The Biodiversity & Climate Business Working Group (GT) is a collaborative climate adaptation group to integrate biodiversity into Brazilian business strategies, through the fundamentals of SBTN, CBD, and IFRS.
WHAT ARE THE GOALS?
- Build business capacities in the Climate and Biodiversity Nexus, through training in risk and impact measurement frameworks for nature.
- Advocate for the conservation of Brazilian biomes and act to mitigate deforestation and protect the rich national biodiversity.
- Promote business practices that reconcile economic development and environmental conservation.
- Ensure respect for the rights of indigenous peoples and traditional communities.
- Mobilize adequate financial resources for the implementation of essential sustainability measures.
HOW TO ACHIEVE IT?
- Integrate biodiversity into Brazilian business strategies, aligned with the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) goals and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF);
- Understand the private sector’s needs regarding positive impact actions on biodiversity & climate through risk assessment frameworks;
- Build capacities on the SBTN – Science Based Targets Network for sectoral guides on impact to nature and water;
- Build capacities on the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) for companies;
- Align goals 8 and 15 of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?
- Thematic Webinars:
- Participate in meetings focused on advancing the decarbonization agenda and engaging senior leadership on the biodiversity & climate theme.
- Technical Meetings:
- Participate in knowledge building and help develop the pilot of business strategies to act on the five focuses of SBTs – Fresh Water, Land, Oceans, Climate and the 5th as Biodiversity unifying all 4 nature dimensions and develop integrated decarbonization plans based on the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and nature impact reduction (SBTN);
PREREQUISITES FOR PARTICIPATION
- Your company must be part of the Global Compact – Brazil Network and be a participant in at least one of the Environmental Action Platforms (Climate, Water, Ocean, Waste, Agriculture and Forests).
I WANT TO BE PART OF IT