Creating a Nature Positive Economy for Ireland

Business for Biodiversity is a not-for-profit organisation helping Irish businesses transition towards a nature positive way of working

It is estimated that approximately $44 trillion of economic value is at moderate or severe risk due to nature loss1

Ireland’s natural habitats are severely degraded, and this continued loss of biodiversity represents a significant risk to Irish businesses and our local communities.

Biodiversity loss is a critical issue for companies of all sizes and across all sectors, at every stage of their operations and their value chain.

1:https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_New_Nature_Economy_Report_2020.pdf

There is no future for “Business as Usual”

The four themes of the platform

Awareness

Through the provision of educational webinars, the platform will endeavour to increase business community understanding of the human dependence on biodiversity and the implications of biodiversity loss for our communities.

Networking & mentoring

The platform will provide an accessible and searchable membership database to enable similar businesses to connect and share experiences on biodiversity actions. Collaboration will also be facilitated through the hosting of dedicated workshops.

Policy

The platform will host all policies relating to biodiversity in Ireland and update members on relevant amendments. Businesses will be encouraged to inform the creation of policies and sectoral best practice guidelines.

Actions & impact

The platform will pay significant attention to identifying nature-based solutions and a “Payment for Ecosystem Services” scheme that will address both climate change and biodiversity loss. It will focus on developing and leveraging existing biodiversity related KPIs.

Resources

Guidance Documents, Methodologies and Recommended Reading

BFN Policy Recommendations 2020

Global Assessment on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services 2019

WEF New Nature Economy Report 2020

Fifth Global Biodiversity Outlook Report 2020

The Future Of Nature & Business 2020

BROWSE ALL RESOURCES

The Pilot Programme, launched in January. Stay tuned for updates!

The aims of the pilot programme are:

  • To assess the available frameworks, methods and tools to help Irish businesses understand their impacts and dependencies on nature and biodiversity
  • To help business understand what is happening within their value chain
  • To assist with the creation and implementation of meaningful biodiversity strategies
  • To support businesses in applying appropriate tools and methods
  • To help business learn and understand about improving transparency, reporting and disclosure
  • To create a sector/industry best practice guidelines (BPGs) for Ireland and to contribute to the development of global standards for business
  • To help business incorporate nature into their decision-making and act to preserve and protect nature both locally and globally
  • To explore the feasibility of the Business Biodiversity Score

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