Climate-disclosure NGO CDP confirmed that its “Supply Chains Hold the Key” forum will take place in São Paulo on 7 November 2025, four days before the United Nations COP30 conference opens in Belém. The half-day event—invite-only for procurement and sustainability heads—aims to help corporations decarbonise Scope 3 emissions and will showcase Brazil’s new climate-technology visa incentives.
CDP expects around 300 delegates, including representatives from Microsoft, Unilever and Vale. For global mobility teams the gathering is a dress rehearsal for the influx of 50,000 accredited participants who will descend on Brazil during COP30. Organisers note that accredited attendees qualify for Brazil’s special COP30 e-Visa, valid for multiple 90-day entries at zero cost—a welcome saving for firms sending rotating project teams.
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Travel planners should, however, account for São Paulo’s Formula 1 Grand Prix the same weekend, which is already pushing hotel occupancy above 90 %. CDP recommends booking corporate rates in secondary districts such as Pinheiros and using the CPTM express rail link to avoid expected traffic gridlock on Marginal Tietê.
Sessions will highlight supplier-engagement strategies and Brazilian case studies, including Embraer’s renewable-fuel trials. Attendees will gain early insight into the climate-reporting rules Brazil plans to unveil in Belém—rules likely to influence future work-permit categories tied to sustainability roles.
Companies sending staff should instruct travellers to obtain the COP30 e-Visa via the government portal at least two weeks in advance and verify yellow-fever vaccination records, still mandatory for arrivals transiting the northern Amazon region.
CDP expects around 300 delegates, including representatives from Microsoft, Unilever and Vale. For global mobility teams the gathering is a dress rehearsal for the influx of 50,000 accredited participants who will descend on Brazil during COP30. Organisers note that accredited attendees qualify for Brazil’s special COP30 e-Visa, valid for multiple 90-day entries at zero cost—a welcome saving for firms sending rotating project teams.
Travel planners should, however, account for São Paulo’s Formula 1 Grand Prix the same weekend, which is already pushing hotel occupancy above 90 %. CDP recommends booking corporate rates in secondary districts such as Pinheiros and using the CPTM express rail link to avoid expected traffic gridlock on Marginal Tietê.
Sessions will highlight supplier-engagement strategies and Brazilian case studies, including Embraer’s renewable-fuel trials. Attendees will gain early insight into the climate-reporting rules Brazil plans to unveil in Belém—rules likely to influence future work-permit categories tied to sustainability roles.
Companies sending staff should instruct travellers to obtain the COP30 e-Visa via the government portal at least two weeks in advance and verify yellow-fever vaccination records, still mandatory for arrivals transiting the northern Amazon region.
