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The Institute
The Institute
Empresa
Knowledge, coordination and a counterpoint for a more responsible market.
01 — Who we are
A civil association dedicated to the market and those who invest in it.
Instituto Empresa is a civil association dedicated to promoting corporate governance, advocating for investors and coordinating minority shareholders.
We believe in business, free enterprise and entrepreneurship as forces for economic and social development, accompanied by accountability, transparency and balanced market relationships.
02 — Our mission
To produce knowledge, promote good governance practices and strengthen investors’ capacity to organize and participate.
03 — Our principles
What guides our work.
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Transparency
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Free enterprise
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Accountability
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Cooperation
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Investor protection
04 — Our leadership
The people behind the institution.
President
Dr. Eduardo Silva
Eduardo Silva da Silva holds a doctorate and a master’s degree in Law from UFRGS. He works as an arbitrator, professor and legal opinion author, focusing on dispute resolution and corporate relationships. He is a member of the ICC Institute of World Business Law and serves on bodies and panels of arbitration institutions in Brazil.
He has chaired Instituto Empresa since its founding in 2017 and leads its public position on issues such as investors’ access to market arbitration, the exercise of controlling power and governance quality in listed companies.
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05 — Institutional notice
Instituto Empresa is not a law firm.
The Institute does not directly provide individual legal services. Depending on each initiative, it may promote studies, institutional coordination, investor organization and cooperation with independent professionals and organizations.