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Mary Kay Inc. Expands Partnership With The Nature Conservancy to Protect Biodiversity and Marine Resources

Oyster reefs benefit humans and the environment through a suite of ecosystem services. A single oyster can filter up to 240 liters of water a day, resulting in increased water quality and clarity while supporting a unique and highly diverse community of fish and invertebrate marine species. In E ...

Mary Kay Inc. Expands Partnership With the Nature Conservancy to Protect Waterways Across the Globe

Last year, Mary Kay Inc., an international leader in corporate and social responsibility, announced the company had partnered with The Nature Conservancy to protect Texas fisheries and the Gulf of Mexico. Mary Kay is proud to announce they’ve expanded that partnership with The Nature Conservancy ...

McLaren and Biotecture complete work on Europe’s largest living wall

In the July 2019 issue of Pro Landscaper on pages 84-85 we looked at Europe’s largest living wall that was underway to be installed. McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Ashford has revealed its £90 million expansion, delivered by green infrastructure company, Biotecture, and McLaren Construction is now ...

Meet Uni, the Zero-Waste Body Care Brand That Wants to Shake Up the Industry–And Save Our Oceans

Did you know plastic pollution is on track to double by 2030? Addressing it is an urgent matter, particularly when it comes to the ocean, where millions of tons of plastic waste are dumped every year, infiltrating the ecosystem and causing harm to wildlife.

Meet the Eco-Business A-Listers: Ellie Tang, real estate sustainability builder

Ellie Tang was a force behind Asia’s transition to sustainable urban landscapes this year. Head of sustainability for Hong Kong real estate, infrastructure and hotels conglomerate New World Development, Tang was behind the launch of the Nature Discovery Park, Hong Kong’s first urban biodiversity ...

Meeting of the European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy (EPBRS): Biodiversity and the Industry

17 - 21 November 2008, Paris, France

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Business and Biodiversity Conservation Seminar

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Business and Biodiversity Conservation Seminar

Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Mr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, on the Occasion of the COP 12 Business and Biodiversity Forum, 12 October 2014, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

Microsoft is building a ‘Planetary Computer’ to protect biodiversity

"The species of the world are connected with each other. I think that’s actually one of the lessons, the real reminders, if you will, of the year 2020, as we all live every day with the issues obviously created by COVID-19," observed Microsoft President Brad Smith, during a video launch Wednesda ...

Mobilizing resources for conservation: marrying public and private sector to raise revenue and cut costs

Biodiversity conservation activities have been driven until recently by an imperative to manage global public goods associated with biologically rich ecosystems. In the next decade, biodiversity conservation will need to take place in the context of rapid human population growth, increased loca ...

Natural Capital Protocol and Sector Guides: Launch of Consultation Process

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/DS/DI/85246 (2015-148)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Natural Resources: Brands Partnering with Indigenous Communities on Forest Conservation

Consumer goods brands and retailers aiming to diminish their climate impacts or even become forest positive can find cost-effective solutions to protect forests when they partner with indigenous communities on the ground.

Nature can't wait

30x30 will not happen by itself; it will require time, attention, and money. Economists estimate that achieving this goal – by conserving the world’s most important intact wild areas and restoring crucial degraded habitats – would represent less than one-third of the amount that governments spen ...

Nature is no longer “a nice to have,” it’s “a must-have”: Q&A with André Hoffmann

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic went global just over a year ago, there had been a notable shift in messaging from some of the world’s largest companies around their responsibility beyond profit maximization. A growing number of firms were making commitments to reduce emissions, diversify thei ...

Nature wants its due and is looking to investors and capital

The lead up to the COP26 climate summit has been dominating headlines – with good reason – but the fate of the planet’s long-term health also hinges on another global conference series that’s already underway.

Nestle outlines roadmap to net-zero by 2050, backed with more than £2bn of investment

The multinational food and beverage giant has today (3 December) published a net-zero roadmap detailing the scope of the new targets and its plans for meeting them. The targets have been approved in line with 1.5C by the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).

Nestlé Romania launches the first biodiversity study for Cozia National Park and accelerates its efforts to achieve net zero emissions target

As part of the POPAS 2020 project, Nestlé Romania launches the first biodiversity study for Cozia National Park, focusing on green areas a year ago, when more than 500 Nestlé volunteers, the Park administration and members of the local community collected more than 40 tons of waste, sent for rec ...

Nestlé outlines plan to support Cocoa & Forests initiative

Nestlé has laid out an action plan to help end deforestation and restore forests in its cocoa supply chain in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. It says the plan is part of the company’s commitment to support the Cocoa & Forests Initiative, a new public-private partnership bringing together the government ...

Nestlé reports ‘significant progress’ in cocoa restoration efforts

Nestlé has reported significant progress in its efforts to help end deforestation and restore forests in its cocoa supply chain in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.

Net Zero Nature: Can business and nature join forces in the climate fight?

Just a couple of decades ago, the notion of a major company investing in nature might have seemed absurd – today it is mission critical to the future of the economy

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion

This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. 5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity.

New business and biodiversity newsletter just released.

New condo celebrates lakefront biodiversity with 120-metre mural along the Gardiner

When Julie Di Lorenzo was earning her Global Professional Master of Laws degree at U of T in 2019-20, she was fascinated by “Dragonfly,” an artwork of laser-engraved and hand-distressed acrylic panels, in the faculty of law’s atrium.

New surveys of more than 5,000 consumers in five countries indicate that the majority (79 per cent) feel that “companies have a moral obligation” to have a positive impact on people and biodiversity in their sourcing of natural ingredients, but only 37 per cent feel “confident that companies pay serious attention” to these issues.

Nigeria: Sustainable Management of Biodiversity Will Boost Enterprises, Says Ikeazor

Minister (State), Federal Ministry of Environment, Chief Sharon Ikeazor stated that sustainable management and use of biological diversity will boost enterprises

Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9), Cali, Colombia, March 2010

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/OJ/69710 (2009-180)
To: CBD and ABS National Focal Points

I am pleased to confirm that, at the kind invitation of the Government of Colombia, the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9) will be held in Cali, Colombia, on 22-28 March 2010.

Non-Extractive Users of Biodiversity: Generating Jobs and Income Through Conservation of Species and Habitats

Throughout the world, non-extractive uses of biodiversity such as Ecotourism, diving and the like generate billions of dollars in revenues and provide millions of direct and indirect jobs, a significant amount of which in developing countries. However, the non-extractive businesses have very rar ...

Nordea AM among nine firms to join €12tn biodiversity pledge

84 financial firms have now joined the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge.

Ocean Industry Leadership in Addressing Marine Biodiversity Challenges

The World Ocean Council is the international, cross-sectoral industry leadership alliance on ocean sustainability that is tackling the single most important factor affecting marine biodiversity - the way business is done in the marine environment. The ocean supports a wide range of uses - shippi ...

Oceanic Society, SC Johnson to Drive Engagement on Ocean Conservation

To commemorate its 50th anniversary in 2019, Oceanic Society and SC Johnson have announced a partnership to build public awareness around Oceanic Society’s conservation goals through a global engagement campaign centered on five exclusive explorations of key ocean habitats.

Opening remarks of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the 2018 Business and Biodiversity Forum, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 14 November 2018

Opening remarks of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the 2018 Business and Biodiversity Forum, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 14 November 2018

Outcomes Report of the Business & Biodiversity Conference, 11 June 2008, Montreal, Canada

Over three quarters of worlds largest companies do not report risks from biodiversity loss: KPMG survey

Businesses worldwide have a critical role to play in addressing the inherent, existential risks of biodiversity loss. Yet, less than one-quarter (23 percent) of companies worldwide at risk from the loss of biodiversity are currently disclosing that risk in their corporate reporting, according to ...

PepsiCo renews sustainable palm oil policy to close supplier loophole

Environmental activists have welcomed food and beverage giant PepsiCo’s move to update its palm oil sustainability policy, following years of pressure over a supply chain tainted by deforestation, peatland conversion, and labor rights violations.

Portuguese Presidency of the EU Council and European Commission High Level Conference on Business & Biodiversity

12 - 13 November 2007, Lisbon, Portugal

Preah Sihanouk eyes underwater tourism

Preah Sihanouk province has set its sights on underwater tourism, as a new way to lure in national and international tourists, and open an ocean of rich biodiversity and scuba diving experiences to enthusiasts and beginners alike, according to tourism officials and experts.

Press Release: Biodiversity Awareness Keeps Rising among Consumers and Business.

Price tag on the planet? Helping business value nature

From agriculture to housing to transportation, economic growth has historically depended on burning through finite natural resources and rearranging natural landscapes.

Primates lose ground to surging commodity production in their habitats

The global trade of products that come at the expense of tropical forest is driving many primate species closer to extinction, a new study suggests.

Prince Charles calls for 'urgent' action as he launches ambitious £7.3billion Earth Charter plan to put green issues at heart of global post-pandemic recovery

The Prince of Wales today called on business leaders across the world to invest in green issues and sustainability as he launched a £7.3billion recovery plan to right a string of 'broken promises' over the environment.

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Protecting Biodiversity in West Africa’s Offshore Oil & Gas Development

In September 2019 BirdLife Africa successfully conducted an oil and gas workshop in Senegal. The aim of this workshop was to map out vulnerable marine and coastal areas in West Africa that are under threat offshore oil and gas activity.

Protection de la biodiversité : quels enjeux pour les entreprises ?

5 February 2008, Paris, France

Public or private funding for biodiversity – the continuing debate

The challenge of mobilizing resources for biodiversity has led to proposals for market mechanisms to generate funding. But the questions remain. Should biodiversity be turned into a tradable asset? Wouldn’t this simply lead to the privatisation and commodification of biodiversity? What about the ...

Qatar - Green business after COP26

Climate science clearly shows that future prosperity and equity lies in only one direction: toward a nature-positive, zero-carbon global economy

Qatar Airways launches staff training programme to tackle global wildlife crime

Qatar Airways has launched an industry-leading training programme focused on preventing illegal wildlife trafficking.The bespoke e-learning package, developed by Qatar Airways to enhance employee awareness regarding the illegal trafficking of wildlife, is targeted at those roles within the airli ...

Refreshing: Coca-Cola introduces 100% recycled bottles in the US

Coca-Cola Co. is introducing 100% recycled plastic bottles in the U.S.—a major shift in its sustainability strategy.The company responsible for more plastic pollution than any other, according to the Break Free From Plastic Campaign, once advocated for plant-based bottles that don’t use fossil-f ...

Regenerative Agriculture, Coming Soon to a Timberland Shoe Near You

Regenerative agriculture was once a backwater of experimental farming strategies. Now Timberland, and its parent company VF Corporation, have pushed it into the limelight by announcing the first regenerative rubber supply system in the apparel industry.