Cross-cutting Business and Biodiversity initiatives

Eduardo EscobedoExecutive DirectorRESP

Brussels, 27/10/2015

Responsible Ecosystems Sourcing Platform (RESP)

Who we are

RESP WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2013 WITH A MISSION TO TAKE COLLABORATIVE ACTION AND CREATE NET POSITIVE IMPACTS BY FOSTERING CHANGE

TOWARDS THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL CAPITAL.

RESP CURRENTLY HAS 41 MEMBERS FROM INDUSTRY AND THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY

Who we are

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NUMBER OF MEMBERS COMPOSITION OF MEMBERS

Our Work Streams

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Our Work Streams

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INNOVATION FOR BIODIVERSITY & BUSINESS

Cross-cutting Business and Biodiversity initiatives

Prof. Marco FreyProfessor of Sustainability Management and Director of IdM-SSSUP

Brussels, 27/10/2015

Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and the Global Compact Network Italy

Making the case. Business, biodiversity and ecosystem services

as tools for change

Marco Frey

Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna andGlobal Compact Network Italy Foundation

B@B Annual Conference27th of October 2015, Bruxelles

A structured collection of Italian Businesses experience

With the main aim to foster the debate and enhance the possibility to adopt common – between all actors involved - solutions and realize common actions, qualitative and quantitative analysis

have been conducted.

The figure below shows the conceptual model emerging from the qualitative analysis.

The italian debate: a qualitative analysis

Level of attention on ES. Good level of attention on ES from environmental groups, consumers and businesses lower degree of attention from the public administration

Rank of solutions and tools for creating a governance model based on BES. investment in knowledge, R&D; the importance of a fair balance

between control tools and market based instruments

the importance of multilevel governance.

The italian debate: a quantitative analysis

Cross-cutting Business and Biodiversity initiatives

Mark GoughExecutive DirectorNatural Capital Coalition

Brussels, 27/10/2015

Natural Capital Coalition

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Vision: A world where business conserves and enhances natural capital

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The Protocol

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Piloting begins

Cross-cutting Business and Biodiversity initiatives

Els AmelootProject leaderVlaamse Landmaatschappij

Brussels, 27/10/2015

RESTORE project and the restoration of mineral sites across North West Europe

www.restorequarries.eu

Working together to give nature a home

Lead PartnerRoyal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

UK

Surrey County Council UK

Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development (ILS)

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Flemish Land Agency (VLM) BE

Province of Limburg NL

IKL Foundation (Instandhouding Kleine Landschapselementen in Limburg)

NL

Foundation for the development of the ENCI area

NL

Sept 2012 – Sept 2015

www.restorequarries.eu

Working together to give nature a home

providing a framework to enhance biodiversity and green infrastructure for communities, biodiversity and wildlife across North West Europe (NWE) through the restoration of minerals sites

4 WPs:• demonstrating what it is possible to achieve through pilots and case studies; • reviewing existing policies in NW Europe and showcases best practice; • developing an interactive tool to help with decision making in respect of the

future of minerals sites;• evaluating the benefits to society from nature focussed restoration through

the ground measuring of ecosystem services and valuation of restoration options.

Goal

www.restorequarries.eu

Working together to give nature a home

Top 10 guidelines

1. Look at the ecosystem & focus on the right ecological processes

2. Think beyond your site

3. Think wider than just the mineral

4. Top soil is valuable

5. Permit natural regeneration

6. Expect change

7. Combine work with work

8. Small-scale interventions may have a large impact

9. Stakeholder engagement is key

10. Pay attention to public perception

Cross-cutting Business and Biodiversity initiatives

Brussels, 27/10/2015

Panel discussion

Second Annual EU Business and Biodiversity Conference

Strahil ChristovPolicy OfficerDG Environment, European Commission Brussels, 27/10/2015

Workstream Objectives 2016

Natural Capital Accounting

• Continue comparing NCA applications

• Reporting on company expenditures on managing NC

• Integrating NC impacts and values into LCA

• Measuring and disclosing NC dependencies

• Explore concept of NC Balance Sheets

• Investigate how investment rating agencies adopt NCA approaches

• Update 2014 NCA Guide + Tool

Innovation

• Key policies needed at EU level to foster innovations

• Opportunities to develop social enterprise models

• Key standards and tools to foster innovations

Financing

• Case for integrating biodiversity into financial decision making,

• Potential to develop a Finance “Community of Practice” at EU level

• Key tools/actions to integrate biodiversity into financial decisions;

• Arguments and tools for engaging the financial sector in biodiversity

• Options for better financing of pro-biodiversity SMEs

• Detailed mapping of funds & financing for biodiversity in the EU

• Reporting on private-sector financing for biodiversity

Thank you

Join EU B@B Platform: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/biodiversity/business

Second Annual EU Business and Biodiversity Conference

Brussels, 27/10/2015

Panel discussion on objectives for 2016

Second Annual EU Business and Biodiversity Conference

Stefan LeinerActing Director - Natural CapitalDG Environment, European Commission Brussels, 27/10/2015

Closing

First Annual EU Business and Biodiversity Conference

Brussels, 27/10/2015

Thank You!