Flávia Reis

Experience

With a master’s degree in Environmental Law from UKC – University of Kent at Canterbury (UK) and over 20 years of solid experience in Environmental Law, Sustainability, Environmental Management and ESG, Flávia Reis has vast experience in developing solutions to litigation and socio-environmental issues in a wide range of business sectors, such as agribusiness, automotive, petrochemicals, energy generation, urban planning and infrastructure. In her career, she has drawn up and approved sustainability strategies with shareholders, boards of directors and international funding bodies, as well as managing and communicating with stakeholders to implement sustainability actions. She has extensive experience in project licensing, including the preparation and technical and legal coordination of dozens of highly complex environmental studies, as well as planning and monitoring studies of indigenous, quilombola, traditional communities and historical and archaeological heritage. Flávia also has a strong track record in negotiating agreements with public prosecutors, environmental agencies, IPHAN and FUNAI, among others.

Track Record

– Responsible for developing the ESG program of the largest integrated health network in Brazil and one of the main Traders in Brazilian Agribusiness.

– Responsible for evaluating the largest Brazilian agribusiness companies for the Green Grain Protocol.

– In a huge M&A, there was an environmental commitment clause with the local authority, agreeing to reforest 100 hectares around a dam. The signatory company did not take any action and the acquiring company became responsible for this, but realized that the task was impossible to fulfill, as part of this area was already occupied by local traditional communities. Flávia was hired to resolve this impasse, negotiating with the environmental authorities for compensation in an alternative area, along with environmental education programs to be developed with the traditional communities to avoid environmental impacts.

– A company has 103 sites in Brazil and, as one of them was facing social issues related to indigenous peoples’ territory, our office advised the company to map all the areas of social and environmental interest in a legal buffer around each of the 103 sites to identify the existence of these areas and assess whether the proximity of the company’s sites to these areas would pose any environmental or social risks. The department determined the legal boundaries that should be taken into account for the mapping, also researched and assessed all the legislation relating to the protected areas identified taking into account environmental indigenous people and heritage legislation assessed the risks and advised the company in this regard.

Academic background

– UKC – University of Kent at Canterbury, England – Master’s degree in Environmental Law.
– Federation of Industries of the State of Pernambuco – Training in Governance, Risk and Compliance
– Federation of Industries of the State of Pernambuco – Internal Auditor – ISO 19011:2018 and ISO 31000:2018
– Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development and UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme – Specialization in Cleaner Production
– Catholic University of Pernambuco – Degree in Law.
– Federal University of Pernambuco – Bachelor of Arts in French Language.
– Federal University of Pernambuco – Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude – Bachelor of Arts in English Language.

Activities

– Environmental Law, Sustainability and ESG

National and international recognition

– Advocacy 500 Analysis
– Women’s Advocacy Analysis