Germany

Biodiversity in Good Company Initiative

Website

https://www.business-and-biodiversity.de/

On occasion of the German presidency of the 9th Conference of the Parties to the CBD in Bonn the German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Security launched in 2008 the ‘Biodiversity in Good Company’ Initiative. In 2011 companies decided to sustain the initiative on their own and created a company-driven, non-profit, registered association. The members (49) are small-, medium-, and large-scale companies from all sectors. Also, startups specialized in data-collection for supply, facility management and nature compensations joined the association lately. The ‘Biodiversity in Good Company’ Initiative (BiGC) is a non-profit association of businesses working towards the integration of biodiversity within companies´ strategies and building capacities on biodiversity management. Furthermore, BiGC aims at creating an active network and a community of practice, as well as mainstreaming biodiversity as a central topic within economics and politics.

Vision
Successful business and the protection and promotion of biodiversity are two sides of the same coin:

Nature conservation and the economy are two sides of the same coin.
“Eco” is the new normal
Facilitating sustainable business
True cost accounting
An intermediary between business, government and politics
A home for like-minded companies
Credibility in the eyes of consumers

Mission
BiGCI acknowledges and supports the three objectives of the International “Convention on Biological Diversity” (CBD):

conservation of biological diversity
sustainable use of its components
fair and equitable sharing of the benefits that arise out of the utilisation of genetic resources

Objectives

Encourage companies to integrate biodiversity and ecosystem services into their environmental and sustainability management systems and practices;
Participate in the development of biodiversity business cases and practical business opportunities for action;
Serve as a learning platform on how to improve biodiversity management;
Engage in the national and international dialogue with businesses, NGOs and governments and forge new alliances for biodiversity;
Advocate for the integration of biodiversity within all private sectors at political level;
Create a national hub for business & biodiversity in collaboration with partner organisations

Contact Information
'Biodiversity in Good Company‘ Initiative
Pariser Platz 6, Berlin, 10117, Germany
Tel: +49 (0) 30 226050-10
Fax: +49 (0) 30 226050-19
https://www.business-and-biodiversity.de/

Contact Person
Ms. Veronica Veneziano
Chief Executive Officer at Biodiversity in Good Company Initiative e. V.
contact@business-and-biodiversity.de

Annual Reports

Please see the link below for progress reports on this initiative
2025