Tools & Mechanisms

African Biodiversity Conservation and Innovations Centre (ABCIC)

http://www.abcic.org/

The ABCIC is a non-profit regional organization enhancing the conservation and sustainable utilization of biodiversity for posterity, environmental preservation, and sustenance of livelihoods for the African rural communities. ABCIC primarily focuses on agrobiodiversity and adopts an integrated approach that carefully balances conservation imperatives with the sustainable use by facilitating and promoting production, product development, and enhanced marketing of biodiversity-related products through a value chain approach.

Aluminium For Future Generations

http://www.world-aluminium.org/Sustainability/Envi...

The Aluminium for Future Generations initiative is a programme of continuous improvement on the part of the global aluminium industry, overseen by the International Aluminium Institute.  It comprises thirteen voluntary objectives, covering all key phases of aluminium’s life cycle. 

Reports of note include:

• Life Cycle Assessment of Aluminium: Inventory Data for the Primary Aluminium Industry (2007).
• Sustainable Bauxite mining report (2008).

See also:

• greenbuilding.world-aluminium.org
• transport.world-aluminium.org
• bauxite.world-aluminium.org
• packaging.world-aluminium.org
• recycling.world-aluminium.org

Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources

http://www.ansab.org/

ANSAB is a civil society organization committed to biodiversity conservation and economic development through community-based, enterprise-oriented solutions. ANSAB works across South Asia and places community empowerment and economic incentives at the heart of its approach, believing that as people benefit from natural resoruces they become more motivated to protect them - and vice-versa.

A-Z of Areas of Biodiversity Importance

http://www.biodiversitya-z.org/pages/20

This section of the A-Z provides a detailed analysis of the business relevance of the different areas of biodiversity importance included in the A-Z. This information is intended to supplement the information on business relevance provided for each type of area on their specific pages (legal, socio-cultural, and biodiversity values), providing the reader with a fuller understanding of the analysis used to determine business relevance for each area, as well as a summary of this information across all areas.

Biodiversity Neutral Initiative

http://www.business-biodiversity.eu/default.asp?Me...

Biodiversity Neutral Initiative (BNI) helps companies assess biodiversity impacts, implement best practices with respect to the biodiversity mitigation hierarchy and then offset net residual damage to become biodiversity neutral. Biodiversity Neutral Initiative (BNI) is global in scope, collaborating with major international conservation groups, energy and mining companies, socially responsible investors, auditing and certification companies, and government regulators.

Biodiversity Quickscan (VBDO and CREM)

http://www.vbdo.nl/

A Dutch organization of investors for sustainable development. They developed a tool for the financial and food sectors that uses a number of steps to quickly measure the biodiversity impact of a company for the purpose of investment evaluation.

Biomimicry Institute

http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org

The Biomimicry Institute is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes the study and imitation of nature’s designs, bringing together scientists, engineers, architects and innovators who can use those models to create sustainable technologies. Also offered are training and accreditation.

Business and Biodiversity Initiative "Biodiversity in Good Company”

http://www.business-and-biodiversity.de/en/homepag...

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment created the Business and Biodiversity Initiative in 2008 as a platform for business action. More than 40 companies now link the protection of biological diversity with their economic actions. By signing the Leadership Declaration they have committed themselves voluntarily to increased involvement and concrete actions.

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 and Biodiversity Resource Centre

http://www.businessandbiodiversity.org/

Online resource centre that aims to raise awareness of biodiversity and provide information and practical advice to companies to engage with biodiversity issues. Hosted by Earthwatch Institute and is supported by the Environmental Action Fund of DEFRA, English Nature and members of Earthwatch’s Corporate Environmental Responsibility Group (CERG).