André Almeida Santos

Business services not only contribute directly to Portuguese exports of services, and increasingly so (having grown on average at double digit yearly rates over the past decade), and at the same time they are also highly critical in placing Portugal on the corporate world map. Today, we are home to over 250 business and shared services centers, whereby large multinationals have established their internal functions from IT, HR, and Finance to R&D competencies. C-suite level executives have also moved to the country, making the most of Portugal, not only as a travel destination but also as a top notch place to headquarter the brains and ops that thrust the global economy. This is the worldly Portuguese economy that we at #AICEP work for daily.

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🌍 Join us at #ClimateBondsCONNECT2024 for an insightful session: "Transition Finance: A Guide for Financial Institutions." Discover the groundbreaking methodology from Climate Bonds Initiative, in collaboration with Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), Sustainable Markets Initiative, and Climate Arc, from the latest report "Navigating Corporate Transitions: a tool for financial institutions." This essential document helps financial institutions assess and categorize companies based on their transition credibility and maturity. 🗣 Hear from Leonardo Gava Mataram, Senior Brazil Agriculture Transition Manager, Climate Bonds Initiative. Register now and know more! 🔗https://lnkd.in/dj5zNPnH #SustainableFinance #TransitionFinance #ClimateAction

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📢 This article, published on MDPI, dives deep into the energy poverty landscape in Portugal, examining the socio-economic factors, housing characteristics, and energy expenses that impact households. Using insights from a comprehensive survey involving 300 households in the Coimbra region, the findings highlight the need for tailored, efficient policies to address energy inefficiencies and support vulnerable communities. 💡 Learn more about the innovative strategies proposed to alleviate energy poverty in Portugal >>> https://lnkd.in/d58efTZu Article by:  Pedro Moura, Paula Fonseca, Maria Inês Cunha & Nuno Morais #energypoverty #energypovertyindicators #energyretrofit

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🌍 The latest Human Development Report 2023-2024 reveals a sobering reality: a potential permanent loss in human development. Watch Pedro Conceição, Director and Lead Author of the Human Development Report Office - United Nations Development Programme, as he delves into the implications of this decline and what it means for our global future! 📖 Read #HDR2024: https://lnkd.in/duFp-fmU #PermanentLoss #HumanDevelopment #HDI #UNDP

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Food for thought. Antonio Dias Martins from Startup Portugal shares his insights about the Portuguese ecosystem and what more can be done to improve it in a 3 part interview. One of those you can read it bellow. https://lnkd.in/d94KrZuQ

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🌈 Portugal: A Safe Haven for the LGBTQIA+ Community 🌍 In today’s world, finding a place where you can live authentically, safely, and with dignity is more important than ever. Amid the rising tensions and uncertainties in the US, the need for a sanctuary has never been clearer. At #moviinn, we’re proud to support the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies in their journey to find belonging and opportunity in Portugal - a country that has become a global beacon of inclusivity. I’m happy to be sharing our latest blog post, which highlights Portugal’s progressive values, robust legal protections, and vibrant LGBTQIA+ culture. Whether you’re considering relocating, seeking a safe place to call home, or just curious about what makes Portugal so special, this article is for you. 📝 Read the blog here: https://lnkd.in/g9zau4eF From Lisbon’s lively neighborhoods to the Algarve’s growing LGBTQIA+ scene, Portugal offers a unique blend of safety, opportunity, and quality of life. The article also includes inspiring personal stories, practical insights, and a celebration of the many Pride events happening across the country. If you find it valuable, please share it with your network - together, we can spread the message of acceptance and inclusion far and wide. Let’s continue to celebrate and support the LGBTQIA+ community, not just in Portugal but around the world. 🏳️‍🌈 #LGBTQIA #Inclusion #Portugal #SafeHaven #GlobalMobility #Relocation #Moviinn #RelocateToPortugal #LifeInPortugal #NewBeginnings #MovingAbroad #ExpatsInPortugal #QualityOfLife #USExpat #PostElectionMove #PortugalLife #FindYourPlace #MovingToEurope #IntentionalLiving

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Goparity | Impact finance is the winner of the Most Impactful Startup Award! 💪   This award, powered by Casa do Impacto, is presented to GoParity for making the most significant social or environmental impact on society in the past year, demonstrating impressive metrics and growth. ⚡ Congratulations! Rita Oliveira #unicornfactorylisboa #entrepreneurshipawards #startup #incubationprogram #incubation #incubator #unicornfactory #impact

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📖 Ecosystem Insights: Small Foundation has launched its 2023 Impact Report, featuring short videos of several partners discussing how the MSME investment landscape in sub-Saharan Africa has evolved over the years and how together they are addressing gaps and scaling innovations. Small Foundation is an Irish foundation with a vision of a thriving Africa free from extreme poverty. Check out the report: https://lnkd.in/gFmSCJia #SFImpactReport #ImpactReport #ImpactInvesting #ImpactNetworks

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🎧 New Podcast Episode ! In this episode, Otaviano Canuto analyzes Brazil's political and economic landscape post-2022 elections. He explores regional voting patterns, the growing role of parliament in fiscal policy, and the challenges of sustainable growth amid climate change. 🔗 Tune in : https://shorturl.at/FChkj #Brazil #BrazilianPolitics #Economy #Elections2022 #FiscalPolicy #SustainableGrowth #ClimateChange #Governance

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🤝 We Mean Business Coalition was delighted to join CEBDS and WBCSD at #ClimateWeekNYC for the launch of the Call to Action from the Brazilian Business Sector for an Ambitious and Implementable NDC. This country-level call to action was presented to Ana Toni, National Secretary for Climate Change of Brazil, and Ambassador André Aranha Corrêa do Lago. It builds on our recently-released Business Call to Action for Ambitious and Investible NDCs (https://lnkd.in/gf9A3Ace) which calls on governments—led by the G20—to make sure that their new national climate plans are both ambitious and investible. The letter, covered by UOL, ISTOÉ, and Um Só Planeta, was signed by 55 leading companies operating in Brazil including ACCIONA, Nestlé, Schneider Electric, and Unilever. It advocates for clear implementation policies that drive investment and allow the broad participation of the private sector. It also calls on companies to step up their own efforts with bold transition plans – and by setting clear targets and investing in the future to achieve ambitious climate and nature goals.       Speaking at the launch, Marina Freitas Grossi, President of CEBDS, said: “As current president of the #G20 and host of #COP30, Brazil has a key role to lead global climate ambition efforts. We need to act now to structure policies such as the Ecological Transformation Plan, the Climate Plan, the Regulated Carbon Market and the National Energy Transition Policy, ensuring that they are aligned with the next NDC”. 🏷️ Conselho Empresarial Brasileiro para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (Cebds), WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Karl Vella, Jennie Dodson, Viviane Romeiro, and Peter Bakker. #NDCs

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🌍 Sustainability as Leadership in Action 🌍 Our member Milton de Sousa, Associate Professor at Nova School of Business and Economics, joined the panel "Changing Mindsets Also Contributes to Planetary Health" during the InNova Talks Conference, organized by Jornal Económico and Forbes Portugal. In his remarks, Milton highlighted that sustainable #leadership goes beyond technical skills. For him, #sustainability is not just an ethical imperative but also a strategic priority. He also emphasized that leading is fundamentally about proximity and action. The panel explored the vital role of leaders and organizations in advancing sustainability, featuring insights from: 🔷 Filipa Santiago, HR Center of Expertise Leader at Natixis in Portugal 🔷 Álvaro Alvarez, CEO of Michael Page 🔷 Constança Santos Silva, Forbes Portugal Under 30 and Founder of Thirst Project Portugal Read more about the event here: https://lnkd.in/djqzb5bX #leadership4impact

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The recent report 'The Scale-Up Gap: Financial Market Constraints Holding Back Innovative Firms in The European Union' by the European Investment Bank (EIB) reveals an urgent need for more investment in scale-ups if Europe wants to compete globally in the technology sector. Currently, access to finance in Europe is significantly lower than in the US. European venture capital investment is about six times lower than that of the United States. After ten years of activity, companies mobilise 50% less capital than in Silicon Valley. As a result, many startups and scale-ups turn to foreign investors, raising concerns about intellectual property and talent leaving Europe. While these concerns are valid, Europe still lacks sufficient investment to fully support its entrepreneurs. It's important not to view foreign investment as inherently negative, as securing capital from outside, especially the US, is often crucial for the growth and success of many companies. The EIB calls for more public intervention and stronger capital market integration, a strategy to provide European startups with the support they need. This would allow Europe to retain talent, boost cutting-edge technologies and reduce dependence on external capital, strengthening its position on the global stage. I would add that collaboration between ecosystems, exchanging knowledge, best practices, and perspectives can strengthen the European ecosystem and contribute to European venture capital investment growth. https://lnkd.in/dAyRr4m3

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The constitution of objectivities in consciousness in ideas I and ideas II  - A constituição de objetividades na consciência em Ideias I e Ideias II by NATHALIE BARBOSA DE LA CADENA Abstract In this paper, I present the difficulty in the phenomenology of explaining the constitution of objectivities in consciousness. In the context of phenomenological reduction, constitution has to be understood as unveiling the universal and necessary essences. Recognized by Husserl in Ideas I and named as functional problems, the constitution of objectivities refers at first to individual consciousness, and then to an intersubjective one. In Ideas II, the phenomenologist explains how the constitution of nature, psyche, and spirit occurs. This process begins by assuming three premises: the ontological realism, the regularity of nature, and the transcendental idealism. In this process, the ego, apart from constituting objects (the body, the psyche, and the others), constitutes itself. The objects of material reality are constituted through aesthetic synthesis which unifies singularities and contextualizes the lived experience. The body, as a perceptive organ, perceives the exterior, and the location of the sensory stimulus is the soul. The soul is a real and transcendent object, which is linked to physical things that are constituted in a solipsistic way or intersubjectively. Empathy allows the subject to recognize the consciousness of the alter ego as capable of spontaneous movements and actions, a co-presence sharing the same horizons. Thus, through the theoretical attitude, the physical world is perceived, and through the spiritual attitude the spiritual world is perceived, a living world shared by free intelligent beings. For this, intersubjectivity fulfills a fundamental role, because only in the relationship with the other does the identity of the objects, of the other, and of the self become evident. https://lnkd.in/eUDKXQ3R

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📣 Curious about #ConservationTrustFunds? 🖥 🌍 Join us TODAY for a Conservation Finance Alliance webinar with Enduring Earth and learn from experts about the valuable role of #ConservationTrustFunds in the effort to achieve our #30x30 goals See you there!

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📺 Why, despite significant progress in education, does Portugal still struggle to harness and retain the talent it cultivates?   Discover the answers to this pressing question in my interview on Grande Entrevista with Vitor Gonçalves, now available on RTP (in portuguese). During our conversation, we explored the themes of my new book, 'Ambição. Preparar Portugal Para a Geração Mais Bem Preparada', and discussed how we can tackle this challenge to create a brighter future for our country.   👉 Watch the interview here: https://lnkd.in/d56xwU2R

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