Objective

Investigate financial mechanisms and policies that promote the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices and technologies, identifying green-finance flows from China to Brazil.

Context

Chinese banks are the largest international creditors of global agribusiness. The project explores how green-finance instruments — green bonds, sustainable credit and thematic funds — can be structured to finance the soybean and beef transition in Brazil.

Activities

• Inventory of applicable green-finance instruments
• Analysis of regulatory and operational barriers
• Roundtables with banks, investors and insurers
• Mapping of Brazil–China financial flows