April / June 2013 Danish-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce MARINA SILVA ENVIRONMENTALIST LEADER April / June 2013 Danish-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce MARINA SILVA ENVIRONMENTALIST LEADER 20 april/june 2006 Marina Silva Environmental Leader 20 april/june 2006 EDITORIAL Brazilian Review Marina Silva 2013 will still be a Environmental Leader big challenge for Brazil 6 The Brazilian growth in 2012 was only 0,9% which was extremely disappointing with an inflation over 6%. 2013 will be another challenging year for Brazil with a growth be- tween 2-3,5% and an inflation below 5% and many people pre- dict that the interest rates might go up over the next few months INTERVIEWS (currently 7,25%). Unemployment is still at a very low level and Marina Silva 6 more than 50-60.000 new engineers every year are still needed in the oil and gas industry and many other key industries. President Morten Soudbak 80 Dilma is having a difficult time with the senate and congress and ‘royalties’ and many other important issues which must be solved PROFILE in 2013. World Cup 2014 is still not totally in line, and we hope all HRH Princess Marie 12 the stadiums will be ready including Maracanã for the Confedera- Danica, Per Barke Nevermann 16 tions Cup. Many infrastructure investments like airports etc. must Maersk Line be ready for the World Cup. Many key issues in regard to the Rio 20 Olympic games 2016 must be speeded up, and we hope that both Maersk Oil, Luis Costa 22 the governor and the mayor of Rio will push these important proj- Radiometer 24 ects all the way. Petrobras as the biggest Brazilian company, is go- ISS , Washington Botelho 26 ing through an extremely difficult time, and their share price has been reduced more than 30% in the last six months. Vestas, Paulo Fernando Soares 30 The situation in Europe is still complicated and extremely difficult; AVK 32 countries like Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal, France, Ireland etc. are Hydro 34 all countries under heavy depth burden and very high unemploy- ment which is causing instability both politically and economically. Lego Education, Christian Maxe Petersen 40 Many experts are pointing to the ‘Nordic model’ for economic re- Welltec 42 covery which are the Nordic markets that are looked upon as being Widex 47 able to adapt to the new economical reality of their countries and Copenhagen Zoo, Steffen Stræde 62 is also planning for growth with political stability, still within the ‘welfare model’ of Scandinavia. ECONOMICS In United States economical situation is still unresolved and the 2013 annual budget is still not approved by congress and senate. Octavio de Barros, Bradesco 46 Hectic discussions are taking place with president Obama and the Caio Megale, Banco Itaú 48 two chambers. We hope this situation will be resolved immediately. Cristiano Souza, Santander 50 Economical News 52 The Danish Brazilian Chamber of Commerce will be very active in 2013 Apr 8th – Luciano Coutinho (BNDES) INFORMATION Apr 8th – General Assembly Dual Citizenship 60 May 7th – Business Council – MAN Diesel John Strand, Strand Consult 68 Jun 20th – Fernando Henrique Cardoso (Chamber Prize) Innovation Center Denmark 70 Sep – President Lula Sep 26th – Business Council Danish Tourism 76 Oct 8th – Danish Investment Seminar Global Leaders in Sustainable Fashion 84 Oct 29th – Grundfos Cop18 in Doha 100 Nov 19th – Octavio de Barros – Bradesco Dec 6th – Christmas Lunch TRAVEL In May 2013 we will have an important visit by Danish Minister for Frederikshavn 72 Trade and Investment Pia Olsen Dyhr, and a dinner is planned by Holstebro 90 the chamber. We wish all our members and friends a very success- ful 2013. 16 Jens Olesen Per Barke Nevermann, President Danica Marina Silva Marina, you’re a great representa- The Norwegians have the utmost tive of the Green Party which has respect for your ethics in regard to gained importance here in Brazil. your stance on environmental issues. When can we expect to see you in I have strong ties of friendship with Norway the Senate again? that date back to when I was the Minister of I left the Green Party. I am not the one who Environmental Affairs. I dealt with Ambassador actually started the Green Party. I was a found- Turid Eusébio and Mr. Solheim, the Minister of ing member of the Worker’s Party, though. I Environmental Affairs and Foreign Affairs. They left the Green Party in 2009 as there were too were paramount in the plan against deforesta- many inconsistencies within it. I simply could tion and in the creation of the Amazonia Sus- not stay on. tentavel Foundation. Norway was the first coun- I am studying the possibility of becoming active try to believe in voluntary reduction of defor- in the political scenario again. I am well aware estation rates. Their stance was that if we had of the fact today that the legacy that was raised a methodology capable of making a reality out in 2010 needs to be even further strengthened of what was being discussed, then they were because I believe that the big challenge before willing to help create a foundation to support Brazil is a change in the development model; undertakings and acts that help preserve the we need to move from an unsustain- Amazon rain forest. The Norwegian government able model to a sustainable one. I acknowledged the work that had been poured want to be certain about the nature into this measure by the Brazilian Ministry of of my contribution, i.e. if it should Environmental Affairs, and Minister Solheim be in institutionalized politics or was one of the big supporters. I was eventually within civil society. even awarded the Sofia Award by the founda- I have always, both as a Sena- tion in Oslo. Since then, we’ve had a fruitful tor and a Minister, had a strong friendship. I also have a lot of respect for the presence in social movements. Norwegian people because they form a wealthy Now that I’ve not been affili- nation that is anything but ostentatious. ated to any political parties for more than two years, I am as- You were a representative at the sessing whether I should af- Olympic Games. How come? It was filiate myself to a party again a huge event and very few were in- and run for election or if I vited to take part in it, but there you should just remain a mem- were. That’s quite a feat! ber of civil society. I believe that everybody who took part in the flag-carrying ceremony was there as a symbol of one of the great causes of humanity. It was a great pleasure and honour for me to be in- cluded in something that magnificent. I was Marina Silva there to represent the challenges of protecting World Environmental Leader 6 apr/jun 2013 the planet and promoting sustainable de- intertwined into a civilizing crisis. We’re velopment. We were there to promote the experiencing a value crisis of economic, important causes of peace, defense of di- We’re social, environmental, and political dimen- versity, the environment and justice. When sions. When you stand before a crisis of you are symbolically representing a cause, this magnitude, it’s really hard to affirm you should not mistake the symbol for experiencing that anybody is doing enough. I believe what is being symbolized. What was being that not a single nation is doing enough symbolized is much bigger than the symbol “ or acting to the extent that they ought to; I was representing by being present there. everybody is making some degree of an ef- So, the presence of somebody from Brazil, a value crisis fort but it’s far from enough. The votes cast i.e. Latin America, who has a background at the biodiversity climate conference were in defending the environment and advo- insufficient as were the votes cast at other cating for sustainability served to symbol- of economic, summits such as the Convention to combat ize the many hands and hearts around the Desertification, the Agenda 21 from Rio92, world that fight for the same causes. It is and the implementation of the Earth Char- as Victor Hugo said, ‘An idea whose time social, ter. Brazil has made valuable contributions has come’. throughout the past 20-30 years. We have solid legislation that is the result of work done by a vast number of people, including Has the government been do- environmental, “ ing enough about the environ- representatives from civil society. Brazil is a ment and climate changes? What country that has managed to reduce defor- would you like to see done? estation by 80% thanks to the deforestation and political program that began being implemented in If we look at all the big challenges before 2004. It’s a country that possesses more us in terms of the environment and in terms than 70 million hectares of conservation of the crisis that has swept the world in re- units; in size these units nearly equal the cent years, then we’ll see that they are all dimensions apr/jun 2013 7 There are Israel Klabin, etc. They are vital to the also people in agenda as they work towards mobilizing the entire sector to adapt to the necessary “the business changes in environmental and social sus- tainability standards. community who You are a former Senator, you’re the former leader of a politi- are committed cal party, and you’re held in ex- tremely high regard and known to this agenda worldwide. What would you rec- ommend that other countries, such as India, the US, China, etc., and actually do to deal with the fact that they have the size to be leaders in pay a high price terms of environmental action? You have the clout to be able to talk to these people first-hand, for investing “ to reach their governments and confront these countries about into changing their importance in this struggle.