Fernando Giachini Lopes is the Executive Director and founder of Instituto Totum, the certification body responsible for the I-REC(E) energy certificates in Brazil, as well as the worldwide Code Manager for the Biomethane Certificate – GAS-REC / I-TRACK(G). He is also responsible for designing, developing, and managing various self-regulation programs in energy, safety, food, financial services, and Greenhouse Gas inventory verification services. Engineer and Master in Production Engineering from USP, specializing in Quality Management from the University of Tennessee, and in the years 2019 to 2022 was chosen as one of the 100 most influential people in the energy area.