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Biodiversity is of crucial importance in its own right but also plays an important role in production processes and hence for investors. Everything we consume is dependent on nature. 🌱 Investors can play a role by making efforts to eliminate/ reduce their negative biodiversity impact. But also by making investments with a positive impact. Just begin, do not wait, the matter is too important to wait for 100% perfect numbers. Even though measurement of biodiversity footprint and impact is still in development, big steps are taken, see for instance the recent publication from ASN Bank “Make Nature Count 2.0” and the newly updated 'Guide on Biodiversity Measurement Approaches' from Finance for Biodiversity Foundation. Read more about this in my column in the Investment Officer NL. Make Nature Count 2.0: https://lnkd.in/epyrTvav Guide on Biodiversity Measurement Approaches: https://lnkd.in/eHGcyEDk

Did you know that biodiversity loss has tangible economic implications too?    As highlighted in this article, the decline in ecosystem functionality is already costing the global economy more than $5 trillion a year in the form of lost natural services. The biodiversity loss poses serious risks to businesses-just think of disruptions to supply chains. Therefore, I deeply agree when it is stated that businesses must incorporate biodiversity considerations into their core strategies and governance mechanisms.   At Davines Group | Certified B Corp, biodiversity is one of four focus—alongside decarbonization, circularity, and water—in the Environmental area, guiding our efforts in the coming years. The Davines Group’s Regenerative Evolution, our sustainability strategy, promotes biodiversity focusing on regenerative organic ingredients in our formulas to care for the soil and the planet.   In this symbiotic relationship between biodiversity and business, a more sustainable future beckons, waiting to be forged.   #DavinesGoodLifeForAll #BCorp #SustainableBeauty #davinesgrouppeople Davide Bollati; Anthony Molet; Mark Giannandrea; Arnaud Goullin; Stefano Benetti; Andrea Mussi; M. Vittoria Mangiarotti; Stefania Bollati; Paolo Goi; Marco Mazzucco; Alessandra Sabellico; Laura Gilieri; Paolo Penocchio; Alejandro Lopez Nunez Chiara Pelullo;Luca Ceroni;Maddalena Tresso https://lnkd.in/dMn845tm

🌏 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗠-𝗚𝗕𝗙 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 🌏 🎯 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝟏𝟓: 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 🤔 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐲? This target aims to progressively reduce the negative impacts and increase the positive impacts of business on biodiversity, and to encourage more sustainable patterns of production. To accomplish this, countries should put in place measures to encourage and enable business and financial institutions to identify and disclose their dependencies and impacts on biodiversity, and to report on these and other information, and to require this in the case of large and transnational companies and institutions: 🌿 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: The target calls on Parties to develop a set of measures to encourage and enable businesses and financial institutions to undertake a set of actions to progressively reduce negative impacts on biodiversity and increase their positive impacts. Specifically, the target calls for legal, administrative or policy measures to encourage businesses to regularly monitor, assess and transparently disclose their risks, dependencies and impacts on biodiversity, to provide relevant information to consumers and to report on compliance with access and benefit-sharing regulations and measures where applicable. 🌿 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: While this target applies to measures for all types of business it places a particular emphasis on large and transnational companies and financial institutions. These types of companies and institutions, owing to their size and areas of operation, supply and value chains and portfolios often have large net impacts on biodiversity. As such improvements in their monitoring, assessment and disclosure processes have significant potential to generate positive outcomes for biodiversity, particularly as issues associated with supply chains and portfolios are often overlooked in sustainability reports. 🌿 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬, 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬: All businesses are dependent on biodiversity in some way. Many business practices have impacts on biodiversity. This element of the target calls for business to regularly assess and disclose these dependencies, impacts and risks. In the case of large and transnational companies and financial institutions, such assessments and disclosures should be made a requirement. [Contd. on comments] #BiodiversityPlan | UN Biodiversity | UN Environment Programme

A groundbreaking whitepaper, “Measuring the Biodiversity Impact of Global Equities, by ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services concurs with the UNEP-WCMC which states that animal agriculture is a leading cause of biodiversity loss. Companies innovating to replace animal factories (such as innovative companies that VegTech™ Invest invests in for a sustainable and prolific food supply system) 🌲 dramatically lessen deforestation, 🦊 mitigate biodiversity loss, and 🌎 significantly reduce climate change impact. In this article ISS notes: 🐟 Biodiversity refers to the variety of all forms of life on Earth, running from genes and bacteria to entire ecosystems such as forests or coral reefs. Biodiversity loss refers to declining species diversity and abundance, which may lead to the disruption of these ecosystems. 🌎 Climate change is one key reason for biodiversity loss, along with changes in  💧 land and water use, 💨 pollution, 🌳 direct exploitation of natural resources, and 🦗 invasive species. ⚠️ The World Economic Forum’s 2023 Global Risks Report listed “biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse” as one of the most pressing global risks over the next decade. 💰 In terms of the global economy, about $58 trillion (or more than half of global GDP) is dependent on nature. The same analysis identifies more than 50% of the market value of listed companies on 19 large stock exchanges as being exposed to material nature-related risks. 🌽 The UN Environmental Program has identified important and interconnected industries - such as Agricultural Products and Fisheries or Food, Beverage and Tobacco - which have high impact and high dependence on biodiversity and healthy functioning ecosystems (as shown in Figure 1 in article). 📉 Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation may pose risks to business operations, supply chains, and financial markets. For more information visit the links in the comments. #biodiversityloss #impactinvesting #vegtech

A groundbreaking whitepaper, “Measuring the Biodiversity Impact of Global Equities, by ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services concurs with the UNEP-WCMC which states that animal agriculture is a leading cause of biodiversity loss. Companies innovating to replace animal factories (such as innovative companies that VegTech™ Invest invests in for a sustainable and prolific food supply system) 🌲 dramatically lessen deforestation, 🦊 mitigate biodiversity loss, and 🌎 significantly reduce climate change impact. In this article ISS notes: 🐟 Biodiversity refers to the variety of all forms of life on Earth, running from genes and bacteria to entire ecosystems such as forests or coral reefs. Biodiversity loss refers to declining species diversity and abundance, which may lead to the disruption of these ecosystems. 🌎 Climate change is one key reason for biodiversity loss, along with changes in  💧 land and water use, 💨 pollution, 🌳 direct exploitation of natural resources, and 🦗 invasive species. ⚠️ The World Economic Forum’s 2023 Global Risks Report listed “biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse” as one of the most pressing global risks over the next decade. 💰 In terms of the global economy, about $58 trillion (or more than half of global GDP) is dependent on nature. The same analysis identifies more than 50% of the market value of listed companies on 19 large stock exchanges as being exposed to material nature-related risks. 🌽 The UN Environmental Program has identified important and interconnected industries - such as Agricultural Products and Fisheries or Food, Beverage and Tobacco - which have high impact and high dependence on biodiversity and healthy functioning ecosystems (as shown in Figure 1 in article). 📉 Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation may pose risks to business operations, supply chains, and financial markets. For more information visit the links in the comments. #biodiversityloss #impactinvesting #vegtech

🌍 Join us for our online webinar: 'Sustainable Consumption for Biodiversity: Unleashing the Power of GBF Targets 15 and 16', an official side event of the 6th UN Environment Assembly (#UNEA6)! Shedding light on the crucial shift towards sustainable consumption to combat biodiversity loss, this event is organised by Consumers International in collaboration with the Consumer Information for Sustainable Consumption and Production Programme of the One Planet network, Forest Stewardship Council, and the UN Conference on Trade and Development BioTrade Initiative. Seeking to inspire action and drive change, our event aims to showcase the transformative potential of the Global Biodiversity Framework, with targets 15 and 16 at the forefront, urging businesses to assess, disclose, and reduce biodiversity-related risks and enabling sustainable consumption choices to curb waste and overconsumption. Together, we seek to: 🌱 Raise awareness of consumption's impact on biodiversity. 🌱 Present solutions to mitigate human activities' impact on biodiversity. 🌱 Discuss recommendations for effective implementation of GBF Targets 15 and 16. Schedule: 📅 Date: February 9, 2024 🕡 Time: 18:30 – 19:45 hrs EAT Speakers: 🎤 Martina Fleckenstein, WWF Global Policy Director 🎤 Peter Andrews, Consumers International 🎤 Bettina Hedden-Dunkhorst, German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz) 🎤 Harrison Ochieng Kojwang, Forest Stewardship Council International 🎤 Dr. Taye Teferi, TRAFFIC 🎤 Jan Christian Polania Giese, adelphi We hope to see you on the 27th February, find out more and register here: https://lnkd.in/dA4-TWxe #SustainableConsumption #Biodiversity #UNEA6 #GBFTargets #ConsumerRights #Sustainability

☘ Biodiversity Credit Archetypes 🌟 The International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB) has recently published its analysis report on the Consultation on Archetypes. The IAPB report outlines 6 distinct archetypes for biodiversity credit markets, each driven by different motivations and goals: - Voluntary Insetting: Corporations integrate biodiversity credits within their own value chains. - Voluntary Offsetting: Companies voluntarily purchase credits to balance their biodiversity impacts. - Regulatory-Driven CSR: Compliance with regulations through Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. - Compliance Offsetting: Mandatory credit purchases to meet regulatory requirements. - Corporate Voluntary CSR Contributions: Companies voluntarily contribute to biodiversity projects beyond regulatory demands. - Bundled Consumer Products/Services: Offering products or services that include contributions to biodiversity. The report outlines a comprehensive framework that reveals significant opportunities for achieving closer synthesis between various biodiversity credit schemes. Next stage - Aligning around common standards, governance structures, and market mechanisms will be critical to harmonize these models. This alignment will support the scalability and integrity of biodiversity credit markets, enabling them to effectively contribute to ecological, social, and financial goals. For example : Compensation models, which focus on addressing biodiversity impacts, can be synthesized with contribution models that aim for positive nature improvements beyond operational impacts. Another example : Harmonizing these models could involve developing common standards for measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) that apply across both compensation and contribution frameworks. Compensation Frameworks: Purpose: To mitigate or offset negative biodiversity impacts caused by a company’s activities. Mechanism: Companies buy or create biodiversity credits to balance their environmental footprint, aiming for no net loss or net gain in biodiversity. Application: Used when companies must offset their operational impacts, often driven by regulatory requirements. Contribution Frameworks: Purpose: To proactively enhance or conserve biodiversity through voluntary actions, not necessarily linked to mitigating direct impacts. Mechanism: Companies invest in or support biodiversity projects as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) or voluntary commitments. Application: Applied to create net positive impacts on biodiversity, usually without regulatory obligations. #biodiversity #mrv #vcm #biodiversitycredits #carbonoffsets #corporatesustainability

🌍 CreditNature Featured in the State of Voluntary Biodiversity Credit Markets 2024 Report! 🌿 I'm excited to share that CreditNature has been featured in the latest State of Voluntary Biodiversity Credit Markets 2024 report. This in-depth report provides a snapshot of a rapidly growing market that will be instrumental in addressing global biodiversity challenges. 📈 Key Market Insights: - The voluntary biodiversity credit market is growing fast, with estimated sales ranging from US$325,000 to US$1,870,000 to date. - These transactions have already financed positive biodiversity outcomes over an area of between 26,000 and 125,000 hectares. - Over the next five years, the majority of schemes expect to sell more than 100,000 biodiversity credits. - European buyers are leading the demand, driven primarily by marketing, brand visibility, and risk mitigation. 🌟 Why This Matters: Biodiversity credits provide an incredible opportunity for companies and financial institutions to meet nature-positive targets and reduce nature-related risks. As the report highlights, the market for these credits is maturing, following a trajectory similar to voluntary carbon markets. This means businesses can play a key role in the global effort to be nature-positive by 2030. 🌍 Global Momentum: The market is evolving quickly, with key focus areas including: - Regeneration projects that restore ecosystems are currently the most in-demand, featured in 81% of all biodiversity credit schemes. - Many credits are being sold for US$25 or less, with some involving Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and Local Communities (LCs) attracting a premium of up to 300%. - 75% of schemes engage Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, recognising their crucial role in protecting biodiversity. 📢 Why CreditNature is Excited: At CreditNature, we were pleased to be recognised as one of the market leaders shaping this vital sector and in a high integrity way. We remain committed to accelerating the sustainable growth of biodiversity credit markets, which we believe will be essential in achieving the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Look out for our exciting announcements this autumn! #NaturePositive #BiodiversityCredits #ESG #Sustainability #Biodiversity

🌍 NEW BIODIVERSITY REPORT LAUNCHED 🌍 As COP16 concludes, the urgency of addressing the biodiversity action gap has never been clearer. We're proud to sponsor "Biodiversity in Action: Strategies & Pathways for Business" by edie. This practical guide is designed for corporates seeking to engage with nature and biodiversity effectively. Inside, you’ll find valuable tips and inspiring case studies from our National Parks Partners, BMW UK, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., and Santander UK. David Bourque, Development Director at National Parks Partnerships, highlights the urgency: “It’s a critical time for global biodiversity. We have already lost 73% of the world’s animal populations since 1970, and that trajectory will continue unless we all – governments, citizens, and businesses – take drastic action. We’re proud to partner with Edie on this important guide, which helps businesses from every sector take steps to improve biodiversity – no matter how big or small – and play their part in making the world a more sustainable place.” 🔍 Key Insights: - Fewer than 30% of companies have set clear, actionable biodiversity goals within their sustainability strategies. - Alarmingly, 90% of large corporations fail to report ecological outcomes from their restoration efforts, and none are quantifying impacts on local communities. - Up to 55% of the global GDP—$58 trillion—has been estimated by PwC as dependent on nature. At National Parks Partnerships, we’ve been working with companies to deliver positive impacts across our landscapes since 2016. It’s time for businesses to step up and take decisive action for our planet. Let’s close the biodiversity gap together! 📥 Download your copy here: https://lnkd.in/e3tg78_B #Biodiversity #Sustainability #CorporateResponsibility #COP16 #BusinessStrategy #Edie #UKNationalParks #NationalParks #CorporatePartnership Join the conversation and let’s drive meaningful change! 🌱