So that sustainability stops being mere talk and becomes measurable practice. Turning intention into evidence and opinion into data, providing the technical foundation needed for better impact management.
We are a pioneering business alliance that connects companies, government, academia and society around Life Cycle Assessment in Brazil.
Founded in 2013, we are the largest national initiative focused on disseminating the use of LCA as a strategic sustainability tool.
We are a pioneering business alliance that connects companies, government, academia and society around Life Cycle Assessment in Brazil.
We work on several fronts: capacity building, networking and technical-business articulation.
We support organizations in making evidence-based decisions, not guesswork.
History
Conception of Rede ACV (Jorge Soto – Braskem and Prof. Gil Anderi – USP)
Launch of Rede ACV, with secretariat provided by CEBDS
Rede ACV takes on the legal status of an association
Publication of the Cornerstone in ecoinvent, an important delivery of the Database WG
Leading role at LCM, the international LCA congress, in Italy
The Brazilian Business Network for Life Cycle Assessment (Rede ACV) was launched in 2013 with the Mission of mobilizing companies, engaging governments and educating consumers.
– Representatives of Sustaining Members:
3M – Marcelo Gandur
ArcelorMittal – Diego Corrêa Magalhães – Chairman of the Deliberative Council
Braskem – Max Wilson da Silva
Embrapa – Marília Folegatti
– Representatives of Institutional Members:
Embrapa – Marília Folegatti
FGV – Juliana Picoli
Fabricio Soler
Heloísa Stankevicius Pizzo
Rosana Passos de Pádua
Voices of the Network
Embrapa Environment | Council Member and coordinator of Rede ACV's Agriculture front
When Rede ACV was launched, the greatest challenge was bringing the business perspective closer to the government's. There were different understandings regarding data collection and use, the need for capacity building, and everyone's role and engagement over time. Rede ACV became the environment for debating and reaching these consensuses, culminating in the establishment of its legal status as an association in 2017, to enable partnerships.”
First President of Rede ACV, representing Braskem from October 2013 to August 2019
Institutional partnership with the American LCA association, ACLCA, promoting life cycle thinking through capacity-building initiatives, participation in events and the promotion of discussions around the role and opportunities of LCA & Circular Economy, Labeling, SDGs and much more.
Rede ACV is a member of the Life Cycle Initiative, a United Nations initiative to promote life cycle thinking.
Institutional partnership with the ecoinvent association to promote life cycle thinking, especially through initiatives to improve the availability and interoperability of life cycle inventory data related to Brazil.
Our role is clear: to support Brazil's sustainable transformation based on science, data and collaboration.
The conception of the Brazilian Business Network for LCA had a visionary character. Life Cycle Assessment, at the time, was adopted by a rather restricted group of companies. It was seen as a methodology that was complex to execute and challenging to communicate. It was impressive to watch how the Network gained substance, competence and relevance. How it established links with the main trends in corporate environmental management and in sustainability: Circular Economy, SDGs, ESG. Today Rede ACV has become an integral part of the pursuit of sustainability in the Brazilian economy.”