The initiative will be headed up by Joanita Maestri Karoleski (photo), former CEO of Seara, and will have the support of a consultative council and technical committee. KPMG will be responsible for audits.
The JBS Fund for the Amazon will be headed by Joanita Maestri Karoleski, former CEO of Seara, with the support of a Board of Directors, a Fiscal Council, a Consultative Council and a Technical Committee. The Technical Committee and the Consultative Council will assist in choosing the projects that will receive funding. The Fund will be audited by KPMG. The funding, actions and results of the Fund will be reported and published for transparent public consumption.
Learn more about the Consultative Council and the Technical Committee members below:
CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL:
- Alessandro Carlucci – BSR
- André Guimarães – Ipam
- Caio Magri – Instituto Ethos
- Carlos Nobre – IEA USP
- Fábio Feldman – Ambientalista
- Marcello Brito – Abag
- Marina Grossi – Cebds
- Noël Prioux – Carrefour
- Raul Padilla – Bunge
- Ronaldo Iabrudi – GPA
- Teresa Vendramini – SRB
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE:
- Antonio Fernando Pinheiro Pedro – Advogado ambiental
- Cira Moura – Consórcio Amazônia Legal
- Daniel Nepstad – Earth Innovation
- Durval Dourado Neto – Fórum do Futuro
- Jorge Madeira Nogueira – UnB
- Lucas Vitor de Carvalho Sousa – UFAM
- Marcio Sztutman – Palladium Brasil
- Maria Daniele de Jesus Teixeira – UFMT
- Virgilio Viana – Fundação Amazonas Sustentável