Biodiversity and Ethical Business
Julian Rode
2011 - Guide to Ecosystem Service Valuation
Title Guide to Ecosystem Service Valuation Institutions WBCSD, IUCN, WRI, ERM, PwC. Date 2011 Abstract Companies must anticipate that ecosystem valuation will be more consistently incorporated into public policies, regulations, and political decisions. Ecosystem values will also be increasingly considered by the finance sector and (...)
2010 - Are you a green leader? Business and biodiversity: making the case for a lasting solution
Title Are you a green leader? Business and biodiversity: making the case for a lasting solution Institutions UNEP Date 2010 Abstract This publication provides an overview of the impacts and dependencies that business has on biodiversity and ecosystem services and the associated business risks and opportunities. It highlights existing initiatives (...)
2010 - The GDM 2010 Initiative Report: Toward a market-based financial mechanism to support biodiversity and development
Title The GDM 2010 Initiative Report: Toward a market-based financial mechanism to support biodiversity and development Authors Earthmind Institutions GDM 2010 Initiative steering committee: Nicolas Bertrand, UNEP, Joshua Bishop, IUCN, Arthur Eijs, NL VROM, Katia Karousakis, OECD, Markus Lehmann, CBD Date July 2010 Abstract The GDM 2010 (...)
Japan Business and Biodiversity Partnership
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and KEIZAI DOYUKAI (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) has established the “Japan Business and Biodiversity Partnership”, inviting businesses operating in Japan to join this Partnership.
CBD COP10 (Nagoya, 18 - 29 October, 2010)
Some 18,000 participants representing the 193 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and their partners closed the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit by adopting historic decisions that will permit the community of nations to meet the unprecedented challenges of the continued loss of biodiversity compounded by climate change. Governments agreed (...)
International Symposium "Business & Biodiversity" (Paris, 19 October 2010)
International Symposium "Business & Biodiversity"
European Business & Biodiversity Campaign
The European Business and Biodiversity Campaign was initiated by a consortium of European NGOs and companies lead and coordinated by the Global Nature Fund in order to strengthen private sector commitment for biodiversity and ecosystem services. The campaign is supported by the European Union Life+ Programme. The European Business and Biodiversity (...)
2010 - 2nd Intergenerational Encounter for Dreaming Business on "Values for Nature and Willingness to Act"
On October 28, 2010, the Foundation for a New Ethical Business organzed the 2nd Intergenerational Encounter on Dreaming Business, this year jointly with the Barcelona NGO eco-union. As in last year, the event provided a day for intergenerational exchange between senior executives, academics, and business students. In this International Year of (...)
EU Business @ Biodiversity Platform
Given that the concern for biodiversity is integral to sustainable development, the European Commission has taken the initiative to promote the continued development of the EU Business and Biodiversity Initiative by cooperating with businesses, from SMEs to larger organizations in setting up a technical platform on Business and Biodiversity (B@B). The (...)
Business and Biodiversity Programme (IUCN)
The Business and Biodiversity Programme of the International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN) seeks to enhance IUCN interface with business. The purpose is to engage the corporate world in the pursuit of biodiversity nature conservation. We do so by increasing businesses’ understanding of the conservation imperative and of the business opportunities (...)
