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Promote sharing & learning, leading to mainstreaming sustainable management of biological diversity.
Promote sharing & learning, leading to mainstreaming sustainable management of biological diversity.
Promote sharing & learning, leading to mainstreaming sustainable management of biological diversity.
To guide and mentor business organisations in India on conservation and sustainable use, the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development launched the India Business & Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI). This business-led initiative serves as a national platform for business, to promote sharing and learning, and will ultimately lead to mainstreaming sustainable management of biological diversity by business. IBBI was initiated by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India
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The ‘Biodiversity in Good Company’ Initiative and India Business & Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI) organised a joint session at CBD COP 13, Mexico to share the experience on biodiversity mainstreaming practices by the German and Indian Businesses.
During the United Nations Summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda, held in September 2015, Member States agreed on a global agenda, entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, with the overarching goal of eradicating poverty and achieving sustainable development.
International Day for Biological Diversity is celebrated every year on 22 May to raise awareness about the value of biodiversity. This year's theme, "Our Solutions are in Nature", highlights that biodiversity is the key to unlock a more sustainable future. Considering this theme, the session on 'Working in Harmony with Nature' was organised to showcase different measures taken by IBBI business members to adopt nature-based solutions and their future action areas to work in harmony with nature.
The 1st workshop on ‘Stakeholder Engagement on Biological Diversity Act Implementation in Maharashtra’ was organised jointly by Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board (MSBB), GIZ and CII. The focus of the workshop was to bring together leading actors from biodiversity boards, businesses and civil societies at the state level for an exchange of dialogue and identifying challenges and solutions with respect to implementation of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (BD Act). The workshop was attended by 27 participants including government, business, NGOs and legal advisors.
The 1st workshop on ‘Stakeholder Engagement on Biological Diversity Act Implementation in Uttarakhand’ was organised jointly by Uttarakhand Biodiversity Board (UKBB), GIZ and CII. The focus of the workshop was to bring together leading actors from biodiversity boards, businesses and civil societies at the state level for an exchange of dialogue and identifying challenges and solutions with respect to implementation of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (BD Act). The workshop was attended by 43 participants including government, business, research institutes, NGOs and legal advisors.
To sensitise, guide and mentor Indian business organisations in biodiversity conservation and sustainable use related to their operations, across their value chain and beyond towards conservation of India’s biodiversity.
Understanding the linkage and impacts of business operations on biodiversity
Advocacy on the need for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use
Identifying and partnering with Government, Non-Governmental Organisations and local communities to create synergies in biodiversity conservation
Documenting and sharing of local and global best practices in biodiversity conservation and sustainable use
Adoption of replicable local and global best practices.
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Demonstrating leadership in Biodiversity Management
This report is a consolidated disclosure of IBBI member companies on biodiversity. Each company at the time of becoming a member of India Business and Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI) is required to sign a 10-point declaration. One of the conditions is to disclose their activities on biodiversity every two years. IBBI was started in 2014, therefore this report is the first consolidated disclosure of 16 members that joined back then.
Business and Biodiversity in India
Biodiversity is essential for the survival of life on our planet. The Convention on Biological Diversity defines it as 'the variability among living organisms from all sources including inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between 1 species and of ecosystems. It provides a number of vital and indispensable services that sustain life on earth.
Small Business - A Big Deal for Biodiversity
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are already the heart of the local economies. SMEs prosper due to adaptability, innovation, persistence, and biodiversity. But what is ‘biodiversity’? All animals, from flies to tigers. All plants, from grass to giant trees. Forests and oceans. But also a person’s garden, green company sites, meadows, and a city park. All the variety of earth together is called biodiversity. All companies interact with biodiversity, through dependence on natural resources, and their impact on biodiversity.
Global Business Practices for Mainstreaming Biodiversity
The conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity needs to and is increasingly becoming an essential component of corporate responsibility strategies. CII India Business and Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI), presents the business case of DSCL Sugar—a subsidiary of DCM SHRIRAM on risk identification and management in the area of agriculture production, its impacts and dependencies on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Reimagining Business for Biodiversity Enhancement
Planet earth has sustained life for about 3.5 billion years, providing resources for sustenance of life. But gradually, we have forgotten the path of co-existence and we race ahead ignoring the fact that we are an integral part of the earth and the earth is an integral part of us.
Demonstrating leadership in Biodiversity Management
This report is a consolidated disclosure of IBBI member companies on biodiversity. Each company at the time of becoming a member of India Business and Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI) is required to sign a 10-point declaration. One of the conditions is to disclose their activities on biodiversity every two years. IBBI was started in 2014, therefore this report is the first consolidated disclosure of 16 members that joined back then.
Business and Biodiversity in India
Biodiversity is essential for the survival of life on our planet. The Convention on Biological Diversity defines it as 'the variability among living organisms from all sources including inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between 1 species and of ecosystems. It provides a number of vital and indispensable services that sustain life on earth.
Small Business - A Big Deal for Biodiversity
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are already the heart of the local economies. SMEs prosper due to adaptability, innovation, persistence, and biodiversity. But what is ‘biodiversity’? All animals, from flies to tigers. All plants, from grass to giant trees. Forests and oceans. But also a person’s garden, green company sites, meadows, and a city park. All the variety of earth together is called biodiversity. All companies interact with biodiversity, through dependence on natural resources, and their impact on biodiversity.
Global Business Practices for Mainstreaming Biodiversity
The conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity needs to and is increasingly becoming an essential component of corporate responsibility strategies. CII India Business and Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI), presents the business case of DSCL Sugar—a subsidiary of DCM SHRIRAM on risk identification and management in the area of agriculture production, its impacts and dependencies on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Reimagining Business for Biodiversity Enhancement
Planet earth has sustained life for about 3.5 billion years, providing resources for sustenance of life. But gradually, we have forgotten the path of co-existence and we race ahead ignoring the fact that we are an integral part of the earth and the earth is an integral part of us.
