Join the second We Value Nature dialogue on making valuing nature the new normal for business. Speakers from business, finance and the European Commission will discuss what more needs to be done to transition to nature-positive in business.
As part of the process ‘Air quality: revision of EU rules’, the European Commission is looking to consult a wide range of stakeholders – including at two stakeholder meetings. This second stakeholder meeting will receive feedback from stakeholders that will assist in the completion of the Commission’s Impact Assessment for the revision of the Ambient Air Quality Directives.
The launch event for Flagship 7, “Living Labs for green digital solutions and smart zero pollution” will take place on 4 April, 09.00-10.00. It marks the starting point for the communication of the Joint Working Group’s activities to a wider audience.
The resumed sessions of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 24), the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 3) and the third meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (WG2020-3), originally scheduled for 12-28 January 2022 are now planned to take place on 13-29 March 2022, at the International Conference Center Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland.
The upcoming 74th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee will take place in the Metropolis of Lyon (France) and bring together members and observers to review strategic, policy and species-specific matters affecting the implementation of the Convention in preparation for the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP19) to take place in November 2022 in Panama.
As part of the project ‘Aligning Accounting Approaches for Nature’ (Align), a fourth webinar will take place on Tuesday, 8 March 2022 from 14-16h CET / 13-15h BST focusing on the energy sector. The objective of the webinar is to help companies in the energy sector measure and manage their impact on biodiversity. Corporate practitioners and relevant stakeholders - including BP, Tata Power, Repsol, and Flora & Fauna International - will discuss the biodiversity impact methods and metrics they find most useful and exchange best practices on how to embed these into business decision-making.
UNEP@50 is a time to reflect on the past and envision the future. It provides an opportunity to reinvigorate international cooperation and spur collective action to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste.
On 1 and 2 March, the Annual Conference will bring together Europe's largest network of stakeholders in the circular economy, focusing on "sustainable products for sustainable consumption".
The overall theme for UNEA-5 is “Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals”. This highlights the pivotal role nature plays in our lives and in social, economic and environmental sustainable development.
This major international debate on the Ocean provides an opportunity to share knowledge and cross approaches, particularly by integrating climate change, in order to better anticipate oceanic crises and technological, scientific and environmental transformations.
Sign up for the online webinar “Let's talk about ETV as a tool for accelerating innovations for sustainable industrial processes" hosted by the LIFEproETV project.
In January 2022, UNEP FI, the PRI, the Finance@Biodiversity Community, and the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge will host two webinars on finance and biodiversity. On 6 January, we will showcase positive stories on financing nature, and on 11 January, we will offer an introduction for financials who want to get started with addressing nature loss.
The European Commission is delighted to announce plans for the Level(s) virtual conference on the EU framework for sustainable buildings. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what Level(s) means for you and the built-environment sector.
Under the leadership of Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, Chairman of EpE and CEO of BNP Paribas, and the Partners of the European Business Statement, CEOs are cordially invited to the “CEO-only” session at the EBNS 2021 to discuss a “European Business Statement.” A draft statement has been prepared by the EBNS 2021 partners, and it will be delivered formally to the EU Commission on 1 December in the presence of Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for the Environment and Laurent Burelle, AFEP Chairman. The EBNS partners aim for this statement to be ambitious and grounded in business reality, and therefore, CEOs are invited to this session to review and discuss the statement before it is formally delivered. The session will take place on 30 November, from 17:00 to 18:00 CET. To attend, please RSVP by Friday, 26 November at statement@epe-asso.org
EBNS 2021 will kick off in exactly one week! Join us on 30 November - 1 December at the fully virtual event. Register today to take part in the discussions on how we can scale up business action for nature.
Join this year's European Business & Nature Summit to take part in the discussions aiming to mobilise the business community to "scale up business action for nature."
As part of the project ‘Aligning Accounting Approaches for Nature’ (Align), a third online seminar will take place on Monday 22 November 2021 from 15-17h CET / 14-16h BST focusing on the construction sector.
On 28 October 2021, BirdLife International and the EU Business@Biodiversity Platform, in cooperation with HeidelbergCement AG, will launch the Extractive Sector Species Protection Code of Conduct. Seeking to build on the provisions of the EU’s Birds and Habitats Directives, and without conflicting with EU law, the Code of Conduct demonstrates the Extraction Sector’s commitment to conserving nature through the implementation and management of temporary habitats. Join the live launch event with representation by the signatory associations and endorsement of the European Commission.
