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As the dust settles on COP15, Business for Nature, working with our 80 partners, is already thinking collectively about how we can support governments with the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework and continue the business momentum and action on nature at scale and speed. Read our February news update for more information.
Read MoreAccenture and Business for Nature co-hosted a virtual, pre-recorded event to unpack the Kunming-Montreal agreement at COP15 from a practical, business focused, perspective. Watch our panel of experts, including representatives from IKEA , Salesforce and the World Economic Forum share their perspectives and debate on what the outcomes mean for business.
Read MoreOn December 9, 2022, Business for Nature co-hosted the “Accelerating Business Actions to Achieve Biodiversity Conservation” side event in the China Pavillion during the UN Biodiversity Conference COP15. The Business Handbook on Biodiversity Conservation was launched by BfN and partners to provide practical guidance for companies to act for nature in China.
Read More‘Nature positive’ is a disruptive term that has quickly gained traction. It is widely agreed to mean a “global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 with a view of full recovery by 2050” - providing a collective and ambitious objective to guide the urgent actions of government, civil society, and business, in the same way ‘net zero’ does for climate action.
Read MoreBusiness for Nature will support the implementation of business-related targets of the Framework in four developing countries, including Malaysia, Colombia and South Africa (the fourth country is yet to be selected). We are seeking a national organization in South Africa to partner on this work.
Read MoreCompanies’ new years resolutions should be to assess, disclose, act and transform for nature. A united voice of progressive businesses played a critical role in driving momentum and leadership in the run to COP15, and many companies showed up on the ground to urge governments to secure a Paris-style agreement on nature. Read our take-aways.
Read MoreGovernments send strong and unambiguous signal to businesses through the UN Global Biodiversity Framework: they will be required to assess and disclose their risks, impacts and dependencies on nature
Read MoreThe UN Biodiversity COP15 in Montreal offers a once-in-a-decade opportunity to agree a ‘Paris-style’ agreement for nature.
Read MoreIt is the final sprint towards COP15! Join us to hear how companies can engage in the COP15 Business Advocacy Campaign and contribute to the adoption of an ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework.
Read MoreThe Guidebook for Corporate Biodiversity Conservation, led by Business for Nature (BfN), is an attempt to help Chinese companies show greater action. Before the manual's launch, the editorial team invited Limin Wang, Vice President of the Yangtze River Ecological Conservation Foundation (CCF), to give his views on the topic of localization and globalization of conservation activities involving Chinese enterprises.
Read MoreThis is the final sprint to adopt a new global agreement on nature at the UN Biodiversity Conference COP15 taking place 7-19 December in Montreal, Canada. Read our September news update on how you can support our efforts and join our COP15 Advocacy Campaign #MakeItMandatory.
Read MoreBfN’s Chief China Advisor Weidong Zhou sat down with Xinsheng Zhang, former President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), to discuss how Chinese companies can better engage in biodiversity conservation.
Read MoreIt is the final sprint towards COP15! Join us to hear how companies can engage in the COP15 Business Advocacy Campaign and contribute to the adoption of an ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework.
Read MoreIf you’re not familiar with the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), we’ve helped to create business and finance guides that explain how the UN CBD process works and how companies and financial institutions can engage.
Read MoreThe need to tackle nature loss is climbing both policymakers’ and business leaders’ agendas, because the world’s diminishing biodiversity and climate change are inextricably connected.
Read MoreBusiness for Nature was invited to participate at the Biodiversity Pre-Conference of the Parties hosted by the Government of Colombia. Our Executive Director, Eva Zabey, delivered a statement.
Read MoreOn 10 August 2021, Business for Nature, the Capitals Coalition, UNEP-WCMC, and WBCSD co-hosted a dialogue between businesses and CBD negotiators to talk about the draft 1 of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
Read MoreNew campaign #TheRaceIsOn aims to drive and support the urgent action required from governments, business and society to secure a nature-positive world by 2030.
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