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Called the Sustainable Business COP (SB COP), this new strategy developed by the private sector to gain a voice in a government-led dialogue\u2014as COPs are primarily forums where national governments speak under the coordination of the UN\u2014was presented at the seminar \u201cPRE-COP30: The Role of the Private Sector in the Climate Agenda,\u201d held at the Unique Palace in Bras\u00edlia on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking at the event, Dan Ioschpe, COP30 High-Level Climate Champion, praised the idea. \u201cIt\u2019s bearing fruit and is very much aligned with what we hope to achieve\u2014not only for COP30, the Amazon COP, Brazil\u2019s COP, but likely for the cycle of COPs ahead of us. And I can say that this is the view shared by everyone I\u2019ve spoken with, whether in government or in the private sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In recent COPs, the private sector did have some participation, but mainly through exhibitor spaces\u2014usually featuring large companies\u2014and not in such a structured format with a unified international voice as seen this year. \u201cThere were sectors represented, but never in an integrated way,\u201d SB COP chair Ricardo Mussa explained to ANBA. According to him, the CNI drew inspiration from the B20\u2014the group that brings together the private sectors of G20 countries\u2014to create the SB COP. The G20 represents the world\u2019s largest economies, including Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Mussa highlights SB COP\u2019s international representation, mentioning the participation of the Union of Arab Chambers, which represents the private sector of Arab countries. The entity\u2019s engagement with the initiative was facilitated by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> (ABCC<\/a>). \u201cThese industry and trade associations represent millions of companies,\u201d Mussa said, explaining that this helped open space with the UN. In total, 40 million companies are represented in SB COP, according to the chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The recommendations for the official conference were developed through working groups and task forces composed of CEOs from major companies, consultancies, associations, and industry lobbies. Participants from each country were responsible for advocating them with their local governments. They were submitted last month to the COP30 presidency at an SB COP event in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to the recommendations, SB COP decided to give its initiative greater tangibility. It invited the private sector to share its sustainable practices, compiling a series of examples to present to the world. Among the best practices, 48 were selected and will be showcased at a booth during the COP in Bel\u00e9m. Mussa explained that the goal is to highlight practices that have succeeded in the private sector, as well as the public policies that enabled them. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to demonstrate to the public sector with concrete cases, not just an idea,\u201d he said. The third SB COP deliverable will take place at the COP in Bel\u00e9m itself, with the presentation of a document called Legacy for Brazil<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The creators of the SB COP initiative intend for it to continue, always led by the private sector of the host country for each COP. In other words, next year the baton would pass to Australian business leaders, since the conference will be held in Australia. \u201cFor me, the greatest innovation is that we\u2019ve somehow managed to better organize the private sector to be able to speak with the public sector,\u201d Mussa told ANBA. \u201cYou end up having a channel to talk to governments of multiple countries. It\u2019s like creating a mini UN for the private sector,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read on<\/em>: Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n
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