Marcio Villanova is CEO of Ecobraz, a Brazilian reverse-logistics and e-waste management operation he has led since 2011, and founder of Villanova ESG, an EU–Brazil supplier evidence advisory. His work addresses one specific problem: turning Brazilian operational proof, reverse-logistics traceability and supplier documentation into evidence a European buyer can read, test, archive and defend.

This page documents his roles, his public record and the boundary of what that work claims. It is a commercial evidence position, not a sustainability profile.

Two roles, two distinct organizations

CEO, Ecobraz — since 2011

Ecobraz is the operational layer: reverse logistics, e-waste management, collection, custody, treatment, destination and the traceability and environmental documentation those activities generate in Brazil.

Founder, Villanova ESG

Villanova ESG is the advisory layer: it reviews whether supplier documentation stands up as buyer-readable evidence when European procurement, compliance, legal and finance teams ask for proof. See what Villanova ESG reviews.

Ecobraz and Villanova ESG are separate organizations connected by one person. Neither certifies, audits or verifies the other. Any review touching Ecobraz evidence is related-party work and is disclosed as such — it is never presented as independent.

European accelerator mentor — circular electronics

Marcio Villanova serves as Mentor at the European Circular Electronics Kickstart Acceleration Program (ECEK), supporting the ECEK cohort as a mentor within the EVEN CLOSER project, co-funded by the European Union’s I3 Instrument. This is a personal appointment, held in an individual capacity — it does not make Villanova ESG or Ecobraz a member of the EVEN CLOSER consortium.

Buyers evaluate the file, not the operation

European buyers do not evaluate Brazilian operations directly. They evaluate the file. A supplier may have real execution, legitimate environmental records and operational discipline — and the buyer still cannot use the evidence. When documentation is fragmented, unclear or impossible to test, the buyer sees risk. That risk becomes onboarding delay, contract pressure and lost commercial confidence.

Proof without readability

Records often exist inside the operation but stay scattered across collection documents, environmental files, transport records, internal logs and supplier declarations. The working question is whether those records can become evidence a European buyer can read.

Authority without unsupported claims

This page positions Marcio Villanova through documented roles and evidence discipline. It does not imply regulatory approval, official appointment, certification or buyer acceptance. Authority is useful only when its boundary is clear.

Evidence as revenue protection

Weak evidence moves from a back-office problem to a commercial one. Procurement hesitation, contract clauses, buyer audit rights and lender questions convert documentation gaps into P&L exposure.

From operational proof to board-usable evidence

Ecobraz proves the operation. Villanova ESG translates the evidence. The bridge runs through four layers:

  1. Operational execution What happened in the operation: collection, custody, treatment, destination, records, traceability logic and environmental documentation.
  2. Evidence translation Whether operational records can become buyer-readable proof that procurement, compliance, legal and finance teams can review.
  3. Commercial defensibility Whether the file reduces ambiguity when a buyer asks for proof, challenges a claim or introduces evidence clauses into the commercial relationship.
  4. Board-readable risk Whether the evidence supports executive decisions, contract governance, risk escalation and finance discussions without improvised ESG language.

EU pressure arrives through contracts, not statutes

CSDDD, CBAM, EUDR, CSRD and Scope 3 scrutiny rarely reach a Brazilian supplier as direct legal obligations. They arrive through questionnaires, onboarding screens, contract clauses, procurement reviews and buyer evidence requests. That is where weak documentation becomes commercial exposure — see when a European buyer requests evidence.

Buyer questionnaires

European buyers request traceability, origin, environmental records, emissions data, risk controls or evidence of downstream treatment. A vague response can trigger escalation.

Contract clauses

Evidence gaps migrate into warranties, audit rights, termination language, reporting obligations and indemnity exposure. Supplier documentation becomes contract risk.

Finance scrutiny

Banks, lenders and boards need evidence that can be archived, challenged and explained. Weak documentation reduces confidence even when the operation is real.

Public record

  • ORCID: 0009-0001-8072-6287.
  • Publications: technical reports with persistent identifiers (DOIs) on EU–Brazil supplier evidence. A DOI makes a document citable and archivable; it is not peer review or endorsement. Full list on the publications page.
  • ECESP: listed on the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP), a joint initiative of the European Commission and the EESC. Listing is visibility, not endorsement.

Sources: ORCID 0009-0001-8072-6287, European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform, Villanova ESG publications.

When to use this page

The buyer is already asking

  • Supplier onboarding requires environmental, traceability or chain-of-custody documents.
  • Procurement asks for proof beyond a sustainability statement.
  • Legal or compliance wants clearer evidence before contract execution.
  • A board, lender or buyer needs documentation that can survive review.

What a structured review then does

  • Reviews the documents currently available.
  • Maps the buyer request against the evidence file.
  • Identifies weak claims, missing records and readability gaps.
  • Organizes next steps for a more defensible buyer-facing response.

The entry point is the Supplier Evidence File Assessment; direct questions go through the contact page.

Boundaries

The work behind this page is an advisory review of supplier evidence: clarity, organization and defensibility of the file. It does not replace legal, customs, audit, assurance, regulatory or buyer determinations. Public references to Marcio Villanova, Ecobraz, Villanova ESG, technical publications or platform listings must be read only within their documented scope.

Not an audit, certification or legal opinion. Not a guarantee of buyer acceptance or procurement approval. Not generic ESG marketing or green-claims language.

When the buyer asks for evidence, do not answer with narrative

A structured review shows what the evidence file can and cannot defend before procurement, legal or finance converts documentation weakness into commercial friction.

Submit the buyer request

Submission starts a scope assessment. It does not create an engagement, legal opinion, certification or guarantee of buyer acceptance.