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Articles by Luiz Fernando do
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The IPCC raises the alarm: impacts of climate change are here, so take action now
The IPCC raises the alarm: impacts of climate change are here, so take action now
By Luiz Fernando do Amaral
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The era of multi-institutional multilateralism
The era of multi-institutional multilateralism
By Luiz Fernando do Amaral
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Will we see the "de-commodification" of commodities in the 2020s?
Will we see the "de-commodification" of commodities in the 2020s?
By Luiz Fernando do Amaral
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Today is my last day as CEO of the Science Based Targets initiative initiative and we published yesterday one of our most important documents under…
Today is my last day as CEO of the Science Based Targets initiative initiative and we published yesterday one of our most important documents under…
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Understand the #process for revision of the Science Based Targets initiative #netzero #standard
Understand the #process for revision of the Science Based Targets initiative #netzero #standard
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#finance #sector is the #engine for #change. We want your input!
#finance #sector is the #engine for #change. We want your input!
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Experience & Education
Publications
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2006
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RODRIGUEZ-ALCALA M., AMARAL L.F. and JANK M. (2006) “OVERVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL TRADE FOR THE MERCOSUR AND THE ANDEAN COMMUNITY”, Institute for International Trade Negotiations (ICONE), November, 2006.
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2007
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RODRIGUEZ-ALCALA M., NOGUEIRA S. AMARAL, D., and AMARAL, L.F. (2007). “OVERVIEW OF AGRI-FOOD STRUCTURE, TRADE AND POLICIES IN BRAZIL”, Institute for International Trade Negotiations (ICONE) and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. October, 2007.
NASSAR, A.; AMARAL, L. F. e MOREIRA, M. (2007) “BIO-ETHANOL AS AN INTERNATIONALLY TRADED COMMODITY”, report elaborated for the UK Common Wealth Office.
AMARAL, L.F and KUTAS, G. (2007) “ETHANOL BOOM IN THE US: AN EXPORT OPPORTUNITY…RODRIGUEZ-ALCALA M., NOGUEIRA S. AMARAL, D., and AMARAL, L.F. (2007). “OVERVIEW OF AGRI-FOOD STRUCTURE, TRADE AND POLICIES IN BRAZIL”, Institute for International Trade Negotiations (ICONE) and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. October, 2007.
NASSAR, A.; AMARAL, L. F. e MOREIRA, M. (2007) “BIO-ETHANOL AS AN INTERNATIONALLY TRADED COMMODITY”, report elaborated for the UK Common Wealth Office.
AMARAL, L.F and KUTAS, G. (2007) “ETHANOL BOOM IN THE US: AN EXPORT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES?”, Revue Visages d’Amérique Latine, No 5. Sept, 2007.
AMARAL; L.F. (2007) “AGROENERGY AND TRADE BARRIERS” (in Portuguese). Gazeta Mercantil, Caderno A, pg. 3, July 13th, 2007.
JANK, M. (org.); KUTAS, G., AMARAL, L.F. and NASSAR, A. (2007). “U.S AND EU BIOFUEL POLICIES: IMPACTS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES”, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, May, 2007. -
2008
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AMARAL, L.F. (2008). “EUROPEAN BIOFUEL POLICIES: SUPPORTING WHOM AT WHICH COST?”, Policy Brief, Groupe d’Economie Mondiale at Sciences-Po, Paris.
AMARAL, L.F. (2008). “EFFECTIVE RATE OF ASSISTANCE FOR THE BIOFUEL PRODUCTION CHAINS IN EUROPE”, Master Thesis, Master Recherche Économie Internationale, Groupe d’Economie Mondiale at Sciences-Po, Paris.
AMARAL, L.F. and LINDHOLM, C. (2008). “A HOLE IN THE WTO‘S ROOF? THE U.S. SECONDARY TARIFF ON FUEL ETHANOL”, paper presented at the…AMARAL, L.F. (2008). “EUROPEAN BIOFUEL POLICIES: SUPPORTING WHOM AT WHICH COST?”, Policy Brief, Groupe d’Economie Mondiale at Sciences-Po, Paris.
AMARAL, L.F. (2008). “EFFECTIVE RATE OF ASSISTANCE FOR THE BIOFUEL PRODUCTION CHAINS IN EUROPE”, Master Thesis, Master Recherche Économie Internationale, Groupe d’Economie Mondiale at Sciences-Po, Paris.
AMARAL, L.F. and LINDHOLM, C. (2008). “A HOLE IN THE WTO‘S ROOF? THE U.S. SECONDARY TARIFF ON FUEL ETHANOL”, paper presented at the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs‘ (APSIA) WTO Seminar in Geneva, May 2-3 2008. -
2009
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AMARAL, L.F. (2009). “THE ROLE OF BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURE IN CLIMATE CHANGE” (in Portuguese), Pontes: ICTSD/FGV. Sep/Oct 2009.
JANK, M. and AMARAL, L.F. (2009) “FOR A GREENER ECONOMY” (in Portuguese). Revista Exame, August 2009.
SOUZA, E.L. and AMARAL, L.F. (2009) “THE CARBON MARKETS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SUGARCANE SECTOR” (in Portuguese). Revista Opiniões, August 2009. -
2010
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AMARAL, L.F. (2010). “DIFFERENTIATION OF COMMODITIES OR COMMODITIZATION OF SUSTAINABILITY” (originally in Portuguese). Agroanalysis, Dec. 2010.
AMARAL, L.F. (2010). “SUSTAINABILITY: INFORMATION MANAGED, KNOWLEDGE GENERATED, VALUE AGGREGATED” (in Portuguese). Idea News Magazine. Sept. 2010.
AMARAL, L.F. (2010). “SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IS RENEWABLE ENERGY” (originally in Portuguese). Revista Energia. Feb 2010. -
2011
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AMARAL, L.F. (2011). “RIO +20, ‘NATIONAL’ FOOTPRINTS AND STATE-RUN GREENWASHING” (in Portuguese). Pontes ICTSD/FGV, Nov/Dec. 2011.
AMARAL, L.F. (2011). “CONNECTING THE DOTS: TAX REFORM AND THE FOREST CODE” (in Portuguese). Brasil Econômico (on line), 20th May 2011. -
2012
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AMARAL, L.F. (2012). “WHEN HIGHER COSTS COULD BE GOOD FOR BUSINESS (AND FOR THE PLANET)” (in Portuguese). Página 22 – FGV (on line), September 17th 2012.
AMARAL, L.F. (2012). “TO GROW OR NOT TO GROW?” (in Portuguese). Brasil Econômico, August 8th 2012.
AMARAL, L.F. (2012). “THE ERA OF THE MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL MULTILATERALISM” (in Portuguese). Revista Pontes/ICTSD, vol. 8, no 4, July 2012.
AMARAL, L.F. (2012). “CHANGE IS ON THE MOVE” (in Portuguese). Jornal O Globo, July 2nd…AMARAL, L.F. (2012). “WHEN HIGHER COSTS COULD BE GOOD FOR BUSINESS (AND FOR THE PLANET)” (in Portuguese). Página 22 – FGV (on line), September 17th 2012.
AMARAL, L.F. (2012). “TO GROW OR NOT TO GROW?” (in Portuguese). Brasil Econômico, August 8th 2012.
AMARAL, L.F. (2012). “THE ERA OF THE MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL MULTILATERALISM” (in Portuguese). Revista Pontes/ICTSD, vol. 8, no 4, July 2012.
AMARAL, L.F. (2012). “CHANGE IS ON THE MOVE” (in Portuguese). Jornal O Globo, July 2nd 2012.
JANK, M. and AMARAL, L.F. (2012). “AT THE TABLE OR ON THE MENU” (in Portuguese). Política Externa USP, Vol 20, No4. 2012.
AMARAL, L.F. and SECAF, B. (2012). “BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY WITH THE ADEQUATE TOOLS” (in Portuguese). Visão Agrícola/ESALQ-USP, Jan-Abr. 2012.
AMARAL, L.F. (2012). “RÍO +20, LA ‘HUELLA DE LAS NACIONES’ Y ‘GREENWASHING DE ESTADO’”. Puentes ICTSD, Jan. 2012. -
2014
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AMARAL, L.F. (2014). “SUSTAINABLE DENOMINATION OF ORIGIN” (in Portuguese). Valor Economico, December 9th 2014.
AMARAL, L.F. (2014). “THE NEXT GREEN REVOLUTION” (in Portuguese). Revista Globo Rural, June 2014.
AMARAL, L.F. (2014). “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FUNDS: SQUEEZING THEM TO THEIR LAST DROP” (in Portuguese). Brasil Economico, April 10th 2014.
AMARAL, L.F. (2014). “A SHARED FUTURE” (in Portuguese). Revista Infra, April 10th 2014. -
2015
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AMARAL, L.F. (2015). “THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT INDEX” (in Portuguese). Cadernos do Diálogo. August 4th 2015.
AMARAL, L.F. (2015). “ABOUT SMARTPHONES, FARMERS AND INEQUALITY” (in Portuguese). Dinheiro Rural, April 29th 2015. -
2016
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AMARAL, L.F. (2016). “A NEW STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE FINANCE” (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico. April 19th 2016.
BINI, D.; PINTO, L.F.G.; MIRANDA, S.; VIAN, C. and AMARAL, L.F. (2016). “CREDIT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE”. Sustentabilidade em debate no 3. March 2016. -
2017
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AMARAL, L.F. & STEER, A. (2017). “SAVE THE FORESTS? THERE IS NOW A DEFORESTATION-TRACKING APP FOR THAT”. World Economic Forum Agenda. January 18th 2017.
AMARAL, L.F. (2017). "HOW FINTECH CAN HELP BANKS TACKLE DEFORESTATION”. Inter-American Investment Corporation - Negocios Sostenibles. April 5th 2017.
AMARAL, L.F. (2017). "ICT AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT: THE IMPACTS OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION-TECHNOLOGY ON AGRICULTURE”. PhD Thesis. Institute of International Relations…AMARAL, L.F. & STEER, A. (2017). “SAVE THE FORESTS? THERE IS NOW A DEFORESTATION-TRACKING APP FOR THAT”. World Economic Forum Agenda. January 18th 2017.
AMARAL, L.F. (2017). "HOW FINTECH CAN HELP BANKS TACKLE DEFORESTATION”. Inter-American Investment Corporation - Negocios Sostenibles. April 5th 2017.
AMARAL, L.F. (2017). "ICT AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT: THE IMPACTS OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION-TECHNOLOGY ON AGRICULTURE”. PhD Thesis. Institute of International Relations, University of São Paulo. May 2017. -
2018
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AMARAL, L.F. (2018). “THE ROLE OF FINTECH IN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT” (in Spanish), Puentes: ICTSD. Aug 2018.
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2019
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AMARAL, L; MATSUMOTO, M; MUNROE, T. (2019) “BRAZIL’S FIRE BAN CORRELATES TO A REDUCTION IN AMAZON WILDFIRES. THE BAN LIFTS TODAY”. WRI Insights, October 28 2019.
AMARAL, L.F. & LLOYD, J. (2019) “A NEW TOOL CAN HELP ROOT OUT DEFORESTATION FROM COMPLEX SUPPLY CHAINS”. WRI Insights, June 10 2019.
AMARAL, L.F. (2019) “THE DATA REVOLUTION HASN'T YET HIT AGRICULTURE”. WRI Insights, March 5 2019. -
2020
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BUCKINGHAM, K; BRANDT, J; ANDERSON, W; AMARAL, L.F; SINGH, R. (2020) “BRINGING THE SOCIAL INTO ENVIRONMENTAL BIG DATA: THE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL OF MINING NEWS MEDIA EVENTS”. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Nov.2020.
BINI, D; MIRANDA, S; PINTO, L.F; VIAN, C; AMARAL, L.F. (2020) “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION: THE CASE OF A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION'S CREDIT POLICY” (in Portuguese). Revista…BUCKINGHAM, K; BRANDT, J; ANDERSON, W; AMARAL, L.F; SINGH, R. (2020) “BRINGING THE SOCIAL INTO ENVIRONMENTAL BIG DATA: THE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL OF MINING NEWS MEDIA EVENTS”. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Nov.2020.
BINI, D; MIRANDA, S; PINTO, L.F; VIAN, C; AMARAL, L.F. (2020) “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION: THE CASE OF A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION'S CREDIT POLICY” (in Portuguese). Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural (Journal of Economy and Rural Sociology), vol.58 n4 2020.
Honors & Awards
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Best CSR Bank in Brazil
International Finance Magazine
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Sustainability Awards - 1st place
Dutcham
Award for Dutch companies operating in Brazil (Results: 1st Rabobank, 2nd KLM, 3rd Unilever)
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No.1 on the ranking system for PhD candidates
Institute of International Relations - University of São Paulo (IRI/USP)
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Outstanding performance as Acting Chair
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
(official resolution by member countries)
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Cochram Fellowship on Agriculture and Climate Change
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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Master Île-de-France Scholarship
Conseil Régional Île-de-France
Languages
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Portuguese
Native or bilingual proficiency
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish
Full professional proficiency
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French
Full professional proficiency
Organizations
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FACT Dialogue (UNFCCC COP26)
Technical Lead for Transparency and Traceability
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Asia Sustainable Finance Initiative
Knowledge partner
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Brazilian Rural Society (SRB)
Counselor, Sustainability Commission
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Brazilian Federation of the Banks (FEBRABAN)
Member, Sustainability Commission
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Rountable on Responsible Soy (RTRS)
Member of the Brazilian Task Force
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United Nations Environment Programme - Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI)
Member, Latin American chapter
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São Paulo State Federation of Industries (FIESP)
Member of the Environmental Chamber
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