Partners
The conceptualization and structuring of LIFE Institute and LIFE Certification came about thanks to the collaborative work of four Brazilian organizations, the Founding Organization Members. As the project evolved, other institutions joined in to see through the initiative.- Founding Organizations of LIFE Certification
- Sponsors
- Institutional Partners
- Supporters
| Learn more about the " Founding Organization Members”, institutions that conceived LIFE Institute and LIFE Certification as an instrument for biodiversity conservation by developing its Business Plan and Strategic Plan.
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Fundación AVINA Created in 1994 by Swiss businessman Stephan Schmidheiny. The foundation is supported by VIVA, a fiduciary trust created by Schmidheiny to promote sustainable development in Latin America by establishing trust-based, fruitful alliances between social and business leaders. |
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O Boticário Foundation for Nature Protection Created in 1990 by Miguel Gellert Krigsner, founder of O Boticário, in his wish to carry out nature conservation actions as an expression of corporate responsibility. Operating worldwide, the foundation sponsors projects from other organizations as well as actions for raising awareness about the importance of nature conservation. It manages the Salto Morato Nature Reserve, with 1,716 hectares of primary Atlantic Forest in an area designated as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, as well as “Serra do Tombador Nature Reserve”, in the Mid-western Region. |
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Posigraf Created in 1972 by the founders of the Positivo Group, a leading printing company in Brazil and one of the largest in Latin America. Positivo/ Posigraf was the first in its segment to receive ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications in Brazil. The company carries out important environmental actions, such as the reduction and compensation of greenhouse gas emissions and the protection of an important remaining area of Araucaria Forest in the southern Brazil. |
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Society for Wildlife Research and Environmental Education (SPVS) Founded in 1984 in Curitiba, it is recognized as one of the most important Brazilian NGOs in the area of nature conservation, having developed innovative projects on biodiversity conservation, climate change action and other initiatives, models for establishing partnership with the private sector. |
| By working towards the fulfillment of the Mission and Vision of Instituto LIFE, the sponsors are organizations that perceive the importance of leading the way in international trends in the area of business management and biodiversity conservation. The sponsors make donations to Instituto LIFE to consolidate it as an entity and to make LIFE Certification viable:
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Fundación AVINA One of the founding organizations of Instituto LIFE and LIFE Certification. |
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O Boticário Foundation for Nature Protection One of the founding organizations of Instituto LIFE and LIFE Certification. |
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Posigraf The largest printing company in Brazil belongs to the Positivo Group, a corporation that includes companies from the education, technology and printing-publishing sectors. Posigraf is one of the founding organizations of Instituto LIFE and LIFE Certification. |
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Positivo Informática The largest computer manufacturer in Brazil, also from the Positivo Group, a corporation that includes companies from the education, technology and printing-publishing sectors. |
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MPX Energia A Brazilian Energy company that belongs to the EBX Group, one of the most widely recognized business groups in the energy sector in Brazil. |
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Itaipu Dam (Brazil-Paraguay) Itaipu is the world’s largest hydroelectric plant in terms of energy production. Itaipu has in place an Environmental Management Program for each river basin within the 29 cities surrounding its power plant area. This initiative has become a benchmark in the energy sector, encompassing 20 programs and 63 actions. |
| Based on their understanding of the multiple benefits that this new tool can bring to biodiversity conservation and society as a whole, the following institutions offer their support and contribute to the work of structuring LIFE Certification and Instituto LIFE:
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United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Endorses the initiative supported by the Brazilian Government, seeing in it a response to the decisions made at the intergovernmental conferences for implementing the Convention about the need to engage the private sector through certification mechanisms. |
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Paraná Technology Institute (TECPAR) Development of the regulations and normative criteria for LIFE Certification. |
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Brazilian Government through the Ministry of the Environment Supports the founding of Instituto LIFE and LIFE Certification crediting the initiative with the role of being instrumental in bringing together the public and private sectors to promote biodiversity in Brazil. |
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Municipal Government of Curitiba Supports the initiative because it perceives the benefits that LIFE certification can bring to the population of all cities in the world. It has generously provided the headquarters and infrastructure for Instituto LIFE to operate. |
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Guyra Paraguay Guyra Paraguay is a non-profit, non-governmental organization working for the defense and protection of the biological diversity of Paraguay, organizing community action with the goal of securing representative samples of the natural richness of Paraguay, so that future generations may benefit and appreciate them. Community participation in rural areas of the country is one of our most valuable tools in our work and study of conservation. |
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NürnbergMesse Brazil Responsible for promoting the most important supplier, distributor and retailer business meetings in the country at its business fairs, NürnbergMesse Brazil is part of the NürnbergMesse group and one of the largest organizers of international events and expositions in Brazil, with more than seven million euros in revenue. The company drives diverse segments of the national economy, with a high level of professionalism and competence. The main events are Kitchen & Bath Expo, Revestir International Tile Masonry Fair, FCE Pharma and FCE Cosmetique, PET South America, Glass South America, Analitica Latin America, BioFach Latin America and ExpoSustentat. www.nm-brasil.com.br. |
| Organizations and professionals that made their contributions without remuneration for the work of structuring LIFE Certification and Instituto LIFE:
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BDO Trevisan A Brazilian auditing, advisory, tax and sustainability firm (a member of the international BDO network), that helped to develop the Strategic Planning and Business Plan, and provided support for setting up, developing and following-up on the administrative routine of Instituto LIFE. |
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Brazilian Biodiversity Fund (Funbio) A Brazilian institute recognized for its work with Brazilian biodiversity, it supports the founding of Instituto LIFE and the creation of LIFE Certification. |
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Master Comunicação A Brazilian advertising and marketing agency recognized nationally for its work with important brands, it developed the LIFE logo and helped with the planning of the publicity campaign for Instituto LIFE. |
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UNILIVRE – Universidade Livre do Meio Ambiente (Free University for the Environment) Institution tied to the Municipal Government of Curitiba that has a cooperative relationship with Instituto LIFE in operations and logistics. |
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Zig Koch An SPVS partner, Zig is one of the most respected nature photographers in Brazil, he has kindly provided his collection of photographs to promote LIFE Certification and Instituto LIFE. |