• News from Member Companies | 28.07.2016

  GIZ goes urban gardening!

  

  Fostering biodiversity is an important part of the corporate responsibility goals at GIZ. This includes the company sites: GIZ's employees recently established a gardening project in Bonn.

• Sustainability Reports | 20.07.2016

  HeidelbergCement releases Group Sustainability Report 2015

  HeidelbergCement released its seventh Sustainability Report so far. The Sustainability Report 2015 highlights important topics and challenges for HeidelbergCement in its drive for sustainable development.

• Natural Capital Valuation | 15.07.2016

  Natural Capital Protocol launched

  On 13 July 2016, the Natural Capital Coalition launched the so-called Natural Capital Protocol (NCP), a standardized framework for natural capital assessment.

• News from Member Companies | 30.06.2016

  Otto Group expands FSC®-certified furniture assortment and promotes sustainable forestry

  

  The share of sustainable products in terms of the Otto Group’s overall furniture assortment increased to 43% in 2015.

• News from Member Companies | 30.06.2016

  Commitment to biodiversity: UN Global Compact recognizes Beraca President as a 2016 Local SDG Pioneer

  

  At the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2016 on 22 June in New York, Ulisses Matiolli Sabará, President of Beraca, was announced as one of ten 2016 Local SDG Pioneers for his efforts that align with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 on Life on Land.

• News from Member Companies | 27.05.2016

  Veolia movie "Biodiversity – at the core of our business"

  

  In a four minute movie Veolia shows the many facets of the company's commitment to biodiversity

• News from Member Companies | 12.05.2016

  REWE Group invests another 400,000 euros in promoting more sustainable banana production

  

  The funding also benefits biodiversity and ecosystem services.

• News | 28.04.2016

  Natural capital in the focus of ISO 14.008

  The International Organization for Standardization ISO has recently begun to develop ISO 14008 - "Monetary valuation of environmental impacts from specific emissions and use of natural resources"

• Events | 24.03.2016

  German Annual Business Dialogue Forum 2016 on Biological Diversity (15 March 2016, Berlin)

  

  On 15 March 2016, almost 150 representatives of companies, leading business associations, nature conservation organizations, government and authorities, academia and civil society gathered in Berlin for the 6th German Business Dialogue Forum 2016 on Biological Diversity.

• Studies and Publications | 14.03.2016

  IUCN: Biodiversity risks and opportunities in the apparel sector

  

  Supported by Hugo Boss, the report aims at providing a better understanding of the relationship between the apparel sector's complex value chains and biodiversity.