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João Maria Botelho is a Portuguese jurist associated with the fields of sustainability and ESG. He is the founder of Generation Resonance. In 2024, he was recognised by Forbes Portugal in the 30 Under 30 list in the Sustainability and Social Innovation category.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Career

He completed his law degree at NOVA School of Law, where he collaborated with NOVA Green Lab as a Collaborator-Research Assistant and served on the advisory board of the research centre during his undergraduate studies.^[4]^[2] In 2024, he joined the school's Alumni Council.^[5]

In December 2023, he participated as a speaker at the Forbes Annual Summit 2023, in the panel COP 28 Insights – Rethinking Sustainability.^[6]^[7]

In 2024, he was one of the organisers of the first edition of the Portuguese Climate Summit, held in Oeiras and organised by Generation Resonance in partnership with the United Nations Association in Portugal and the Municipality of Oeiras.^[8]^[9]

In June 2025, Diário de Notícias reported that he would join the official Portuguese delegation at the Bonn Conference within the framework of the United Nations climate negotiations.^[1]

In the same year, he was cited in two Forbes articles on the review and postponement of European sustainability reporting requirements.^[10]^[11]

He is an ambassador of the European Climate Pact in Portugal.^[12]

Publications

He is one of the authors of Estudos Sobre ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) – Current and Future Challenges, a collective work published by Almedina in 2025.^[13]

References

1 2 Lima, Amanda (9 June 2025). "João Maria Botelho, the young man who sits at the table in defence of sustainability". Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
1 2 "Speakers". Portuguese Institute of Internal Auditors. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
↑ Garrido, Helena (26 June 2024). "João Maria Botelho: "We have a regulatory tsunami that is necessary. We need to shake companies"". Jornal de Negócios. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
↑ "João Maria Botelho". NOVA Green Lab. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
↑ "Alumni Council". NOVA School of Law. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
↑ "Forbes Annual Summit 2023: "Empower the Future"". Portuguese Institute of Corporate Governance. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
↑ Sebastião, Sita (13 December 2023). "João Maria Botelho: "It is time to move ideas from paper into practice"". Jornal Económico. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
↑ "Climate: Young people organise summit on energy, oceans and finance". Greensavers. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
↑ "Generation Resonance group". UNA Portugal. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
↑ McGowan, Jon (22 February 2025). "The Future Of Sustainability Reporting In The EU After The Omnibus". Forbes. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
↑ McGowan, Jon (9 April 2025). "Experts Weigh In On Delay Of EU Sustainability Reporting Requirements". Forbes. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
↑ "João Maria Botelho". European Climate Pact. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
↑ "Estudos Sobre ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) - Current and Future Challenges". Almedina. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

External links

Official website

References

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[dn2025-1] 1 2 Lima, Amanda (9 June 2025). "João Maria Botelho, the young man who sits at the table in defence of sustainability". Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

[ipai2024-2] 1 2 "Speakers". Portuguese Institute of Internal Auditors. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

[negocios2024-3] Garrido, Helena (26 June 2024). "João Maria Botelho: "We have a regulatory tsunami that is necessary. We need to shake companies"". Jornal de Negócios. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

[novagreenlab-4] "João Maria Botelho". NOVA Green Lab. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

[alumnicouncil-5] "Alumni Council". NOVA School of Law. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

[ipcg2023-6] "Forbes Annual Summit 2023: "Empower the Future"". Portuguese Institute of Corporate Governance. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

[je2023-7] Sebastião, Sita (13 December 2023). "João Maria Botelho: "It is time to move ideas from paper into practice"". Jornal Económico. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

[greensavers2024-8] "Climate: Young people organise summit on energy, oceans and finance". Greensavers. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

[una2024-9] "Generation Resonance group". UNA Portugal. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

[forbes2025a-10] McGowan, Jon (22 February 2025). "The Future Of Sustainability Reporting In The EU After The Omnibus". Forbes. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

[forbes2025b-11] McGowan, Jon (9 April 2025). "Experts Weigh In On Delay Of EU Sustainability Reporting Requirements". Forbes. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

[climatepact-12] "João Maria Botelho". European Climate Pact. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

[almedina2025-13] "Estudos Sobre ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) - Current and Future Challenges". Almedina. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

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