Granito Group | Impact Economy

Policy & Research

Adopting policies that inform decision-making and conducting research on the incorporation of ESG practices into banking and investment decision-making is of paramount importance, given the incipient nature of corporate sustainability and sustainable finance.

The Granito Group contributes to the acceleration of the Impact Economy through knowledge and best practice sharing. We are an information hub for our clients and stakeholders on the risks and opportunities associated with sustainability practices. Our customized research and methodological work helps pushing the Impact Economy forward.

How we serve you

PUBLIC INFORMATION

Our senior staff is a frequent contributor with op-eds and analytical articles published in leading newspapers in Europe and Latin America.

We also speak often in industry events to share insights into the rapidly changing sustainable economy and are invited to give through-leadership interviews to the business and financial media.

ACADEMIC RESEARCH

We regularly participate in academic events dedicated to financial or sustainability matters and publish peer-review articles on these issues.

Several members of our team are adjunct or visiting professors in leading business schools where they teach sustainable finance and corporate sustainability courses.

CRITICAL MINDSET

In our management consulting, financial advisory, and policy & research work we apply strong critical thinking – an intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, and evaluating information.

Critical thinking informs the way we deliver our services and collaborate with our clients.

Meet our
people

POLICY & RESEARCH

Rodrigo Tavares, Ph.D., CESGA

Founder and CEO

Rodrigo Tavares’ policy and finance career have been complemented by academic work. He is currently an Adjunct Full Professor at NOVA School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE), in Portugal, where he teaches sustainable finance and corporate sustainability courses.

His academic path includes the universities of Harvard (Senior Research Fellow), Columbia (Research Fellow on a postdoctoral grant awarded by the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education), Gothenburg (Ph.D.), and California, Berkeley (Visiting Research Fellow). He was also an Adjunct Professor at Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) in Brazil (2013-2018) where he was awarded a teaching prize in 2017 for ranking the highest in students’ evaluations.

Rodrigo is the author of 4 books on international relations and economic development (published by Oxford University Press, Routledge, and Lynne Rienner), and multiple book chapters and peer-reviewed articles. The latest articles are focused on ESG issues and were published in the Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment and the Journal of Environmental Investing.

He has taken executive programs at Harvard University on negotiation (2006) and on global leadership (2021); and at Princeton University on energy transition (2022).

Rodrigo Tavares is a Certified ESG Analyst® (CESGA) from the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS) and holds a Certificate in ESG Investing from the CFA Institute.