When the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety launched the Business and Biodiversity Initiative ‘Biodiversity in Good Company’ on the occasion of the 9th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD-COP 9)) in May 2008 in Bonn, this was a global signal. Almost all member companies are active on a global level. 'Biodiversity in Good Company' networks internationally and contributes to the global dialogue, for example at the CBD COPs.
Decision X/21 "Business Engagement" of CBD-COP 10 in Japan, 2010
Decision XI/7 "Business and Biodiversity" of CBD-COP 11 in India 2012
Decision XII/10 "Business Engagement" of CBD-COP 12 in Korea, 2014
Decision XIII/3 of CBD-COP 13 in Mexico, 2016: "Strategic actions to enhance the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, including with respect to mainstreaming and the integration of biodiversity within and across sectors"