Mission

Understanding the linkage and impacts of business operations on biodiversity.

Advocacy on the need for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.

Identifying and partnering with Governmental,  NGOs 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.

IBBI Declaration

Mapping biodiversity interfaces with business operations

Enhancing awareness on biodiversity with the organisation

Considering the impacts of business decisions on biodiversity

Setting objectives and targets for biodiversity management

Designating an individual within the organisation as biodiversity champion

Assessing biodiversity risks and opportunities

Including the applicable biodiversity aspects in the environmental management systems

Encouraging relevant stakeholders to support better biodiversity management

Enaging in policy advocacy and dialogue with Government, NGOs and academia on biodiversity concerns

Initiating the valuation of relevant biodiversity and eco-system services

Join IBBI

Kavinder Singh

Chairman, IBBI MD & CEO, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited

Nature is everyone’s business. For healthy society and businesses, we all are depended on nature. But nature is at its tipping point and the crises can be tackled only with a strong ambition to net zero and nature positive action plan. Businesses are making efforts to transform into being nature positive and shifting to low-carbon and biodiversity-friendly operations across their value chain. India Businesses & Biodiversity Initiative created at the request of Government of India by CII in 2014. IBBI is a multi- stakeholder group with leading Indian businesses making commitment for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use. At present more than 50 Indian and Global businesses are signatory to IBBI along with 13 stakeholder and research organization. These business members contributed around 5% of India’s total GDP.

Kavinder Singh

Chairman, IBBI MD & CEO, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited

Up to one million species are threatened by extinction and many ecosystems are at risk of collapse. Action for preserving biodiversity is a necessity for everyone’s sustainability and economic growth. It also calls for everyone’s inclusiveness and is crucial for more businesses to participate. We all need to lead the moment to motivate and call upon all businesses, especially SMEs, those part of our supply chains and many more to come forward and act for conserving biodiversity. Global Biodiversity Framework is critical for keeping our planet healthy and safe. IBBI members are keen to support Indian Government in implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework and driving Indian Industry to Operate in Harmony with Nature.