 2022, BVRio’s project will […]
Circular Guidance Note 2: Additionality
ADDITIONALITY: GOING BEYOND BUSINESS AS USUAL Though highly technical, the concept of additionality is key when it comes to safe guarding the environmental integrity of projects; its definition is rather simple to begin with: The requirement of additionality ensures that a project’s positive environmental impacts are additional compared to the impact in the absence of […]
We can win the war on plastic if we marshal the power of finance & markets
In an article for Reuters Events – Sustainable business, BVRio and Circular Action Hub Director Pedro Moura Costa, argues that the Hub and the Circular Credits Mechanism have the potential to stem the tide of plastic waste, as they create the first global marketplace for the circular economy. Our world is inundated by a rising […]
Circular Guidance note 1.2: No free riding
The Principle of No Free Riding complements that of No Double Counting (summary); both form part of Circular Guidance Note 1 (Full Note); both Principles safeguard the environmental and social integrity of the Circular Credits Mechanism and of the waste management systems of its users. No Free Riding has fairness at its heart: The Circular […]
Pedro Moura Costa elected new representative to the PREVENT Waste Alliance steering committee
Rio de Janeiro, 5 August 2020 – Pedro Moura Costa, BVRio’s co-Director, was elected as new representative of the civil society stakeholder group in the PREVENT Waste Alliance steering committee. The 15 civil society members of the Alliance elected him to his new position in July 2020. From 15 August 2020 he will represent their […]
The World Economic Forum partners with Circular Action Hub
New partnership to focus on advancing the circular economy through innovation and cross-sector relationships. The World Economic Forum (WEF) and BVRio’s Circular Action Hub (CAH) are collaborating to advance support for circular innovation around the world. The Forum’s Scale360° initiative creates much-needed connectivity across a wide range of stakeholders, including financiers, technologists, activists, public servants […]
New project in partnership with PREVENT Waste Alliance
Circular Action Hub, in partnership with PREVENT Waste Alliance, developed the project « Plastic Credits for inclusive and transparent circularity », which will benefit around 300 waste pickers until June 2022. The project will be conducted by an international consortium and BVRio is the organisation responsible for the activities in Brazil and Mexico. Overall, Circular Credits will […]
