Brad Sparks, Director, Global Green Initiative, KPMG:
So Alex, as we start week two of the Copenhagen Climate Conference, I was wondering if you could share maybe some of the interesting observations you’ve had in the last week?
Alex Heinermann, Partner, Sustainability Advisory Services, KPMG in Brazil:
Sure. I think that first of all it is the enormous amount of people here. I mean, we’ve been seeing in the news, not only here but news from all over the world, the amount of people that are really interested, involved and are trying to participate here in the facilities, outside the facilities, in the side events. This is definitely in the mind of the majority of the people of the world, governments, private sector, NGOs, and it’s definite that the outputs that will come out of here will be of huge interest for the whole world in the coming weeks.
Brad Sparks:
And regardless I guess of the actual outcomes of this week’s meeting, what do you think about the sort of things business should go ahead and start doing today in regard to their own emissions and climate change risks?
Alex Heinermann:
Oh definitely I mean this is the first thing is they should start thinking about it. I mean this is not something that you can leave it behind or disregard because there is definitely going to be an impact …related to climate change in the business that companies do in the near future. So whatever companies are doing they must add that element to the discussion in their strategies, in their business plans because this could impact more or less, depending on the sector you are, on the kind of business you’re doing or in the country you are, but definitely at some level it will impact you. So be aware that whatever comes out of here and climate change and carbon emissions, it is something that is here to stay and it not just a trend or a wave of something that could stop. I mean there is no end for this kind of discussion.
Brad Sparks:
Thank you.