GUIA DE MELHORES PRÁTICAS PARA EMITIR TÍTULOS VERDES

The document outlines the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme to align livestock investments with the 1.5ºC global warming limit. It details a three-step process for certification—pre-issuance, issuance, and post-issuance—and defines eligible livestock projects across three routes: whole production units, on-farm interventions, and off-farm activities. The guide emphasizes the potential for green bonds to decarbonize the Brazilian livestock sector, which is one of the world's largest producers of beef, pork, and poultry.

• The Climate Bonds Standard is a voluntary labeling scheme for debt instruments and entities designed to align with the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. As of January 2023, the certification has been applied to hundreds of instruments totaling 260 billion dollars.
• Livestock production is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with methane from enteric fermentation in ruminants accounting for nearly 65% of agricultural sector emissions.
• Brazil is identified as a critical market for these instruments due to its status as the world's largest beef herd owner and its ranking as the third largest producer of beef and pork, and fourth largest producer of chicken as of 2020.
• The certification process for livestock bonds consists of three phases: Pre-issuance (identifying eligible resources, creating a green bond framework, and engaging a verifier), Issuance (obtaining the verification report, engaging investors, and listing on platforms like Nasdaq or IADB), and Post-Issuance (submitting a verification report within 12-24 months and annual update reports).
• Eligible livestock projects are categorized into three routes: Route 1 (Whole Production Unit), Route 2 (On-farm Interventions for mitigation or adaptation), and Route 3 (Off-farm Support Activities such as R&D for methane-reducing feed or climate information services).
• To prove eligibility, issuers must demonstrate no land conversion (M1) and low-carbon animal management (M3). The latter can be proven via an independently audited GHG inventory (M3.1) or by implementing specific low-carbon practices (M3.2) related to manure, animal, soil, biomass, and energy management.
• The livestock sector's sustainable debt market is smaller than energy or forestry, but early examples include a transition bond by Marfrig in 2019, organic egg production by Fazenda da Toca, and Green CRAs from JBS.

APA

Climate Bonds Initiative (n.d.). GUIA DE MELHORES PRÁTICAS PARA EMITIR TÍTULOS VERDES. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/Climate%20Bonds%20Livestock%20Brochure_27c_March%202023_PT.pdf

Chicago

Climate Bonds Initiative. GUIA DE MELHORES PRÁTICAS PARA EMITIR TÍTULOS VERDES. n.d. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/Climate%20Bonds%20Livestock%20Brochure_27c_March%202023_PT.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatebondsinitiativendguia, author = {{Climate Bonds Initiative}}, title = {{GUIA DE MELHORES PRÁTICAS PARA EMITIR TÍTULOS VERDES}}, institution = {Climate Bonds Initiative}, url = {https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/Climate%20Bonds%20Livestock%20Brochure_27c_March%202023_PT.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }