Last Reminder: Join us on 4 July 2024 at 14:00 CEST for the Biodiversity Basics Webinar! (01/07/2024)
When it comes to the biodiversity, business as usual is no longer desirable nor acceptable. The Biodiversity Basics Webinars are here to help introduce newcomers to the field of biodiversity and assist them on their journey towards building a nature positive business. Join us on July 4th from 14:00 to 15:00 CEST to understand how latest trends and regulatory requirements in this space can be used as a positive driving force for your business.
Mark your calendars on September 19th, 2024, for the European Business & Biodiversity Forum organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature with the support of the European Business & Biodiversity Platform. (01/07/2024)
The year 2024 builds on the existing momentum on biodiversity and calls for growing transformative action from business. The EU Business and Biodiversity Platform welcomes the organization of the second edition of the EU Business and Biodiversity Forum led by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Brussels on September 19th.
The event organised by WWF will be essential to explore the key role of businesses in the changing international and European context and at the upcoming UN biodiversity conference, COP 16. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with experts, pioneering companies, and peers who are shaping the future of biodiversity action.
The EU B&B Platform's next European Business & Nature Summit will take place in 2025; stay tuned for more details! (01/07/2024)
Following a successful Milan edition in 2023, the European Business and Nature Summit will reconvene in 2025 to catalyse transformative actions that businesses to transition towards a nature-positive society.
The EU Business and Biodiversity Platform, as lead organiser of the Summit, aims to announce the location and date of the 2025 Summit edition in this newsletter towards the end of 2024. Stay tuned!
Webinar on 31 May 2024 - Road to COP16: Backing up EU business and finance commitments with actions (14/05/2024)
What are the stakes of COP16? What is expected from the business and finance community? And how can businesses contribute to its success?
Join this webinar to understand the expectations for COP16, its implications for EU businesses and financial institutions, and identify opportunities for business and finance to contribute to the objectives of the Global Biodiversity Framework and drive collaborative action. Ongoing campaigns and initiatives supporting business and finance, and financiers to deliver on their nature-positive commitments will also be put in the spotlight.
Building on the outcomes of the European Business and Nature Summit 2023, the COP16 webinars will encourage participants to showcase business action and raise the ambition for nature in the run up to COP16 happening later this year in Colombia. Join us on 31 May 2024 from 11:00 to 12:00 CEST!
Publication of the Thematic Report on Biodiversity Disclosure Initiatives (14/05/2024)
We are excited to announce that the Business & Biodiversity Platform’s most recent work, the Thematic Report on Biodiversity Disclosure was launched in April. This report provides a detailed comparative analysis on the biodiversity-related disclosure requirements or recommendations of ESRS E4, TNFD, and GRI 101, and provides additional details on SFDR and Article 29 (France) reporting.
New Survey: Understanding the state of biodiversity credits and their link with the carbon market (14/05/2024)
A public survey on biodiversity credits has been launched under the Climate Biodiversity Nexus Project. This survey is deemed highly relevant for members of the EU Business and Biodiversity Platform and businesses engaging on biodiversity.
Help us build a better picture of the emerging biodiversity credits, understand their link with the carbon credit market, and the motivations and expectations from market participants!
Upcoming Webinar: Transforming finance for biodiversity and climate action (20/03/2024)
What is needed for the finance sector to meet the urgent short-term needs of nature finance, while simultaneously initiating longer-term transformations in the finance sector? This webinar will bring together academics, experts, and finance practitioners to discuss potential strategies for transforming finance. Join us on April 26th from 11:00 to 12:00 CET!
Finance and the Global Biodiversity Framework: navigating the road to COP16 (20/03/2024)
Get the latest insights into the upcoming UN Biodiversity Conference COP16, scheduled for October 2024 in Cali, Colombia. This webinar, held on April 23rd 14:00 CET, will delve into the preparations made by governments and private finance sectors to effectively translate their aspirations into actionable plans for implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)
Mark your calendars on April 10th from 16:00 – 17:00 CET the launch of the EU B&B Platform’s Thematic Report on Biodiversity Disclosure. (20/03/2024)
With the increasing importance of biodiversity for business, the demand for transparent disclosure of corporate biodiversity performance is becoming prevalent. Companies who are willing to start preparing for these upcoming requirements often face difficulties understanding the relationship between emerging biodiversity disclosure initiatives. This webinar represents a unique opportunity to disentangle the complexities linked with biodiversity disclosure for business. It will present key findings of the EU B&B Platform’s new Thematic Report on Biodiversity Disclosure which highlights the major differences and similarities across 6 major disclosure frameworks. Join us on April 10th from 16:00 – 17:00 CET to learn more.
Join us on April 4th at 14:00 CET for the Biodiversity Basics Webinar! (20/03/2024)
When it comes to the biodiversity, business as usual is no longer desirable nor acceptable. The Biodiversity Basics Webinars will get business up to speed with the fundamentals of biodiversity and everything they need to know to build a nature positive future. Join us on April 4th from 14:00 to 15:00 CET if your business could do with some guidance to anticipate new regulations and material risks.
Release of the third edition of the Finance & Biodiversity guide on biodiversity measurement approaches (20/03/2024)
As biodiversity loss becomes an ever more urgent challenge, financial institutions are looking for ways to quantify the impacts and dependencies of their finance and investment activities on biodiversity. This third edition builds on a series of previous editions, developed by the EU Business & Biodiversity Platform. The guide offers information and assistance to financial institutions in understanding the existing approaches for measuring their interactions with biodiversity.
Update on the Finance and Biodiversity Overview of initiatives for financial institutions (19/01/2024)
The momentum behind biodiversity is growing among financial institutions, and so is the number of communities, networks and initiatives dedicated to this topic. This overview of biodiversity-related initiatives for financial institutions is a resource meant to help financial institutions understand the latest biodiversity-related initiatives out there - who is doing what, where and when. Launched in April 2021 by the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation, UNEP FI, the PRI, and the Business & Biodiversity Platform, this report is updated yearly. The most recent update covers nineteen initiatives, outlining activities planned for the 2023-2024 period. It provides an overview of the nineteen initiatives, the topics they address and their level of collaboration for each topic. In addition, a fact sheet for each initiative is also included.
The EU Business and Biodiversity’s Sector Sprint Report 2023 – How to unlock nature-positive transformative change in the build sector (25/01/2024)
How to unlock nature-positive transformative change in the built environment? In 2023, the EUB&B Platform engaged with representatives from the built environment, investors, and policy makers to help identify transformative actions that can be taken at different levels to progress towards nature-positive models. The results of that engagement work are presented in a new publication, highlighting current drivers of change (technological, financial, political, etc.) to facilitate nature-positive business trajectories. The report looks, in particular, at the role of finance and policy as enablers of change and identifies next steps to scale up action.
The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation and the EU Business & Biodiversity Platform published the Third update of the Collaborative Engagements Overview (25/01/2024)
In the last few years, more and more financial institutions have started engaging with companies on biodiversity. By providing yearly updates, the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation and the EU Business & Biodiversity Platform want to help financial institutions to navigate the ever-changing landscape of collaborative biodiversity engagements. This overview points financial institutions to ongoing engagements that they can join, as well as directs them to information generated by past collaborative engagements. In this third update, nine new biodiversity-related collaborative engagements have been added.
Align bears fruit in shaping the future of biodiversity measurement approaching its final stretch (05/12/2023)
Join us in celebrating a significant milestone with Align, the European Commission-funded project led by WCMC Europe and the Capitals Coalition, with partners Arcadis, ICF, and UNEP-WCMC. Over the past 2 years, Align has emerged as a transformative actor in the biodiversity measurement landscape, fuelled by a diverse community of over 500 engaged stakeholders. The 'Recommendations for a standard on corporate biodiversity measurement and valuation', published during last year’s COP15, has become a crucial guide for businesses navigating the evolving landscape of biodiversity measurement bringing alignment to a divergent space. It has been developed along with Align's engaged community, which includes 100 proactive business practitioners and 120 technical experts working together to shape a standardized approach to biodiversity measurement and valuation.
As the project approaches its final stretch towards the summer of 2024, it has made available further guidance to help businesses to implement the recommendations at a site level, and across supply chains, as well as on how to assess ecosystem condition. Stay tuned to learn more about the next steps of Align in shaping the future of corporate biodiversity measurement practices. These include guidance on nature-positive, the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the integration of biodiversity into natural capital accounting and the identification of research, innovation and education needs to address biodiversity measurement challenges.
Latest trends and innovations in nature finance – Webinar on January 30th (06/12/2023)
As we witness unprecedented declines in nature and biodiversity, the financial sector is stepping up with groundbreaking solutions. The Kunming-Montreal GBF has ignited a surge of interest in nature-related financial mechanisms. The annual New Green Shoots webinar, a finance industry cornerstone since 2022, continues to lead the way by unveiling the latest innovative products in nature finance. Mark your calendars for January 30th at 14:00 CET, as the four finance sector webinar-partners present the 2024 New Green Shoots webinar. This event promises an insightful exploration of emerging trends in nature finance, spotlighting innovative products and mechanisms poised to scale the market.
Integrating Climate and Nature Action – Webinar on December 13th (06/12/2023)
The European Business & Biodiversity Platform is delivering a new webinar on December 13th together with its partners UNEP FI, the PRI and the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation. The new webinar will be on the biodiversity-climate nexus. Join to discover how integrating biodiversity into climate change activities is a game-changer for risk management. Tailored for banks, institutional investors, and insurers, this webinar will help you to gain new insights, explore key concepts, and receive practical recommendations on incorporating nature into existing climate frameworks. Don't miss your chance to learn how to start your biodiversity-journey linking it to your climate-activities!
The successful EBNS helps shape business transformation for nature one year after the Global Biodiversity Framework (23/10/2023)
Almost 450 business and finance delegates joined government and civil society representatives last week at the 2023 edition of the European Business and Nature Summit (EBNS) in Milan, Italy. One year after the adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), considered the Paris Agreement for nature, the Summit marked an important step to take stock and scale up business action to foster the transition towards a nature-positive society. Did you miss it? Find out what happened with this summary of key developments!
Align Webinar: Guidance on Biodiversity Measurement at Operational Sites and Across Supply Chains. (16/10/2023)
Companies and investors are heeding the call to address biodiversity decline head-on. The need for effective biodiversity measurement is growing, and in late 2022, the Align project released recommendations to provide a comprehensive framework.
This Thursday, October 19th, from 11:00 to 11:50 BST (12:00 to 12:50 CET), the Align project will launch new guidance notes, enhancing the implementation of their recommendations. These notes shed light on biodiversity measurement and valuation for both operational site-level assessments and supply chains. They draw practical insights from 'dummy cases,' showcasing measurement approaches.
Turning the tide on plastic waste and pollution: Driving a circular economy for plastics (16/10/2023)
Learn about the financial ramifications of plastic pollution in this upcoming webinar. Plastic pollution is a global challenge with serious implications for financial institutions. Join us on Tuesday, October 24th, 2023, from 16:00 to 17:00 CEST (15:00 to 16:00 BST) to delve into the growing international response. The webinar will discuss the financial risks associated with plastic waste and pollution, the potential for a circular economy to address climate and biodiversity risks, and how financial institutions can take action and engage with the ongoing UN global agreement under development.
The EBNS is taking place in one week – Find out more about the side events surrounding it! (03/10/2023)
As EBNS 2023 approaches, we would like to highlight the side events that will complement the core Summit experience. EBNS is dedicated to helping businesses and financial institutions work towards nature-positive transformations, especially in light of the Global Biodiversity Framework and emerging tools for integrating biodiversity into business practices. Beyond being a platform for discussions and policymaking, the EBNS offers several side events to help businesses in their journey. The events surrounding the Summit span from immersive exhibitions promoting coexistence with nature, to online sessions on nature-friendly consumption, and workshops on biodiversity conservation. Together, they will help you broaden your understanding of challenges like assessing your business's impact on natural capital, or the new biodiversity standard under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, while also offering practical examples through case studies implementing nature-positive strategies. The insights gained will empower you to make informed decisions, navigate policy changes, and build investor confidence, all contributing to your organisation’s nature-positive future.
EBNS Registrations are closing next week! (04/09/2023)
As the EBNS 2023 approaches, the response has been incredible, and anticipation is building. Businesses and financial institutions are coming together to weave biodiversity into their strategies and pave a path towards nature-positive change. As we approach the event on October 11th-12th, whether in Milan or virtually, your chance to participate is still open. Register before September 12th to apply for a place among fellow industry leaders. Due to the high number of applications and the need to ensure sector and geographic balance only a limited number of in-person participation will be possible but online participation is open to all. This is your gateway to engaging discussions, insights, and strategies that could reshape your business practices. Join the conversation that's shaping the future of business and nature integration. Be part of the movement that's driving change and creating impact. Secure your spot today and connect with a community committed to progress.
Get started with the Biodiversity Basics Webinar! (04/09/2023)
Businesses are eager to learn how to embrace nature-positive changes and to integrate biodiversity into practices. The EU Business & Biodiversity Platform is your guide in this transformative journey. If you are ready to address nature impacts, but unsure where to start, the Biodiversity Basics Webinar on September 7th 13:00 – 14:00 CET is the best place to begin. Gain essential knowledge for a nature-positive approach. Register now and step confidently into a future where business and biodiversity flourish.
Registrations for the European Business & Nature Summit are now open! (21/08/2023)
The European Business & Nature Summit 2023 is excited to announce that registrations are now open! Get ready for a transformative journey towards a nature-positive future. Join us on October 11th and 12th in Milan's iconic Palazzo Lombardia, where visionary experts and business leaders will unite to shape innovative business models for a regenerative economy and a nature-positive future.
Register your application to join our programme exploring biodiversity conservation, innovative financial mechanisms, and collaborative partnerships. Learn from industry pioneers, gain invaluable insights, and become a driving force in shaping a nature-positive society.
