EU meeting on mobilising businesses for nature

Our platform lead Lucy Gaffney was delighted to join an in-person workshop in Brussels with our colleagues in the network of national business and biodiversity platforms, coordinated by the EU B&B Platform.

This network generally meets online on a monthly basis with a focus on policy developments and peer-to-peer learning – it was very valuable and highly inspiring to be able to get together in person to make and solidify personal connections. Hearing about the various platform models and their practices sparked new ideas about how we can best align our work with succesful modes of operation across Europe.

Lucy joined the other European representatives in sharing details of the platform’s work to date along with some of our strategic goals. The group then discussed how national platforms have a key role to play in mobilising businesses across Europe yet that role is not always recognised and supported to enable sustained growth. As a result, plans are getting under way to collaborate on a new paper on the design of business models for such platforms.

Another challenge is the need to train and educate the current and next generation of business leaders on the often complex topic of biodiversity and nature – BFBI is working hard on enhancing our educational options and supports in this space, so stay tuned for more news coming soon.

Looking forward to more collaboration with our colleagues in Europe and to more networking events later in the year.

With thanks to Jérôme Kisielewicz, Director Sustainable Finance & Climate Policy + ICF Climate Center Senior Fellow, for some great points and the above picture.