EU B@B Platform - Webinar series on Nature Positive | May - October 2022 (23/05/2022)
The EU B@B Platform invites you to its webinar series on Nature Positive. The webinars will introduce the concept of Nature Positive, present case studies by businesses and develop recommendations about the biodiversity component of the Nature Positive concept in a business context.
Speakers of the first webinar on 23 May (4-5.30 pm CET) include: Johan Lammerant (Arcadis); Joshua Berger (CDC Biodiversité); Martin Lok (Capitals Coalition); Nadine McCormick (WBCSD); Stacey Baggaley (UNEP-WCMC); and Wijnand Broer (CREM).
Align webinar on the Electricity & Water Utilities Sector | 18 May 2022 (18/05/2022)
The project ‘Aligning Accounting Approaches for Nature’ (Align) will host its third webinar on 18 May 2022 from 3-5 pm CET / 2-4 pm BST. Join the webinar to discover best practices related to natural capital management accounting in the electricity and water utility sector. Speakers include Emilio Tejedor, Head of Environment at Ibedrola (SP) and Miranda Cooper, Conservation & Land Manager at Northumbrian Water (UK).
Webinar to present the first B@B Thematic Report on Biodiversity Data | 4 May, 4.30-5.30pm CET (04/05/2022)
Join the webinar to learn about the biodiversity data landscape, latest evolutions and challenges in biodiversity data collection. The webinar will also highlight how the Task Force for Nature related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is dealing with nature-related data, and announce a recent Position Paper by We Value Nature on improving natural capital data flows between governments and the private sector.
Launch event of the B@B Practical Guide on Biodiversity for SMEs in the Agri-Food Sector | 5 May, 4:00-5:00pm CET (05/05/2022)
The European Business@Biodiversity Platform invites you to join the launch event of the Practical Guide on Biodiversity for SMEs in the Agri-Food Sector. Speakers from the Platform will introduce the Pilot Phase and launch a call for interested SMEs and intermediaries working with SMEs to test the guide.
The national & regional B@B platforms and networks met in April to discuss the 2022 programme (29/04/2022)
The national & regional B@B platforms and networks reconvened on 26 April 2022 for their monthly meeting. The aim of the monthly meetings is to provide an update on the developments in the field of business and biodiversity with the specific focus on policy developments at European level. Discover what was discussed!
Results of the workshop on updating the Guide on biodiversity measurement approaches by the Finance@Biodiversity Community in April (29/04/2022)
In 2021, the Finance@Biodiversity Community and the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation published the Guide on biodiversity measurement approaches. On 7 April 2022, one year after the guide was launched, the F@B Community discussed what should be included in the first full update of this guide.
Results of the launch event of the Engagement Guide by the Finance@Biodiversiy Community and Finance for Biodiversity Foundation in April (29/04/2022)
The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation and Finance@Biodiversity Community launched the Finance for Biodiversity – Guide on engagement with companies in a webinar co-organised with the UNEP FI and the PRI on 12 April 2022.
Align on track to deliver its recommendations on biodiversity measurement and valuation for business (12/04/2022)
A year after its launch, the Align project is finalising Draft V01 of the Recommendations for a standard on biodiversity measurement and valuation. The draft will soon be released and open for public consultation in June. So stay tuned for your opportunity to become involved in the development of this iterative document!
The B@B Platform wants to hear from you (23/03/2022)
The EU B@B Platform would like to know how it can adapt to the changing business environment and better accompany companies in their transition process to strengthen the business and biodiversity movement in Europe and beyond. Take part in the survey.
We need to talk about biodiversity: Two webinars on finance and biodiversity in April (23/03/2022)
The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation, in partnership with UNEP FI, UNEP WCMC, WBCSD, PRI and the EU Finance@Biodiversity Community, has organised two webinars in April.
The first EU B@B thematic report on Biodiversity Data (24/03/2022)
The EU B@B Platform is pleased to announce the first thematic report on the rapidly evolving area of biodiversity data. This report aims to help businesses navigate through data types, sources and quality and understand how data can support the assessment of corporate biodiversity performance.
The first EU B@B Platform’s Advisory Board Meeting in 2022 (23/03/2022)
The EU B@B Platform’s Advisory Board met on 15 February to chart the Platform’s future priorities.
Align webinar to help energy companies measure and manage their impact on biodiversity (03/03/2022)
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.
EBNS 2021: Businesses recognise the urgency to act and mobilise for the ecological transition (21/12/2021)
On 30 Nov – 1 Dec 2021, the EU Business@Biodiversity Platform, together with Entreprises pour l’Environnement, Biodiversity in Good Company and the Value Balancing Alliance, hosted the 2021 edition of the European Business Nature Summit. The Summit capitalised on the momentum from this year’s busy climate and environment agenda, and gathered 86 speakers and more than 1000 participant representing businesses of all sizes, financial institutions, NGOs, biodiversity experts, and national and EU level policy-makers.
New online course on “Valuing nature and people to inform business decision-making” (21/12/2021)
The Capitals Coalition and the We Value Nature campaign have developed a new online course on “Valuing nature and people to inform business decision-making” to be launched in early 2022. The training will be delivered on the Coursera platform, and will feature videos, interactive exercises, quizzes and discussion prompts.
One year after the launch of Align: Key achievements and next steps (21/12/2021)
The Align project – Aligning accounting approaches for nature – is reaching the end of its first year. The official launch and recruitment webinar organised in early 2021 raised interest among more than 500 organisations. Today the Align community includes more than 600 members. Within this, more than 200 business practitioners and technical experts have engaged in developing recommendations for a standard on corporate biodiversity measurement and valuation. Read more about the key achievement of 2021 and the next steps planned for 2022.
Finance and Biodiversity Webinars in January 2022 (21/12/2021)
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.
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.
Business Statement at EBNS 2021 (23/11/2021)
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
Results of the Finance@Biodiversity Community's Workshops on Engagement with Companies (23/11/2021)
In 2021, the Finance@Biodiversity Community has focused its collective learning and experience sharing on the subject of ‘Engagement with companies’. This covers both the engagement of investors with publicly listed companies, and the engagement of banks with their clients. The F@B Community developed four workshops together with its members, in response to their needs, and it is now developing a guidance paper based on the workshops. The preliminary results are already available in the official minutes for each session.
Experts needed for scoping of the IPBES Business and Biodiversity assessment (23/11/2021)
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) seeks experts to participate in the external review of the draft scoping report for the IPBES business and biodiversity assessment. Governments, interested and qualified experts, including scientists, decision makers, practitioners and other knowledge holders can participate in the external review of the draft scoping report for the business and biodiversity assessment. The external review will be open until 15 December 2021.
Business for Nature policy consultation - Deadline extended until 26 November (23/11/2021)
Business for Nature invites businesses from all sectors, geographies, and of all sizes to respond to a policy consultation and share their views on: 1) Reducing negative direct impacts; 2) The role to be played by SMEs; 3) Addressing environmentally harmful subsidies; 4) Mechanisms to incentivize sustainable use and penalise negative impacts; and 5) Legislation on deforestation and conversion free supply chains.
B@B webinar series on biodiversity data - Recordings available on YouTube (23/11/2021)
If you missed any of the webinars on biodiversity data the B@B Platform organised in October, you can now watch the recordings of the entire series on YouTube. This webinar series provides an overview of recent developments in the field of biodiversity data for businesses and financial institutions. The three first webinars present examples of currently available and well-performing data sources on biodiversity impacts and dependencies, as well as innovative and promising biodiversity data collection techniques. Each of the webinars includes concrete examples on how businesses have applied biodiversity data. The final webinar focuses on remaining challenges and invites businesses to participate in a debate on how the accessibility, infrastructure and quality of data can be improved.
Third Align webinar on Natural Capital Management Accounting - Focus on the construction sector (10/11/2021)
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.
It is not too late to register for EBNS 2021! (10/11/2021)
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."
EU B@B webinar series on biodiversity data - last two sessions on 26 and 28 October (26/10/2021)
Business and finance interest in measuring biodiversity performance is growing rapidly, driven by the need to better inform risk assessments and decision-making across industry sectors. The EU Business @ Biodiversity Platform aims to respond to the demand for more clarity on biodiversity data by offering a full webinar series on biodiversity data for businesses. In the last two sessions of the webinar series, the focus will be on innovative developments in the field of biodiversity data collection (26 Oct) and future development in the biodiversity data landscape (28 October).
EBNS 2021: Scaling up business action for nature - Registration is open! (26/10/2021)
Business leaders and policymakers will meet on 30 November and 1 December at the 2021 European Business and Nature Summit (EBNS) - a high-level political and technical forum - to capitalise on the growing awareness that businesses impact and depend on nature and the ecosystem services it provides. They will aim to mobilise the business community and strengthen the European "Business for Biodiversity movement" called upon by the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.
Confirmed speakers include:
Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries; Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, CEO BNP Paribas; Catherine MacGregor, CEO Engie; Ilham Kadri, CEO Solvay; Patrick Pouyanné, CEO TotalEnergies;
Jean-Bernard Levy, CEO EDF; Magali Anderson, CSO Holcim.
Registration is now open!
Launch of the Extractive Sector Species Protection Code of Conduct (26/10/2021)
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.
The Transparent Project seeks companies to pilot its methodology (26/10/2021)
The Transparent project is developing a standardized natural capital accounting and valuation methodology that provides decision-makers with the information to generate long-term value and to improve business resilience and an overview of impacts and dependencies of businesses on the environment, communities and society. The project is now looking for businesses to pilot the methodology.
Piloting businesses will be supported by the Transparent team and will gain insights into their impacts and dependencies on natural capital and how this information can inform decision-making processes.
New quarterly update of the Guide on Biodiversity Measurement Approaches (26/10/2021)
The Finance and Biodiversity Community (F@B Community) and workstream Methods, both part of the EU Business@Biodiversity Platform, and the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation have prepared the next quarterly update of the "Finance for Biodiversity: Guide on biodiversity measurement approaches." The guide provides a comprehensive overview of the six tools for measuring biodiversity currently in use by financial institutions: CBF, BFFI, STAR, GBSFI, BIA and ENCORE.
New Platform in Ireland to help businesses take action for biodiversity (26/10/2021)
Minister of State for Heritage Malcolm Noonan TD and Minister of State for Land-Use and Biodiversity Senator Pippa Hackett have announced joint departmental backing for a national Business and Biodiversity Platform to help the private sector take practical, measurable actions to address the biodiversity crisis.
Webinar series on biodiversity data - 12, 19, 26 and 28 October (07/10/2021)
Th EU Business@Biodiversity Platform will host a webinar series in October exploring different aspects of biodiversity data.
Despite the huge demand from businesses and finance institutions for more clarity on biodiversity data that are suitable for use in a business context, relatively limited guidance is available.
The first webinar on 12 October will focus on IBAT and ENCORE, two key biodiversity data sources for screening purposes.
