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Businesses must do more to accelerate reforestation and biodiversity
…Only 6% of these initiatives prioritise biodiversity conservation, signaling a significant oversight in our efforts to protect ancient forests and natural landscapes and to safeguard UK biodiversity – all of…
Is nature-positive business a possibility or paradox?
…climate and biodiversity crises – from redesigning business models and value chains to embracing biodiversity net-gain principles and scaling up nature-based solutions. During an edie roundtable held in London in…
UK and France join forces on Global Roadmap for nature recovery
…Global Biodiversity Framework and the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity. As reported by the UN, human activity has caused the rates of extinction for life forms encompassed by biodiversity to exceed…
Majority of asset managers voting against biodiversity proposals
…impact in determining the outcome. Additionally, nearly 20% of self-proclaimed sustainability funds actually voted against biodiversity-related proxies from organisations. The research found that only 7% of overall votes on biodiversity…
Beyond Net Zero – why due diligence in biodiversity has become a hot agenda item for portfolio companies and their investors
…loss, they may increasingly choose to avoid investing in companies that do not manage their impacts on biodiversity or contribute to biodiversity loss. Can ESG due diligence beneficially impact biodiversity?…
Embracing biodiversity and nature conservation through thoughtful packaging choices
The world took significant steps in recognising the importance of biodiversity and the health of our ecosystems to human life at the COP15 last December. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework…
Pension funds neglecting biodiversity in investment decisions
New research developed by Pensions for Purpose and commissioned by Gresham House, found that while awareness of biodiversity amongst UK pension funds is starting to grow, almost two-thirds (62%) have…
Now available on demand: edie’s Business and Biodiversity webinars
…sessions to help businesses to embed biodiversity into sustainability strategies in ways that protect ecosystems, reverse nature loss and increase resilience. — CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE BUSINESS & BIODIVERSITY…
Mangroves, food fights and fossil fuels: The eight biggest stories from nature day at COP28 (9 December)
…frameworks Image: UNFCCC Flickr / Mark Field The UN convenes biodiversity COPs (CBD) less frequently than climate COPs. Since work began to create a new, post-2020 global biodiversity treaty at…
What makes a biodiversity net-gain target work?
…The Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII), used by the UN and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform, places the UK at the bottom of the list for G7 countries and third from bottom…
Why business must act now on biodiversity
…zero and – increasingly – nature positive. Physical risks from biodiversity loss are accelerating The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Annual Risk Report has named biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse as…
Environment Bank launches new biodiversity credits
…the private sector, Environmental Bank has introduced the sale of its biodiversity credits. Environment Bank aims to complete 6,000 acres of habitat creation in the UK this year, with other…
Webinar & Masterclass. Business and biodiversity: Accelerating the shift to a nature-positive planet
…an ambitious nature and biodiversity reporting strategy The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD): Measuring, valuing and prioritising your impacts on nature Biodiversity Net Gain: What it means for your…
Survey: Corporate action on nature falling short despite global concern
…that the corporate action on nature and biodiversity is unlikely to unfold at the pace required, with just four respondents being hopeful about addressing biodiversity, taking biodiversity measurements or adopting…
‘Keep the promise’: Former heads of state call for $20bn in annual nature funding by 2025
…is viable by 2025,” the letter states. “We urge you to prioritise efforts to increase biodiversity financing and to ensure that an increased percentage of biodiversity financing goes to Indigenous…
Biodiversity net-gain: Ambitious policy or a glorified offsetting scheme?
…biodiversity startup Joe’s Blooms. The Government is hailing the BNG mandate as a “vital tool” to reverse the decline of nature. The UK is regarded as one of the world’s…
New campaign urges businesses to set nature strategies
…reverse biodiversity loss to put nature on a path to recovery for the benefit of people and planet by conserving and sustainably using biodiversity, and ensuring the fair and equitable…
edie launches new guide to Biodiversity and Business
…features in-depth case studies that provide tangible evidence of how biodiversity can be improved. The restoration of ancient woodland represents a key catalyst in global efforts to enhance biodiversity and…
G20 failing to implement nature-related disclosure policies for corporates
…Biodiversity Framework, which was agreed at COP15 last year. Target 15 requires companies and financial institutions to disclose their risks, dependencies and impacts on biodiversity by 2030 at the latest….
Report: Only 6% of corporate sustainability initiatives focused on biodiversity
…improvement of biodiversity on land. Just 4% were designed to address biodiversity decline in water-based habitats. There is some good news, though. The research revealed that the average number of…
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