SDGs in Brazil is the largest corporate sustainability event organized by the Global Compact – Brazil Network abroad, bringing together hundreds of senior leaders for panels, discussions, and networking around the themes of environment, human rights, labor, and anti-corruption.
In 2025, we will hold the 4th edition of the event!
The event takes place in the lead-up to Climate Week NYC and coincides with the UN General Assembly, when hundreds of countries, heads of state, and thousands of other global leaders gather in New York to address the most pressing issues facing society.
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SDGs in Brazil 2025
The Decade of Action: Business Leadership for an Inclusive and Regenerative Future
Fabi Saad
Master of Ceremony
Fabi Saad is a businesswoman, entrepreneur, communicator, and the founder of the Movimento Mulheres Positivas (Positive Women Movement)—a global social impact platform focused on the personal and professional development of women.
In Brazil, she created the Mulheres Positivas app, which has over 480,000 downloads and provides free training courses and thousands of job opportunities for women.
Recognized by Forbes as one of the 20 most influential women in the country in 2022, she is the author of six books about the female universe and the creator of the SOS Mulher platform, developed in partnership with the State Government of São Paulo.
She currently hosts the show Mulheres Positivas on Record News and the segment of the same name on the news program Fala Brasil,
consistently giving a voice to stories that inspire, transform, and bring women closer to their full potential.
Agenda
Hangar Convenções & Feiras da Amazônia
- 08h30 às 18h
- Av. Dr. Freitas, s/n - Marco, Belém - PA, 66613-902
10:00am - 10:20am
Opening Session
- Daniela Grelin, Co-CEO of the Global Compact – Brazil Network
- Guilherme Xavier, Co-CEO of the Global Compact – Brazil Network
- Ana Fontes, Vice President of the Global Compact Council – Brazil Network
- Solange Ribeiro – CEO NeoEnergia
10:20am - 10:35am
Keynote Speaker
- Solange Ribeiro – Vice-presidente da Neoenergia
10:20am - 10:35am
Panel: Food Systems:
- Antonio Meirelles, Director of Government Relations at Mosaic
- Carolina Carregaro, Director of Public Affairs, Nestlé Brasil
- Luciana Nicola, Itaú
- Representative, UNEP (TBC)
- Moderator: Gabriel Torres, UNGC
11:20am - 11:50am
Firechat:
Education and Sports
- Rebecca Andrade, Olympic medalist
- Claudia Romano, Vice President of Yduqs Educational Group and President of Instituto Yduqs, President of Pacto pelo Esporte, and President of Semerj
- Moderator: Monica Gregori, Impact Director, Global Compact – Brazil
11:50am - 12:10pm
CASE – Water and Sanitation:
Access to Water and Sanitation as Drivers of Equity and Economic Development
- Édison Carlos, President of Instituto AEGEA
12:10pm - 01:15pm
Lunch
01:15pm - 02:10pm
Panel - Employability and Income Generation from Ecological Transformation:
Employment and Income Generation Based on the Ecological Transformation Plan
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02:10pm - 02:30pm
Keynote Speaker:
- Ambassador Sérgio Danese, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations (TBC)
02:30pm - 03:30pm
Panel – Integrity as a Pillar for Human Rights and the Environment:
Corporate Integrity as a Foundation for Socioenvironmental Justice
- Helena Pavese, Suzano
- Roberto Armelin, SPFC
- Camila Araújo, Eletrobrás
- Silvana Machado, VP of People and Sustainability at Bradesco
- Brian Matt, Head of Sustainability Advisory of NYSE
- Moderator: Juliana Ramalho, Partner at Mattos Filho
03:30pm - 03:40pm
Keynote Speaker:
- Mekala Krishnan, Global Institute Partner, McKinsey
03:40pm - 04:20pm
Panel – Toward the future: Just Transition as a Path to Equality:
- Mariana de Paula, Decodifica Institute and Ambassador of South of the Future
- Joanes Ribas, Vivo
- Maria Silva
- Moderator: Ana Fontes, Vice President of the Global Compact Council – Brazil Network
04:20pm - 04:40pm
The Brazil that Brazil wants to be:
- Tulio Custódio, Partner at Inesplorato
04:40pm - 05:00pm
Keynote Speaker:
- Lindsay Levin, Fundadora do TED Countdown
05:00pm - 05:20pm
Firechat:
Bioeconomy and Forest: Translating the Amazon for COP 30
- Marcelo Behar, Special Envoy for COP30 and Senior Consultant, WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development)
- Gabriel Santamaria, Banco do Brasil
- Moderator: Rubens Filho, Executive Manager for Environment, Global Compact – Network Brazil
5:20pm - 5:50pm
Keynote Speaker:
- Oliver Stuenkel
5:50pm
Closing Remarks.
- Melissa Powell, UN Global Compact.
6:30pm
Cocktail.
Speakers SDGs 2025
- Ana Carolina Carregaro
Public Affairs Director, Nestlé Brazil
- Ana Fontes
Founder and CEO, Rede Mulher Empreendedora
- Antonio Meirelles
Director of Government Relations, Mosaic
- Brian Matt
Director of Sustainability Consulting, NYSE
- Camila Gualda Araújo
Vice-Presidente de Governança e Sustentabilidade, Eletrobrás
- Cláudia Romano
President of the Yduqs Institute and Vice-President of the Yduqs educational group
- Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon
ILO Special Representative to the UN and Director Office for the United Nations
- Daniela Grelin
Co-CEO, Global Compact - Brazil Network
- Édison Carlos
President, Instituto Aegea
- Embaixador Sergio Danese
Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations
- Gabriel Santamaria
Head of Sustainability and General Manager, Banco do Brasil
- Gabriel Torres
Senior Manager UN Relations & Partnerships, UNGC
- Guilherme Xavier
Co-CEO, Global Compact - Brazil Network
- Helena Pavese
Global Head of Institutional Sustainability, Suzano
- Isabella Marras
Senior Programme Management Officer in charge of Interagency Affairs at the New York Office, UNEP
- Jens Nielsen
Founder and CEO, World Climate Foundation
- Joanes Ribas
Director of Sustainability, Vivo
- Juliana Ramalho
Sócia - Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. E Quiroga Advogados
- Juliana Ramos
Human Rights Manager, Petrobrás
- Luciana Nicola
Director of Institutional Relations and Sustainability, Itaú
- Marcelo Behar
Special Envoy for COP 30 on Bioeconomy and Senior Advisor at WBCSD
- Maria Netto
Executive Director, Climate and Society Institute (iCS)
- Mariana de Paula
Executive Director-Decodifica Institute
- Mekala Krishnan
Partner - McKinsey Global Institute
- Melissa Powell
Deputy Executive Director, UN Global Compact
- Monica Gregori
Impact Director, Global Compact - Brazil Network
- Oliver Stuenkel
Senior Fellow - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Rebeca Andrade
Olympic Medalist
- Roberto Armelin
Director of ESG, Risk, and Compliance - São Paulo Futebol Clube
- Rubens Filho
Executive Manager of Environment, UN Global Compact – Brazil Network
- Silvana Machado
Executive Director of HR and Sustainability, Bradesco
- Solange Ribeiro
Vice-presidente, Neoenergia
- Tulio Custódio
Sócio-Diretor - Inesplorato
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Speakers who have been to SDGs
Adrianne Smith
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, FleishmanHillard
Aline Midlej
Jornalista e Apresentadora, Globo
Alok
Amy Webb
Ana Fontes
Vice-Presidente do Conselho de Administração, Pacto Global da ONU - Rede Brasil | · Fundadora e Presidente - Rede Mulher Empreendedora (RME)
Beto Abreu
CEO, Suzano
Carlos Nobre
Celia Xakriaba
Celso Athayde
Chris Bartis e Juliana Wallauer
Christopher Podgorski
Presidente e CEO da Operação Industrial, Scania Latin America
Cida Bento
Cida Gonçalves
Daniela Chiaretti
Repórter Especial, Valor Econômico
Dráuzio Varela
Édison Carlos
Presidente, Instituto Aegea
Enio José Verri
Diretor-Geral Brasileiro, Itaipu Binacional
Federica Marchionni
Chief Executive, Global Fashion Agenda
Francisco Lassalvia
Vice-presidente de Negócios de Atacado, Banco do Brasil
Gabriela Prioli
Gavin Chmidt
Georg Kell
Fundador e Ex-Diretor Executivo do Pacto Global das Nações Unidas
Herman Benjamin
Presidente do Superior Tribunal de Justiça
Isaac Sidney
Presidente, Federação Brasileira de Bancos - FEBRABAN
Jeane Mike Tsutsui
CEO, Grupo Fleury
John Elkington
Jorge Viana
Presidente, ApexBrasil
Katie Ford
Kerry Kennedy
Lázaro Ramos
Ator, Diretor, Apresentador e Escritor
Luciano Huck
Luís Roberto Barroso
Presidente do Supremo Tribunal Federal do Brasil
Luiza Trajano
Maju
Maria Prata
Martha e Richard Anker
Maya Gabeira
Peter Senge
Poppy Jaman
Rachel Maia
Pres. do Conselho de Administração, Pacto Global da ONU - Rede Brasil, Conselheira Vale e GPA, Fundadora e CEO, RM Cia 360
Raj Sisodia
Rayssa Leal
Skatista - Modalidade Street
Rebecca Tavares
CEO & Presidente da BrazilFoundation
Roberto Rossi
Presidente, Schneider Electric no Brasil
Sanda Ojiambo
Assistente do Secretário Geral, Pacto Global da ONU
Shiv Kemka
Sidney Klajner
Presidente, Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein
Solange Ribeiro
Solange Ribeiro, Vice-presidente da Neoenergia e Vice-Chair UN Global Compact
Tarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros
Presidenta, Banco do Brasil
Tashka Yawanawa
Valéria Almeida
Jornalista, Especialista em Direitos Humanos
Yakuy Tupinamba
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Sugestões de Hotéis
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
Embora seja no distrito financeiro, este hotel oferece fácil acesso à ONU através de transporte público.
- Média diária | $150 a $300
- 8 Stone St, New York, NY 10004, Estados Unidos
- Distância à pé da sede da ONU |1h34min
- FAÇA SUA RESERVA
Courtyard by Marriott
Localizado no bairro de Midtown East, este hotel está a uma curta distância de carro ou transporte público da sede da ONU.
- Média diária | $150 a $300
- 866 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10022, Estados Unidos
- Distância à pé da sede da ONU | 18min
- FAÇA SUA RESERVA
The Westin
Localizado perto da Grand Central Terminal, este hotel está a uma curta distância a pé da sede da ONU.
- Média da diária | $200 a $400
- 212 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017, Estados Unidos
- Distância à pé da sede da ONU | 9min
- FAÇA SUA RESERVA
Grand Hyatt New York
Localizado na Grand Central Terminal, este hotel fica a cerca de 10-15 minutos de caminhada da sede da ONU.
- Média da diária | $200 a $400
- At Grand Central Terminal, 109 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017, Estados Unidos
- Distância à pé da sede da ONU | 13min
- FAÇA SUA RESERVA
InterContinental New York Barclay
Localizado perto da Grand Central Terminal, este hotel fica a uma curta distância a pé da sede da ONU.
- Média da diária | $250 a $500
- 111 E 48th St, New York, NY 10017, Estados Unidos
- Distância à pé da sede da ONU | 15min
- FAÇA SUA RESERVA
ONE UN New York
Anteriormente Millennium Hilton New York One UN Plaza, este hotel fica praticamente em frente à sede da ONU e oferece fácil acesso ao complexo da ONU.
- Média da diária | $200 a $400
- One Un Plaza, New York, NY 10017, Estados Unidos
- Distância à pé da sede da ONU | 4min
- FAÇA SUA RESERVA