The EU will push for increased action at global level to tackle the interconnected climate and biodiversity crises, and will work with like-minded partners to secure a successful outcome at both international conferences.
Join us on 18-19 October 2022 and discover how to integrate biodiversity and nature positive models in your business.
European businesses joined the European Commission and partner organisations advocating for an ambitious outcome of the UN Biodiversity Conference COP15.
The European Business and Nature Summit (EBNS) 2022 is at the doorstep! The Summit will attract more than 300 delegates from business, finance, government, academia and civil society next 18 and 19 October in Brussels. It will be an important milestone in the road to the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in December 2022 and will strengthen the European "Business for Biodiversity movement". All the main sessions of the Summit will be livestreamed on the EBNS website. Check it out!
Business for Nature, Capitals Coalition, CDP, Textile Exchange, The BTeam, We Mean Business, World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the World Economic Forum are collectively collecting registration of interest from business interested in attending COP15 either physically or virtually. If you are considering attending, submit the form by 10 October.
The Finance@Biodiversity Community convened on 13 September to progress on defining and assessing positive biodiversity impact during an online workshop. This workshop was the second out of a series of three workshops on positive impact, and built on the results of the 23 June session. Slides and summary of the workshop are now available online!
After the first webinar in May, the three September webinars focused on nine case studies from different industries and sectors. Building on these case studies, the European Business@Biodiversity Platform has refined its ‘working definition’ of nature positive in a business context. Discover more and check out the slides and recordings of the webinars.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the LIFE Programme, the #LIFEis30 exhibition showcases powerful images from some of the most innovative, inspirational, and effective LIFE projects. Check it out!
Watch Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announce that the EU will provide 7 billion euros to protect global biodiversity.
Raising momentum for an ambitious global deal to stop and reverse biodiversity loss at the Biodiversity Conference COP15, world leaders particpated in a pledging event at the 77th United Nations General Assembly. Watch the keynote video address by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
According to this briefing, European soils are currently a net source of greenhouse gas emissions but this could be addressed by mitigation actions.
Embark on a journey to nature positive! Join us at this year's European Business and Nature Summit on 18 & 19 October to find out how to take important steps to ASSESS your impacts and dependencies on nature and biodiversity, COMMIT to operate within the Earth's limits, TRANSFORM and evolve your business model, and DISCLOSE and be transparent about your successes and lessons learned. Meet and learn from pioneering businesses and engage in inspirational keynotes, panel debates, practical workshops and side events. Access the full programme and register now!
The second edition of the Guide on biodiversity measurement approaches, created by the Finance Community of the EU Business and Biodiversity Platform, and the Finance and Biodiversity Foundation has been published. The new release includes dedicated chapters on biodiversity data and on measuring marine biodiversity.
This is the final sprint towards COP15! Business for Nature will host a webinar on 6 September to present how companies can engage in the COP15 Business Advocacy Campaign and support the adoption of an ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework. Register for the webinar!
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) invites Governments and relevant organizations or institutions to submit their offers to host the technical support unit for the business and biodiversity assessment. The deadline for submissions is Friday, 16 September 2022.
In its June meeting, the Platform’s Finance and Biodiversity Community shared insights on creating Positive Biodiversity Impacts through biodiversity measurement, blended finance and discussed the influence of the current regulatory environment on the finance sector. The presentation slides and minutes of the workshop are now available online.
With the participants from businesses, real estate management, planning actors, local and federal politics, nature conservation associations, and science, EGP 2022 hybrid conference wants to advance the mainstreaming of biodiversity-oriented premises and lay the foundation of a Europe-wide initiative for biodiversity-oriented design of company premises.
Contribute to the online public consultation on the upcoming legislative proposal for a new EU framework for forest monitoring and strategic plans - open for feedback until 17 November 2022.
Add your view to an online public consultation on the development of a possible EU Soil Health Law by 24 October 2022.
As part of the Nature Positive webinar series organised by the EU B@B Platform and after a successful first webinar in May, there will be three more webinars in September focusing on case studies from different industries, covering various organisational focus areas, sectors, and realms. Discover the speakers and register for the webinars!
