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Reinventing Industry And Technology To Regenerate Nature

There are precious few people who can inspire a mindset shift amidst the climate crisis, articulating a practical new paradigm for society and industry.

Release of Business.2010 Magazine on Biotrade

Reference: SCBD/ITS-OMG/RS/MAK/72024 (2010-102)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Business and Biodiversity contacts

I am pleased to inform you that the second issue of the fifth volume of the Secretariat’s Business.2010 magazine has been posted on the CBD website. This issue, a joint collaborative effort between the Secretariat, UNCTAD (the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) and UEBT (Union f ...

Release of CBD Business Newsletter (COP-9)

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NB/63313 (2008-051)
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I am pleased to inform you that a new issue of the Secretariat’s newsletter on business and biodiversity, Business.2010 (Vol.3, No. 3), has been posted on the CBD website. This general issue on business and biodiversity is released on the occasion of the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Pa ...

Release of CBD Business Newsletter (Travel & Tourism).

Reference: SCBD/OES/NB/57593 (2007-027)
To: National Focal Points Business and biodiversity contacts

I am pleased to inform you that the second issue of the Secretariat’s newsletter on business and biodiversity, Business.2010, has been posted on the CBD Website. This issue focuses on the travel and tourism industry and can be downloaded at the following addresses:<br> <a href='/doc/newsletters/ ...

Release of CBD Business Newsletter (climate change)

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NB/58472 (2007-057)
To: CBD National Focal Points Business and biodiversity contacts

I am pleased to inform you that the third issue of the Secretariat’s newsletter on business and biodiversity, Business.2010, has been posted on the CBD website. This issue focuses on ‘business, biodiversity and climate change’ and can be downloaded at the following addresses: <a href='/doc/newsl ...

Release of CBD Business Newsletter (financial services sector)

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NB/60355 (2007-123)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Business and biodiversity contacts

I am pleased to inform you that a new issue of the Secretariat’s newsletter on business and biodiversity, Business.2010, has been posted on the CBD website.

Release of CBD Business Newsletter on Access and Benefit-sharing

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NB/61822 (2008-004)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Business and biodiversity contacts

I am pleased to inform you that a new issue of the Secretariat’s newsletter on business and biodiversity, Business.2010, has been posted on the CBD website. This issue focuses on Access and Benefit-sharing and is released on the occasion of the sixth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on Ac ...

Release of CBD Business Newsletter on Agribusiness

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NB/62377 (2008-022)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Business and biodiversity contacts

I am pleased to inform you that a new issue of the Secretariat’s newsletter on business and biodiversity, Business.2010, has been posted on the CBD website. This issue focuses on Agribusiness and is released on the occasion of the thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technica ...

Release of CBD Newsletters

Reference: SCBD/OES/NB/56238 (2006-109)
To: National Focal Points Business and biodiversity contacts Cartagena Protocol Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the first issues of the Secretariat’s newsletter on business and biodiversity, Business.2010, as well as the newsletter on biosafety, entitled Biosafety Protocol News, have been posted on the CBD Website at the following addresses:<br> <a href='http://www.biodiv.o ...

Release of Guide to Business Related Events at COP-9

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NB/63620 (2008-056)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Business and biodiversity contacts

In order to help participants interested in business and biodiversity plan their stay in Bonn, the Secretariat has prepared a Guide to business related events at COP-9. I am pleased to inform you that the Guide is now posted online at: http://www.cbd.int/business/COP-9.shtml.

Release of the latest CBD Business.2010 Newsletter (Jakarta Business and Biodiversity Conference)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/OMG/fb/71254 (2010-056)
To: CBD National Focal Points; and Business & Biodiversity contacts

I am pleased to inform you that a new issue of the Secretariat’s newsletter on business and biodiversity, Business.2010,(Volume 5, issue 1) has been posted on the CBD website. This issue focuses on the Third Business and Biodiversity Conference held in Jakarta last December and can be downloaded ...

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Report on progress related to business engagement

Reports: EU eyeing stronger corporate reporting rules for climate and pandemic risks

Green corporate reporting rules that could see European firms having to disclose the risks they face from climate change, biodiversity loss, and pandemics, in addition to linking executive bonuses to carbon targets, are currently being weighed up by the EU Commission, according to reports.

Request for nominations for the establishment of an Informal Advisory Group on Mainstreaming of Biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/SSSFD/ML/OH/VA/87855 (2019-006)
To: CBD, CPB and ABS National Focal Points, relevant stakeholders, organizations and initiatives

Resilience in diversity: Financing nature and biodiversity

Greece, Turkey and California were aflame in heatwave induced wildfires, Canada was caught under a heat dome and a year’s worth of rain poured over Germany, Belgium, China and Sudan within a couple of days- devastating communities with floods in its wake. The message is clear, we are in a planet ...

Restaurants put climate change on the menu

San Francisco restaurateurs Anthony Myint and Karen Leibowitz may have been ahead of their time with their environmentally minded restaurant. The Perennial, which closed in February after three years of business in the city’s challenging Mid-Market neighborhood, tried to tackle climate change th ...

Retailers join calls for ‘urgent’ action to restrict harmful tuna fishing methods

Global condemnation is growing at the increasingly widespread use of harmful “fish aggregating devices” (FADs) in the fishing industry, as retailers including Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and the German chain Edeka joined calls for restrictions.

Rolex supports Mission Blue's ocean preservation efforts in the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica

Thanks to the support of Rolex, ocean conservation organisation Mission Blue is able to unveil its latest Hope Spot in Costa Rica, which will allow humpback whales and other ocean giants to breed peacefully in the warm seas off the Osa Peninsula.

Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative to Preserve Ocean Ecosystems

Through its Perpetual Planet initiative, Rolex is lending its support to the effort to preserve ocean ecosystems for posterity.

SCOR strengthens biodiversity commitment

French reinsurer SCOR has joined act4nature international, an alliance of companies committed to accelerating concrete business action in favour of nature and biodiversity.

SGP / UNDP-GEF SUPPORT TO BIODIVERSITY-BASED PRODUCTS AND SUPPLY CHAINS

The UNDP/GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP), established in 1992, has implemented more than 6,500 biodiversity projects at the community level in 120 countries worldwide. The side event will profile a joint initiative of the SGP and UNDP/GEF to capture and profile the portfolio of biodiversity-bas ...

SHEBA® unveils Hope Reef: World's Largest Coral Restoration Program Announced

Leading cat food brand SHEBA® has begun work on the world's largest coral restoration program, which aims to restore more than 185,000 square meters of coral reefs around the world by 2029

Sacrificing Atewa Forest in China bauxite deal not acceptable – Prof. Oteng-Yeboah

A retired Professor, Department of Plant and Environmental Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Professor Alfred Apau Oteng-Yeboah, has expressed concern about the fact Atewa, a globally significant biodiversity area with multiple benefits and great potential for ecotourism, is one of the natura ...

Samsung Collaborates With Patagonia To Keep Microplastics Out of Our Oceans

We’ve all seen the heartbreaking images of once beautiful beaches that are now covered in plastic waste. This problem means that birds, turtles and other forms of sea life are now required to share their habitats with endless mounds of bottles, straws and other discarded plastics.

Sandals Foundation Commits To Engaging 100,000 In Conservation

As the Caribbean ecosystem becomes more vulnerable, Sandals Foundation has committed to engaging 100,000 people in environmental conservation over the next 10 years.

Second Global Session of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment

8 - 10 March 2019

Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Launches Initiative on Global Biodiversity Impact Indicators for Commodity Production

Pyeongchang, 16 October 2014. Understanding that the impacts of agricultural commodity production on biodiversity are immense and that food commodity production has the largest environmental impact of any human activity, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity launched the Ini ...

Sense and sustainability: How wine producers are protecting the Environment

“At Zonin1821, we are strongly focused on promoting a green culture. The Tuscan estates in our portfolio, Castello di Albola and Rocca di Montemassi, were among the first in Italy to obtain the Equalitas certification, which focuses on the environmental, social and economic sustainability of win ...

Singapore keen to partner European businesses in low carbon solutions, green finance: Gan Kim Yong

The Republic is keen to partner European businesses to make strides in low carbon solutions and green finance as it establishes itself as a regional carbon service hub, said Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong on Friday (Nov 19).

So You Want To Save Humanity? Manage Nature Like A Business

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, any economic stimulus measures must safeguard nature or governments risk exposing humanity to further pandemics.

Social media firms can tackle wildlife trade

Wildlife trading on social media is a complex issue – but tech firms can take steps to tackle it, according to new research.

Sooner or later, we'll have to stop economic growth — and celebrate

Both the U.S. economy and the global economy have expanded dramatically in the past century, as have life expectancies and material progress. Economists raised in this period of plenty assume that growth is good, necessary even, and should continue forever and ever without end, amen. Growth deli ...

Spanish rosé that helps protect coral reefs launched

Bodegas Peñascal in Valladolid has launched an ‘ethical’ rosé at its carbon-neutral winery that donates 10% of its profits to the conservation of coral reefs.

Starbucks spearheads £1m initiative to boost paper cup recycling

A £1m fund to help expand and improve paper cup recycling facilities across the UK will be launched on Thursday by the coffee giant Starbucks and environmental charity Hubbub.

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Indigenous and Local Community, Business and Biodiversity Consultation, UN Headquarters, New York, 12 May 2009

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Indigenous and Local Community, Business and Biodiversity Consultation, UN Headquarters, New York, 12 May 2009.

Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity On the Occasion of the Third Business and the 2010 Biodiversity Challenge Conference, 30 November 2009, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Third Business and the 2010 Biodiversity Challenge Conference, 30 November 2009, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention On Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Business and Consumption, 15 June 2010, Nuremberg, Germany

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention On Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Business and Consumption, 15 June 2010, Nuremberg, Germany.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Colloquium on Biodiversity: Earth’s Most Valuable Resource – Why Does It Matter to Business? 22 April 2010, Dehradun, India

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Colloquium on Biodiversity: Earth’s Most Valuable Resource – Why Does It Matter to Business? 22 April 2010, Dehradun, India.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Press Roundtable at the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Business and Consumption: “Finding Synergies – Long Way to Nagoya”, 15 June 2010, Nuremberg, Germany

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Press Roundtable at the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Business and Consumption: “Finding Synergies – Long Way to Nagoya”, 15 June 2010, Nuremberg, Germany.

Statement of Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, On the occasion of the Fourth Access and Benefit Sharing Business Dialogue, 28 January 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

Statement of Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, On the occasion of the Fourth Access and Benefit Sharing Business Dialogue, 28 January 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

Stella McCartney, Burberry among fashion brands uniting against climate change

The multitrillion-dollar business of fashion, with its complex and long supply chain, is worryingly vexed with problems contributing to climate change.

Summer of Sustainability: Adidas Turns Plastic Bottles into New Eco-Friendly Sneaker Line

adidas is putting their best foot forward towards sustainability with its latest ORIGINALS collaboration with Parley, a launch featuring colorful Nizza sneakers and sportswear made from recycled materials.

Supermodel Arizona Muse Calls On Fashion To Take Responsibility For Biodiversity

Arizona Muse, the American supermodel who has graced the cover of almost every international edition of Vogue, wants fashion companies to consider their impact on biodiversity.

SusCon - International Conference on Sustainable Business and Consumption

15 - 16 June 2010, Nuremberg, Germany