1 |
MoE consultant for the preparation of 2nd Cycle of the SCPAP |
Consultant hired by the MoE |
The Plan can help strengthen the implementation of sustainability initiatives in the country, particularly compliance with the commitments undertaken by the Brazilian government related to international agreements. (...) We need to gradually progress towards a sustainable economy avoiding disruption of the private sector, … the joint construction process with the government is very important, because sometimes you work on a super-modern law and Brazil is champion in having a really good legislation, but is unable to implement it because it wasn’t agreed across all the sectors involved. (...) The truth is the opposite happens: the private sector advances faster than the government but doesn’t receive recognition in the form of incentives that the government could provide for these advances. |
Economic |
Reformism, economic incentives |
Minutes of the meeting of the SCPSC on 02/Apr/18 (MMA, 2018, p. 47) |
2 |
MoE consultant for the preparation of 2nd Cycle of the SCPAP |
Consultant hired by the MoE |
[presenting the results of a study of private sector expectations of engagement in the SCPAP] The definition and use of measurement methodologies and verification of sustainability criteria for products and services, encompassing various methods, including self-declaration, which would be an important step, instead of a broader certification process. |
Economic |
Economic freedom |
Minutes of the meeting of the SCPSC on 02/Apr/18 (MMA, 2018, p. 48) |
3 |
Brazilian Packaging Association - ABRE |
Private sector |
[referring to the guidelines of the SCPAP] Incentives and simpler licensing procedures for companies that have implemented an environmental management system/certification (ISO 14001), as a way of encouraging business to invest in environmental management systems, seek certification, and maintain the system with the aim of reducing the environmental impacts they cause. |
Economic/Legal |
Deregulation/economic incentives |
Appendix III of the SCPAP. MMA, 2011-b, p. 105 |
4 |
Representative of the National Confederation of Commerce - CNC and Brazilian Supermarket Association - ABRAS |
Private sector |
(...) we often wait for formalization or legislation and we have the competence to do it. Some might call it self-declaration or even self-regulation. Because we have a lot of initiatives that end up becoming lost along the way and we sometimes lose the opportunity to do that. |
Legal |
Deregulation |
Minutes of the meeting of the SCPSC de 02/Apr/18 (MMA, 2018, p. 52) |
5 |
Representative of the National Confederation of Industry CNI |
Private sector |
The representative of the CNI (...) reaffirmed that the SCPAP can count on the support of the Confederation. With regard to life-cycle analysis, he observed that the idea of LCA is one thing and the application of the tool is another. While the former should be adopted, the latter should not appear as a demand because it is a complex and costly process for the industry. The representative of the CNI requested that the topic “increased product durability” be excluded, since the notion cannot or should not necessarily employed for all products. In some cases it could hinder innovation. |
Economic/Legal |
Cost reduction/Deregulation |
Minutes of the meeting of the SCPSC on 30/Mar/16 (MMA, 2016, p.3) |
6 |
Representatives of Walmart, Pão de Açúcar and Carrefour |
Private sector |
They describe various voluntary SCP initiatives that they implement and highlight that how to communicate actions for sustainability developed by industry and business to society is a challenge. |
Legal |
Communication |
Minutes of a discussion table on sustainable retail related to the 2nd cycle of the SCPAP on 11/Aug/2015 (MMA, 2015, p. 2-3) |
7 |
Instituto Akatu |
Civil society |
[with regard to the SCPAP guidelines] Work on an economic, political and institutional regulation plan, with a view to building or reshaping/adjusting these institutions to create a fiscal and economic/financial regulatory framework that encourages a shift to SCP. |
Economic |
Regulation |
Appendix III of the SCPAP. MMA, 2011, p. 117 |
8 |
Individual |
Civil society |
With regard to the implementation of the SCPAP, I suggest the involvement of institutional actors that have greater capacity for political articulation and influencing the economy, taking this issue to the heart of the government, like the Executive Office of the President and economic ministries. |
Political |
Regulation |
Appendix III of the SCPAP. MMA, 2011, p. 97 |
9 |
Brazilian Society for Ecological Economics |
Civil society |
A SCPAP monitoring plan and respective performance indicators should be presented. (...) The Plan is vague and/or omissive in relation to goals and concepts. |
Technical and scientific |
Transparency |
Appendix III of the SCPAP. MMA, 2011-b, p. 114 |
10 |
Representative of the Instituto Alana |
Civil society |
Private sector regulation is vital. Advertising aimed at children is easier to deal with because it has more appeal, but advertising aimed adults is also overwhelming. You can’t place all the responsibility on the consumer. |
Legal |
Regulation |
Minutes of a discussion on sustainable consumption for the 2nd cycle of the SCPAP on 12/Aug/2015 (MMA, 2015, p. 4) |
11 |
Representative of the Brazilian Institute for Consumer Protection - IDEC |
Civil society |
(...) There won’t be sustainable consumption without sustainable production (...). We have a plan [the SCPAP] which is almost entirely based on voluntary initiatives. The state is neglecting its role as formulator of regulatory and enforcement policy. I have my reservations about a plan that looks like a showcase for good practices. (...) The role of the state is not to adhere to a commitment, the role of the state is to regulate and enforce and define policies that encourage new patterns of consumption and production. I’m talking about a new consumption and production logic (...). It is a little kind to see them as opposite sides from a same coin. |
Legal |
Regulation |
Minutes of the first meeting of the SCPSC de 22/Nov/2011 |
12 |
Representative of the United Nations Environment Program - UNEP |
Representative of the UN |
The preliminary draft [of the 2nd Cycle of the SCPAP] talks little about public policy or how to implement the proposals. |
Political/Technical and scientific |
Regulation/Transparency |
Minutes of a discussion tables on sustainable consumption for the 2nd cycle of the SCPAP on 12/Aug/2015 (MMA, 2015, p. 3) |