“The objective of the Commitment is to increase the engagement of the Brazilian business sector, seeking the adhesion of other companies, whether they are our members or not. This commitment is an important milestone that will be taken to COP15 on Biodiversity, in 2020, in China”, said Marina Grossi, president of CEBDS.
The CEOs of signatory companies include biodiversity conservation in their business strategies and commit, for example, to measuring their impact and dependence on environmental services. Each company must commit to at least three of the nine goals.
CEBDS will publish the results of the actions carried out, with regular annual monitoring. “With this, we hope to contribute to stopping the current losses of biodiversity and creating a business environment that combines conservation and economic development”, explained CEBDS technical advisor, Henrique Luz.
Goals of the Brazilian Business Commitment to Biodiversity:
- Insert the topic of biodiversity into the company's business strategy.
- Apply the mitigation hierarchy, prevent, mitigate, recover and compensate for impacts on biodiversity, throughout the life cycle of projects.
- Promote and strengthen best practices that favor the rational use of biodiversity resources.
- Develop and encourage studies, research projects, technology and innovation that contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
- Know the biological diversity of the company's areas of activity and, whenever possible, monitor and measure impacts and dependencies.
- Make the collected information publicly available, in order to collaborate with the management of the region's biodiversity and make this information transparent to society.
- Disseminate knowledge related to biodiversity and ecosystem services within the scope of its activities and value chain.
- Enhance conservation and recovery actions in the regions where the company is located, seeking a net positive impact on biodiversity.
- Engage communities located in the regions where the company operates in order to strengthen their involvement with biodiversity conservation and maintenance of ecosystem services.
