GIZ | 24.07.2018

Where does GIZ stand with their corporate environmental management? GIZ Climate and Environmental Report 2016

You can now find the most important figures in the newly published Climate and Environmental Report 2016. GIZ has been reviewing its environmental data since 1999. By introducing the Corporate Sustainability Handprint (CSH), worldwide environmental data can now be collected.

Good practice | 11.07.2018

UPM leaves dead trees standing in the forest to boost biodiversity

Snags contribute to forest´s diversity; Photo: Rami Salle

Standing deadwood, referred to as snags, not only looks beautiful in a forest but is also useful to the environment.

Good practice | 21.06.2018

Weleda receives UEBT certification for "sourcing with respect"

By meeting the UEBT standard, a company assures customers that, when sourcing raw materials, biodiversity is conserved and used sustainably, and that all partners along the chain are treated equitably and paid fairly.

Studies and Publications | 13.06.2018

Natural capital: Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty assessed sector risks

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) published a new report on sector-related natural capital risks. Biodiversity was one of five natural capital factors that were examined. Most sectors have good reason to take action.

Pollinators | 11.06.2018

EU Commission calls upon businesses to take action for pollinators

In a Communication on the EU Pollinators Initiative the EU Commission also addresses business as an important target group. Do you have a good practice example that you would like to share?

Good practice | 14.05.2018

Bring back the forest to rubber

Rubber is grown in neat rows in monocultures. But in South Thailand some farmers are cultivating rubber in agroforestry systems. How this is done and what benefits they are taking out of it you can watch in a video produced by einhorn.

Good practice | 14.05.2018

Protecting biodiversity in Uruguay

Aufgrund seiner vielfältigen Flora und Fauna stellt UPMs forstwirtschaftliche Fläche Esteros y Algarrobales del Rio Uruguay (Mafalda) eine ganz besondere Landschaft in Uruguay dar. Als Eigentümerin setzt sich die UPM Gruppe aktiv für den Schutz der Wildtiere auf diesem Land ein.

UPM started its forestry operations in Uruguay some 25 years ago. Methods for maintaining biodiversity in the eucalyptus plantations have played an important role from the beginning.

News | 11.05.2018

Chinese Premier and Japanese Prime Minister visit Aleph's "Eco-rin village"

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (centre, red tie) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (blue tie) at garden centre in Eco-rin. Woman on the left: Hokkaido Governor Harumi Takahashi. Photo: Aleph Inc.

Sustainble agriculture was a topic at the Chinese Premier's visit in Hokkaido on May 10th, 2018.

Studies and Publications | 03.05.2018

New report on supply chain resilience in the face of pollinator decline

The decline in pollinators has become an issue of common concern. The Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) has now published a report targeting emerging supply chain risks and ways to cope with them.

Global Partnership for Business and Biodiversity | 03.05.2018

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