Guides and best practices

Ecosystem services guidance: Biodiversity and ecosystem services guide and checklists

http://www.ipieca.org/publication/ecosystem-servic...

This document was prepared by the IPIECA/OGP Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services Task Force, under the auspices of the IPIECA/OGP Biodiversity Working Group.

The aim of this guide is threefold:

• Firstly, it explains the relationship between biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the oil and gas industry.
• Secondly, it provides a set of checklists to help identify the main ecosystem service dependencies and impacts of oil and gas developments.
• Thirdly, it highlights key associated risks and opportunities for oil and gas companies, and provides guidance on potential measures for managing them. The checklists covering the five stages of the oil and gas life cycle for six generic habitat types, onshore and offshore, can be accessed online or via a CD-ROM which will be enclosed within the printed guide.

Ecotourism Promoting Council of Okinawa

http://www.ecotourism-okinawa.jp/

A non-profit organization working to strengthen the ecotourism sector in Okinawa through certification, guideline implementation, business planning and development, and research.

Energy and Biodiversity Initiative

http://www.theebi.org

A partnership between leading energy companies and conservation organizations endeavoring to develop and promote best practices for integrating biodiversity conservation into oil and gas development and transmission.

Specifically relevant are the following guides:
(i) Integrating biodiversity into environmental management systems
(ii) Integrating biodiversity into Environmental & Social Impact Assessment

Enterprise Development for Natural Products Manual (ANSAB- Asia Network for Sustainable Bioresources, and EWW- EnterpriseWorks Worldwide)

http://www.rmportal.net/library/content/frame/natu...

This manual provides practical tools to explore and develop natural product enterprises. It promotes a strategy for natural product enterprise design that enhances a region's biodiversity and promotes social equity.  Checklists and charts are provided as guides to examine specific subjects and to gather information needed to complete business plans and manage the enterprise.

Also see "The Conservation Marketing Equation: a manual for conservation and development professionals" 

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Entreprises pour l'Environnement

http://www.epe-asso.org/

The companies organised in this French initiative are united by a commitment to the environment and to sustainable development. The businesses come from various sectors: steel, aluminium, automobile, chemicals, cements, and energy

Environmental due diligence (EDD) for renewable technologies

http://www.unep.fr/energy/activities/ddg/

Guidelines on EDD for Renewable Energy Technologies, developed by UNEP and its Collaborating Center BASE, provide a practical tool for financiers and investors to check and mitigate their risk of investments in this sector. The EDD guidelines are intended to provide practical, standardized procedures for identifying and managing environmental impacts associated with investments; in particular, renewable energy technologies.

Equator Principles

http://www.equator-principles.com/

The Equator Principles (EPs) is a credit risk management framework for determining, assessing and managing environmental and social risk in Project Finance transactions. While the Principles apply to all new project financings globally with total project capital costs of US$10 million or more, and across all industry sectors, project Finance is often used to fund the development and construction of major infrastructure and industrial projects. Additionally, the EPs are primarily intended to provide a minimum standard for due diligence to support responsible risk decision-making.

Ethical Tea Partnership

http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org

The Ethical Tea Partnership is a non-commercial alliance of international tea companies, both large and small, who share a vision of a thriving tea industry that is socially just and environmentally sustainable. Together they account for more than 50 brands, which sell in over 100 countries Membership is open to any tea packing company selling tea in Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand

EU Business and Biodiversity Platform

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/biodiversity/busin...

The EU Business and Biodiversity Platform is a unique facility where businesses can come together to share their experiences and best practices, learn from their peers, and voice their needs and concerns to the European Commission. The Platform aims to strengthen the link between the business sector and biodiversity conservation, in particular in the following six priority sectors: agriculture, food supply, forestry, non-energy extractive industry, finance, and tourism.

EU Business and Biodiversity Platform

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/biodiversity/busin...

The EU Business and Biodiversity Platform (B@B) is a unique facility within the European Commission's Initiative where businesses can come together to share their experiences and best practices, learn from their peers, and voice their needs and concerns to the European Commission.