We are launching our Nature Strategy Accelerator Programme for 2027 with a call-out for new member applications.
The four-track Nature Accelerator programme supports organisations to turn risk to resilience by understanding their relationship with biodiversity, assessing nature-related impacts and dependencies, and integrating nature into decision-making.
Our Action Track is now open, co-delivered by our Business Programme Lead Caroline Cawley, with our Technical & Research Lead Dr Emer Ní Dhúill and our colleagues at Deloitte Ireland WorldClimate – and we are delighted to announce Ornua, one of Ireland’s leading agri-food cooperatives, as our newest member, as they prepare to work with us and fellow businesses to advance progress and develop their leadership in this sector.
As usual, the free foundational Discovery Track of the Nature Strategy Accelerator programme is open to all Irish organisations to swiftly boost knowledge of biodiversity as it relates to business – with newsletters, webinars and online resources – just sign up online. We have now also opened applications for select businesses to join Ornua and Co for a series of in-person workshops, expert one-to-one guidance and curated resources, alongside a cross-sectoral community of peers to share learnings while developing your biodiversity strategy and leading the way to a nature-positive economy for Ireland.
Read more here and get in touch.
Businesses working through the programme to date include ESB, Glenveagh Properties plc, Gas Networks Ireland, SAP Landscapes and Trinity College Dublin, who have progressed to the Evolution Track and are developing implementation plans for nature actions. (Read the SAP Landscapes’ case study here on SustainabilityExamples.com.)
Interested in joining us to learn more about how your business can integrate nature into strategy for greater resilience, reputation and opportunity? Email BFBI Executive Director Dr Maria Fitzpatrick at manager@businessforbiodiversity.ie to discuss the best options for your business.
The development of the Nature Strategy Accelerator Programme/Evolution Track is supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and National Parks and Wildlife Services /Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
