Standards

BIOTRADE Initiative

http://www.BIOTRADE.org

The UNCTAD Biotrade Initiative, launched in 1996,  has established a number of partnerships with national and regional organizations with the aim of enhancing the capability of developing countries to produce value-added products and services derived from biodiversity, for both domestic and international markets.

BREEAM

http://www.breeam.org/

BREEAM is an environmental assessment method for buildings based on best practice in sustainable building design, construction, and operation.  It has become on of the most comprehensive and widely recognised measures of a building's environmental performance, enabling developers and designers to objectively certify the environmental credentials of their buildings.

Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme

http://bbop.forest-trends.org/

The Business and Biodiversity Offsets Program (BBOP) is a partnership between companies, governments, and conservation experts to explore biodiversity offsets. The BBOP demonstrates conservation and livelihood outcomes in a portfolio of biodiversity offset pilot projects; develops, tests, and disseminates best practice on biodiversity offsets, and contributes to policy and corporate developments on biodiversity offsets so that they meet conservation and business objectives.

Business for a better world

http://www.bsr.org/

Business for a better world helps companies integrate ecosystem services into corporate decision making, risk assessment, and supply chain management processes. It has produced an analysis of the environmental markets and is investigating ecosystem services assessment tools.

Cairns Charter on Partnerships for Ecotourism

http://www.ecotourism.org.au/cairnscharter.asp

Building on the principles of the Quebec Declaration on Ecotourism, this charter seeks to support the establishment and operation of ecotourism partnerships. The Charter is accompanied by an Action Plan that outlines activities identified at the Cairns conference, along with timeframes for their implementation and the organisation responsible for implementation.

Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment

http://www.ccme.ca/about/index.html

CCME is comprised of the environment ministers from the federal, provincial and territorial governments.  These 14 ministers normally meet at least once a year to discuss national environmental priorities and determine work to be carried out under the auspices of CCME.  The Council seeks to achieve positive environmental results, focusing on issues that are national in scope and that require collective attention by a number of governments.

Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI)

http://www.wbcsdcement.org/

The CSI is a global effort by 24 major cement producers with operations in more than 100 countries who believe there is a strong business case for the pursuit of sustainable development. Collectively these companies account for about one third of the world’s cement production and range in size from very large multinationals to smaller local producers.

The purpose of the Initiative is to:

• Explore what sustainable development means for the cement industry.
• Identify actions and facilitate steps cement companies can take, individually and as a group, to accelerate progress toward sustainable development.
• Provide a framework for other cement companies to become involved.
• Create the content and context for further stakeholder engagement.

Central American Markets for Biodiversity

http://www.proyectocambio.org/english/index.html

Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation and sustainable use within micro, small and medium sized enterprise development and finance

Central American Markets for Biodiversity

http://www.proyectocambio.org/english/index.html

Project activities are designed to ensure that SMEs of Central America increasingly contribute to sustainable development and environmental protection, incorporating ways of addressing issues related to the loss of biodiversity in their business practices. The project removes barriers in banking, business, policy, and legislation to create an enabling environment that can catalyze biodiversity-friendly investments within sectors such as organic agriculture, sustainable forestry, agroforestry, silvopastoral systems, sustainable tourism, aquaculture certified, and sustainable fishery.

Climate & Biodiversity Nexus (CB NEX)

http://www.cbnex.com/

CB NEX is a platform designed to use social media in conjunction with the main website to connect people and organisations to climate change and biodiversity resources.