Leader in aluminum reinforces commitment to Amazon sustainability on second day of Climate Week NYC

The second day of Amazon industry programming at New York Climate Week was marked by debate on sustainability in mining, the leading economic sector in Pará. The agenda, promoted by Hydro, co-organizer of the Jornada COP+, featured panels on the road to COP30, the challenges of sustainable mining, and the launch of a bioeconomy project in Pará. The event included the participation of Alex Carvalho, President of the Federation of Industries of Pará (FIEPA) and the Jornada COP+.

In a panel discussing the path to COP30, the FIEPA president emphasized the collective work of the Jornada COP+ as a multi-sector movement for a just transition, and acknowledged the commitment of companies such as Hydro for valuing both the Amazon’s natural resources and its people. Carvalho also highlighted the importance of decarbonization in Pará’s industry, a core pillar of the movement led by the federation. “The Jornada COP+ is a broad and diverse process that seeks to transform ideas into actions. Our goal is to build pathways toward an industry with lower CO₂ emissions, greater resilience in the use of natural resources, social responsibility, and competitiveness,” he stated.

During the panel, Carvalho showed the audience the gift presented by the FIEPA delegation to participants of Climate Week NYC: a bracelet made from açaí seeds and packaged in cocoa leaves, bringing together two of Pará’s most emblematic biodiversity products while preserving the standing forest. “This is the bioeconomy we want. We want this to scale up without losing the essence of the small and medium producers who make good use of nature,” said the FIEPA president.

Bioeconomy was also highlighted in a project launched during the event. Authorities and business leaders signed a commitment agreement to kick off "Corredor da Hydro” project, which aims to promote bioeconomy in the company’s area of operation, in partnership with businesses and NGOs. “The purpose of this program is to look at the aluminum value chain and bring partners to invest in the region where Hydro operates, in the corridor between Paragominas and Barcarena, to foster forest development, bioeconomy, and the use of forests for the region’s socioeconomic progress. If given the right production conditions for bioeconomy, this area has enormous potential to grow and, through Indigenous and traditional communities, spark a revolution in that part of the Amazon,” explained Eduardo Figueiredo, Hydro’s Senior Vice President for Sustainability and Social Impact.

The panel discussions also featured authorities such as Anderson Baranov, CEO of Hydro; Renata Nobre, Deputy Secretary for Water Resources and Climate Management at Pará’s Secretariat for Environment, Climate and Sustainability; Raul Jungmann, President of the Brazilian Mining Institute; and Jader Filho, Brazil’s Minister of Cities.

Jornada COP+

The Jornada COP+ is led by FIEPA, alongside CNI and Instituto Amazônia+21. It is co-organized by Hydro, with super master sponsorship from Vale and Albras, premium sponsorship from Guamá Tratamento de Resíduos, SINOBRAS, and Bayer, and was conceived by Temple Comunicação. The initiative also has support from Ação Pró-Amazônia, Interstate Consortium for the Sustainable Development of the Legal Amazon, the Brazilian Chamber of Construction Industry (CBIC), ABSOLAR, SESI, and SENAI.