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.
12
May
Industrial Inputs: The Hidden Compliance Risk in EU-Brazil Trade

Industrial Inputs: The Hidden Compliance Risk in EU-Brazil Trade

Industrial inputs can carry hidden EU-facing compliance exposure. Chemicals, fertilisers, metals, components and intermediate materials may trigger evidence demands around substances, embedded emissions, supplier due diligence, product safety and buyer-readiness.
5 min read
12
May
Forestry Products and the EU Evidence Standard

Forestry Products and the EU Evidence Standard

Wood, pulp, paper and forestry-derived products are exposed to a new EU evidence standard. Under EUDR pressure, European-facing suppliers must prepare origin documentation, legality evidence, traceability and board-readable risk files.
5 min read
12
May
Coffee and Cocoa Under EU Scrutiny: Evidence Before Market Access

Coffee and Cocoa Under EU Scrutiny: Evidence Before Market Access

Coffee and cocoa are moving into a new EU-facing evidence environment under deforestation regulation pressure. Suppliers must prepare origin data, traceability files and buyer-readable documentation before commercial continuity becomes exposed.
5 min read
12
May
The EU-Brazil Sector Risk Matrix

The EU-Brazil Sector Risk Matrix

Brazilian companies connected to European buyers, investors or supply chains need sector-specific regulatory exposure maps. EUDR, CBAM, CSDDD, CSRD and Digital Product Passport pressure do not affect every sector equally. The decisive variable is evidence readiness.
6 min read
12
May
Scope 3 Exposure Is Becoming a Supplier Selection Filter

Scope 3 Exposure Is Becoming a Supplier Selection Filter

Scope 3 emissions are moving from climate reporting into procurement risk. European-facing buyers need supplier data, emissions evidence and value-chain documentation that can support CSRD reporting, financing scrutiny and board-level decisions.
5 min read
12
May
Brazilian FDI Under EU Regulatory Pressure

Brazilian FDI Under EU Regulatory Pressure

Brazilian assets connected to European buyers, investors or corporate groups are entering a new due diligence environment. Operational evidence, supplier risk, environmental exposure and regulatory documentation can now affect valuation, transaction confidence and capital allocation.
5 min read
12
May
Battery Supply Chains: Where Traceability Becomes a Financing Signal

Battery Supply Chains: Where Traceability Becomes a Financing Signal

Battery supply chains are entering a new EU evidence environment. Carbon footprint, due diligence, material traceability, recycled content and Digital Battery Passport readiness are becoming signals for buyers, lenders and investors evaluating risk.
5 min read
12
May
Textiles and the EU Traceability Shift

Textiles and the EU Traceability Shift

Textile supply chains are entering a new EU traceability environment. Product data, supplier evidence, lifecycle documentation and extended producer responsibility will increasingly affect buyer-readiness, contract continuity and regulatory defensibility.
5 min read
12
May
Recycling Is Not a Claim: It Is an Evidence Architecture

Recycling Is Not a Claim: It Is an Evidence Architecture

Recycling claims are losing value when they are not supported by traceability, documentation and operational proof. European-facing companies need audit-grade evidence that connects waste flows, suppliers, product claims and board-level risk governance.
5 min read
12
May
Electronics Supply Chains and the Coming Evidence Economy

Electronics Supply Chains and the Coming Evidence Economy

Electronics suppliers connected to the EU market must prepare for a product-level evidence economy. Under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation and the Digital Product Passport architecture, data quality will increasingly affect buyer-readiness, traceability and commercial continuity.
5 min read