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Basic knowledge for companies – information modules
What do companies have to do with biodiversity and how should they get involved? "Basic knowledge: companies and biodiversity" is a series of short, cross-industry information modules for companies interested in finding out more on this topic. Read
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News:
European Business Statement 'Scaling up action for nature' published
At the 2021 edition of the European Business Nature Summit (EBNS), a strong 'European Business Statement' was published. It was developed by 13 EBNS partners, among them the 'Biodiversity in Good Company' Initiative.read more
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Biodiversity and finance:
UNEP-WCMC report on biodiversity and the finance sector
The United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) issued a publication regarding biodiversity and the finance sector: "Beyond 'Business as Usual': Biodiversity Targets and Finance. Managing biodiversity risks across business sectors.read more
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Events:
Global Leadership Event Business for Nature
On June 15, Business for Nature - alongside the World Economic Forum, WBCSD, ICC, UN Global Compact and the IUCN - is hosting the first major global leadership event to discuss nature and its vital role in building a resilient future in a post-coronavirus world.read more
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HeidelbergCement:
HeidelbergCement: Supporting the Mono Transboundary Biosphere Reserve
Across the southernmost section of the border between Benin and Togo there is an area which provides habitats for a wide variety of animal species, some which are highly endangered. During recent decades this area has been under threat due to human impact. Since 2017, UNESCO has recognized this area as a Biosphere Reserve due to its rich biodiversity, including some critically endangered species, and role in providing important ecosystem service.read more
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ForestFinance:
Vanilla, cocoa and species protection: News from the ForestFinance cocoa forests in Panama
Cocoa plantations are often monocultures with few species and working conditions that hardly meet international standards. Not so the Finca Rio Uyama of ForestFinance in Panama: Here, UTZ-certified fine flavoured cocoa grows in a real forest, together with various trees and plants.read more
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GIZ:
Financial incentives for a biodiversity-friendly future – is green recovery a catalyzer?
This question was addressed by experts from the public and private sectors worldwide during a session at the Global Landscape Forum on Biodiversity (Biodiversity Digital Conference: One World – One Health). read more
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Audi:
Audi is implementing biodiversity projects at all sites
The United Nations has declared this decade the UN Decade of Biodiversity to raise awareness of the global extinction of species and to promote measures to halt it. Audi is contributing to this effort and is implementing biodiversity projects at all sites.read more
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Events:
International Day for Biological Diversity 2020:
On May 22 the International Day for Biolgical Diversity (IDB) takes place. The theme of this years IDB is “Our solutions are in nature.”read more
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GIZ:
GIZ Climate and Environmental Report: sustainable mobility is crucial
On the road to climate neutrality in 2020: business trips are the biggest contributing factor to greenhouse gas emissions, and therefore offer the greatest potential for savings.read more
Please note the English and Japanese website provide some basic information on the initiative. The German website is more comprehensive.
Member Brochure 10th anniversary 'Biodiversity in Good Company' Initiative
In 2018 the 'Biodiversity in Good Company' Initiative celebrated its 10th anniversary. Find out more about our history, our background and our member companies in our anniversary brochure!
Our position paper
FURTHER NEWS
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European Business Statement 'Scaling up action for nature' published
At the 2021 edition of the European Business Nature Summit (EBNS), a strong 'European Business Statement' was published. It was developed by 13 EBNS partners, among them the 'Biodiversity in Good Company' Initiative.
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SMEs and Nature Survey – Open until 18 November
How do SMEs consider their relationship with nature? What are the best practices that pioneering SMEs have developed to date? What type of support do SMEs require to further progress on this journey?
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CBD-COP 15 postponed
Due to the Covid-19 crisis the CBD-COP 15 which was scheduled for October in Kunming, China will be postponed.
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Correlations between loss of biodiversity and global pandemics
The current rapid and dramatic spreading of COVID-19 opens again the debate on the loss of biodiversity as a contributing cause for global pandemics.
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