The AMAZ Aceleradora de Impacto, supported by the JBS Fund for the Amazon, has published the result of the 2021 Call, which selected six innovative businesses to receive investment in 2022. Those selected – BrCarbon, Floresta S.A., Inocas, Mahta, Soul Brasil e Vivalá – operate in the states of Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia and Roraima.

The selected initiatives have put forward innovative solutions for the sustainable development of products and services in value chains that are crucial for the conservation of the Amazon, in areas such as reforestation, production of oils, and foods. The six businesses will receive an initial investment of R$ 200,000, with the possibility of additional investment of R$ 400,000.

“AMAZ shows that the business ecosystem linked to forest conservation has a huge potential for growth in the Amazon region. The six that were chosen are high-quality projects involving a diverse range of entrepreneurship and are all intended to create tangible environmental and social impact. The JBS Fund for the Amazon has actively participated in this process and is seeking to foster the growth of businesses linked to the forest bioeconomy”, said Andrea Azevedo, the Fund’s Project Director. 

These businesses will contribute to the preservation of over one million hectares of forests, prevent 700,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually, benefit hundreds of families and inject around R$ 30 million into local communities.

“We were very impressed with the scale of the impact we can achieve, and the potential for building a new economy hand in hand with forest conservation in the Amazon”, notes Mariano Cenamo, CEO of AMAZ.

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