A diverse team, formed by directors Edson Ferreira, Bárbara Meyer and Beat
Grüninger, heads the consultancy Ferso. The trio has more than 15 years of experience
corporate experience in solutions for developing strategies and
management of topics related to sustainability.

“Our purpose is sustainability management and the delivery of shared value
for the company and its stakeholders. The result comes when the customer understands this
impact. We know that robust strategic management of environmental issues,
social and governance, reduce risk, improve your reputation, avoid lawsuits
judicial and regulatory fines, in addition to enabling access to new markets and sources
investment”, highlights Edson Ferreira.

In the team's day-to-day activities, project development, reporting and
solutions are aligned with frequent changes, combined with the construction of partnerships
institutional and market partnerships, placing the customer at the center of everything. To
Bárbara Meyer, the difference in consulting is understanding what the opportunities are and
the main customer demands, taking into account the market in your sector.
“We bring market trends and connect them with experience and strategy
of the client, taking as a guide their current situation in ESG management. With this,
we were able to align the discourse between the areas and guide decision-making”,
Explain.

In the market, many medium and large companies use ESG management,
according to their moment of maturity, adopting different strategies, such as a
initial dialogue with its stakeholders, actions to mitigate risks arising from
climate change, access to markets with higher levels of demand
socio-environmental, leverage through resources linked to ESG themes, among others.
“This situation occurs both in terms of local regulations and standards
international (Europe and USA) and the consultancy is prepared for these different
scenarios”, concludes Beat Grüninger. Learn more about our professionals:

Edson Ferreira
Administrator with over 10 years of experience in ESG, Sustainability and
Market Intelligence. Worked with a focus on management and strategic planning in
companies in the socio-environmental and mining segments, such as Votorantim Metais,
Votorantim Institute and Nexa Resources.
It presents an integrative leadership in the construction of corporate strategies for the
assimilation of ESG themes in business units. Carries out planning in
social innovation and competitive social intelligence analysis, aligned with the core business
of the company. Has experience with implementing business tools
intelligence (BI) for social investment management and leadership in social projects
open innovation in the search for solutions to socio-environmental challenges.

Barbara Meyer
Professional graduated in Social Sciences, with more than five years of experience in
ESG theme. Has solid experience in applying global standards and frameworks
such as GRI, SASB, IFRS and TCFD, in addition to working with emissions management
atmospheric conditions following the GHG Protocol methodology. In recent years, it has been working in
preparation of Annual Reports, construction of ESG Strategy and Business Management
of Impact, consolidating its expertise in corporate sustainability.

Beat Grüninger
Consultant with over 20 years of experience in sustainability management
and specialist in the application of standards, such as GRI and other international regulations.
As co-founder of BSD Consulting, he participated in a pioneering group in
sustainability and is currently part of the company LRQA. Today it operates as
partner of the start-up iWrc focused on circular economy projects and which has the part
of ESG services shared with Ferso.
He was certified as an Associate Practitioner in Sustainability Assurance by
AccountAbility, London, being a member of the Standards Board of AccountAbility and
trained by Social Accountability International as a SA8000 Lead Auditor. Therefore,
is an authorized representative in Brazil.
Postgraduate degree in “Developing Countries” from ETH Zurich (Federal Institute
Swiss Institute of Technology in Zurich). He is also a professor at the FIA ​​Business School –
Center for Sustainability Studies, on Social Standards and Sustainability Reporting.