Progress, pathways and suggestions on business engagement in biodiversity mainstreaming

doi:10.17520/biods.2022078

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Background & Contents: Business play an important role in biodiversity mainstreaming. This paper summarizes the dependence and impact of business on biodiversity, reviewed decisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity that refer to business. The analysis of the implementation progress of the four mainstreaming targets in the 2011‒2020 Biodiversity Strategic Plan shows that strengthening the participation of stakeholders, including enterprises, can be one of the prerequisites for stronger requirements for future biodiversity action. The paper summarizes four global pathways for strengthening business engagement, including awareness raising, guiding financial flow, updating reporting systems and establishing partnerships, and concludes four challenges, lack of awareness on biodiversity value, financial gaps, the need for technical and methodological support, as well as the need for capacity building.

Suggestions: The paper proposes the strategies for strengthening business engagement in biodiversity mainstreaming, including strengthening biodiversity financing, improving environmental performance system, strengthening scientific support and establishing a multi-stakeholder collaboration mechanism.

Key words: the Convention on Biological Diversity, ecosystem services, natural capital, Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Jing Xu, Jinzhou Wang, Junsheng Li. Progress, pathways and suggestions on business engagement in biodiversity mainstreaming[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2022, 30(11): 22078.

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缔约方大会 The Conference of the Parties	决定号 Decisions	对商业界的指导 Guidance for business
COP10	X/21	● 制定目标, 支持战略计划执行 Setting targets for supporting the implementation of the Strategic Plan ● 监测、评估和报告影响 Monitoring, assessing and reporting the impacts ● 分享经验教训 Sharing lessons learned ● 参与自愿认证 Participating voluntary certification ● 做出承诺, 并追踪履行 Making commitments and tracking their implementation
COP11	XI/7	● 支持战略计划执行 Continue to support the implementation of the Strategic Plan ● 报告主流化进展 Reporting the progress of mainstreaming ● 分析和披露对生物多样性和生态系统服务的依赖和影响 Analyzing and disclosing dependencies and impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services ● 使用保障生物多样性的自愿性标准和认证制度 Using of voluntary standards and certification schemes that safeguarding biodiversity ● 调整投资方向 Redirecting the direction of investment ● 通过倡议加强对话 Enhancing dialogue through initiatives ● 制定生物多样性报告标准 Developing biodiversity reporting standards
COP12	VII/10	● 将生物多样性纳入商业运营计划 Integrating biodiversity into business operations plans ● 将生物多样性和生态系统服务问题纳入商业报告 Integrating biodiversity and ecosystem services into business reporting ● 提高企业和供应链从业人员能力 Improving the capacities of enterprises and supply chain practitioners ● 将生物多样性问题纳入采购政策 Integrating biodiversity issues into procurement policies ● 支持资源调动战略 Supporting resource mobilization

缔约方大会 The Conference of the Parties	决定号 Decisions	对商业界的指导 Guidance for business
COP10	X/21	● 制定目标, 支持战略计划执行 Setting targets for supporting the implementation of the Strategic Plan ● 监测、评估和报告影响 Monitoring, assessing and reporting the impacts ● 分享经验教训 Sharing lessons learned ● 参与自愿认证 Participating voluntary certification ● 做出承诺, 并追踪履行 Making commitments and tracking their implementation
COP11	XI/7	● 支持战略计划执行 Continue to support the implementation of the Strategic Plan ● 报告主流化进展 Reporting the progress of mainstreaming ● 分析和披露对生物多样性和生态系统服务的依赖和影响 Analyzing and disclosing dependencies and impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services ● 使用保障生物多样性的自愿性标准和认证制度 Using of voluntary standards and certification schemes that safeguarding biodiversity ● 调整投资方向 Redirecting the direction of investment ● 通过倡议加强对话 Enhancing dialogue through initiatives ● 制定生物多样性报告标准 Developing biodiversity reporting standards
COP12	VII/10	● 将生物多样性纳入商业运营计划 Integrating biodiversity into business operations plans ● 将生物多样性和生态系统服务问题纳入商业报告 Integrating biodiversity and ecosystem services into business reporting ● 提高企业和供应链从业人员能力 Improving the capacities of enterprises and supply chain practitioners ● 将生物多样性问题纳入采购政策 Integrating biodiversity issues into procurement policies ● 支持资源调动战略 Supporting resource mobilization