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BUSINESS
ENGAGEMENT AND THE
ROAD TO 2020
BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT AND THE ROAD TO 2020 - Convention on ...
Source: Birdlife International
BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT AND THE ROAD TO 2020 - Convention on ...
Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
                                                                          Vision
    By 2050, biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored and wisely used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy
                                        planet and delivering benefits essential for all people

                                                                          Mission
                                     Take effective and urgent action to halt the loss of biodiversity

       Strategic Goal A                    Strategic Goal B                            Strategic Goal C                    Strategic Goal D
        Address the underlying          Reduce the direct pressures and
                                                                                  Safeguard ecosystems, species and     Enhance the benefits to all from
       causes of biodiversity loss         promote sustainable use
                                                                                           genetic diversity          biodiversity and ecosystem services

                                                                   Strategic Goal E
                                                                    Enhance implementation

                                                  Implementation Support Mechanisms

Source: Global Biodiversity Outlook 4
I NNOVATI ON                               LEADERSHI P
Business can identify innovative and       Business can take a leading role and
scalable solutions, develop new            driving change not only in its direct
materials and products and engage with     operations, value chain but also through
stakeholders promoting behavioral          sectoral policies
change

COLLABORATI ON                             COMMI TMENT
By promoting partnerships and engaging     Through bold and forward thinking
with partners, government, civil society   commitments, business can stimulate
and consumers, business can be the         concrete and positive actions for nature
powering force behind transformational     and help halt biodiversity loss
change

                          How can business drive change?
How is CBD engaging with business?

 Global                   Long-Term               Action Agenda       Biodiversity
 Partnership for          Approach to             and Post 2020       Measures for
 Business and             Mainstreaming           Process             Business
 Biodiversity
                                                  • Commitments     • Disclosure and
• National and
                         • COP 14 decision          platform          reporting of the
  Regional Initiatives                            • Consultations
                         • Establishment of                           impacts of
• Partners                                        • Partnerships
                           IAG                                        businesses on
• Business
                         • Draft proposal to be                       biodiversity and their
  Associations
                           presented to OEWG                          dependencies on
• Business Forum
                                                                      biodiversity
• Events
The Global Partnership for Business and
                                            Biodiversity
• COP10 Decision engagement with business sector

• Objectives
   • To share information, knowledge and best practices
   • Mainstreaming biodiversity into businesses and broader major groups
   • Support business in the transition to more sustainable model

• Current work and activities:
   • Communication: Newsletters, case studies, tools and mechanisms
   • Guidelines for voluntary commitments, identifying opportunities for business
      inputs/contributions to Post 2020 and beyond
   • Support to national initiatives – bridging gaps with business and government
   • Liaising with partners to ensure alignment – one voice

• Strategy for upcoming business focused events and activities leading up to COP15
2020
                                  The Year for Action

                       2

   SDGS             NDCs            U N 7 5 th          WCC 2020                Nature               COP 15
                                  An n i ve r s a r y                           Summit

Review of Goals     National      Global discussion     Multi stakeholder    Commitments and      Adoption of Global
  and Targets      Determined       about role of        discussion about     collaboration for      Biodiversity
                  Contributions      cooperation        the role of Nature       Post 2020           Framework
                    become
                   operational
• There is an opportunity to build a united
  voice for business that can shape the
  next decade and beyond

• The private sector can take a leading role
  in the transformation needed to a
  sustainable future

• Collaboration is key to success
Thank you.
             Bianca Brasil
Business Engagement Program Manager
   Convention on Biological Diversity
         Bianca.brasil@cbd.int
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