Virtual Session 4: Business and Biodiversity

Businesses depend on the environment and biodiversity in order to grow. The goods and services that underpin the business sector relies heavily on biodiversity and ecosystem services.  Biodiversity loss, ultimately, entails adverse effects on businesses. While environmental degradation from unsustainable business practice persist, recent trends have shown that there is a growing number of businesses engaging in and integrating biodiversity conservation in business operations.

Initial recommendations in the region suggested that businesses should go beyond the profit. Building partnerships is identified among the key actions in order to mainstream biodiversity in their business plans. On a larger scale, it was also suggested that businesses should consider alternative models for sustainable development and biodiversity conservation in the region.

With the CBD’s agenda on mainstreaming biodiversity, the business sector is among the necessary avenues for transformational change by injecting sustainability in their business models and supply chains. The CBD COP 14 recognised the need for an enabling environment for mainstreaming biodiversity and an increased collaborative ambition to halt and revert biodiversity loss through the contributions of the business sector. With the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework anticipated to take off in 2021, much mobilization is anticipated from the private sector in halting biodiversity loss.

Bianca Brasil

CBD Secretariat

Dr. Aidy Halimanjaya 

E-READI

Allan Barcena

Energy Development Corporation, Philippines

Juthamard Jitchuen

Siam Cement Group Holdings,Thailand

Dr. Teguh Triono

Jentera Garda Futura, Indonesia

REACTOR

Dr. Benchamaporn Wattanatongchai

ONEP, Thailand

Peter Fogde

Stora Enso, Lao PDR

Mainstreaming Biodiversity and the Global Action towards a Long-term Approach 

Bianca Brasil

CBD Secretariat

Reactions from the ASEAN Member States (AMS) and Various Sectors

Dr. Aidy Halimanjaya 

E-READI

Integrating Business and Biodiversity: Energy Sector

Allan Barcena

Energy Development Corporation, Philippines

Integrating Business and Biodiversity: Materials Industry

Juthamard Jitchuen

Siam Cement Group Holdings, Thailand

Integrating Business and Biodiversity: Food Industry

Dr. Teguh Triono

Jentera Garda Futura, Indonesia

IPBES Transformative Change Assessment: Status and Interactions with the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework 

Ms. Ana Maria Hernandez-Salga

Chair, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem

Achieving Transformative Change Through Ecological Civilization

Dr. Ma Keping

Professor, Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences

Innovations in Biodiversity Conservation

Dr. Ruliyana Susanti

Researcher, Research Center for Biology, Indonesia Institute of Sciences 

Visual Summary

To download this Visual summary Click here.

Businesses depend on the environment and biodiversity in order to grow. The goods and services that underpin the business sector relies heavily on biodiversity and ecosystem services.  Biodiversity loss, ultimately, entails adverse effects on businesses. While environmental degradation from unsustainable business practice persist, recent trends have shown that there is a growing number of businesses engaging in and integrating biodiversity conservation in business operations.