Marcio Villanova

Marcio Villanova

São Paulo, Brazil
Founder of Villanova ESG & CEO of Ecobraz. Shields cross-border supply chains from European regulatory risks (CSDDD, CBAM, EUDR). Focused on P&L protection, sanction mitigation, and technical compliance for C-Levels and Boards.
13
May
CBAM 2026: When Carbon Data Becomes a Cash-Flow Variable

CBAM 2026: When Carbon Data Becomes a Cash-Flow Variable

CBAM is no longer only a reporting exercise. In the definitive regime, embedded emissions data becomes a financial exposure variable for EU importers and non-EU suppliers.
4 min read
13
May
EUDR Simplification Does Not Remove Supplier Evidence Risk

EUDR Simplification Does Not Remove Supplier Evidence Risk

The EUDR may be simplified at the administrative layer. The evidence burden remains. For CFOs, procurement teams and boards, supplier traceability is becoming a financial exposure issue.
3 min read
12
May
The CFO Checklist for EU-Brazil Supplier Evidence

The CFO Checklist for EU-Brazil Supplier Evidence

Download Villanova ESG’s CFO-grade checklist for mapping EU-Brazil supplier evidence gaps, traceability, carbon data, origin records, contract clauses and buyer-readiness risk.
4 min read
12
May
The EU-Brazil Evidence Readiness Matrix

The EU-Brazil Evidence Readiness Matrix

Download Villanova ESG’s board-level framework for mapping EU-Brazil regulatory exposure, supplier evidence gaps, buyer-readiness risk and financial consequences across European-facing supply chains.
4 min read
12
May
The Contract Clause Risk Review for EU-Brazil Suppliers

The Contract Clause Risk Review for EU-Brazil Suppliers

European buyers are increasingly using supply contracts to transfer evidence obligations to suppliers. Brazilian companies must review audit, traceability, emissions, reporting, data-sharing and termination clauses before documentation gaps become financial exposure.
5 min read
12
May
The Board Memo: Questions European Buyers Will Ask Brazilian Suppliers

The Board Memo: Questions European Buyers Will Ask Brazilian Suppliers

Brazilian suppliers connected to European buyers need to prepare for a new board-level evidence standard. Procurement, lenders and investors will ask about traceability, emissions, origin, supplier risk, product data and contract defensibility before price becomes decisive.
4 min read
12
May
The CFO Checklist for EU-Brazil Supplier Evidence

The CFO Checklist for EU-Brazil Supplier Evidence

Brazilian suppliers connected to European buyers need a CFO-level evidence checklist before procurement, lenders or boards escalate the file. The critical questions are traceability, carbon data, origin, supplier risk, contracts and buyer-readiness.
5 min read
12
May
The EU-Brazil Evidence Readiness Matrix

The EU-Brazil Evidence Readiness Matrix

Brazilian companies connected to European buyers, investors or supply chains need more than generic ESG language. They need an evidence readiness matrix that maps sector exposure, documentation gaps, buyer pressure, financial consequence and board-level response time.
5 min read
12
May
Why European Procurement Teams Will Demand Brazilian Evidence Before Price

Why European Procurement Teams Will Demand Brazilian Evidence Before Price

European procurement teams are moving beyond price, volume and delivery. Brazilian suppliers connected to EU-facing chains must prepare buyer-ready evidence on traceability, emissions, origin, supplier risk and regulatory defensibility before price becomes decisive.
5 min read
12
May
Packaging Claims Without Evidence Are Becoming a Compliance Liability

Packaging Claims Without Evidence Are Becoming a Compliance Liability

Packaging is entering a stricter EU regulatory environment under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. Recyclability, recycled content, reuse and circularity claims must be supported by documentation, product data and buyer-readable evidence.
5 min read