Cross-cutting Business and Biodiversity initiatives Eduardo Escobedo Executive Director RESP Brussels, 27/10/2015 Responsible Ecosystems Sourcing Platform (RESP)

Who we are RESP WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2013 WITH A MISSION TO TAKE COLLABORATIVE ACTION AND CREATE NET POSITIVE IMPACTS BY FOSTERING CHANGE TOWARDS THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL CAPITAL. RESP CURRENTLY HAS 41 MEMBERS FROM INDUSTRY AND THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY

Who we are N UMBER OF MEMBERS C OMPOSITION OF MEMBERS

Our Work Streams T RACEABILITY C ONSUMPTION P RODUCTION I MPACT & MONITORING N ATURAL C APITAL A CCOUNTING

Our Work Streams T RACEABILITY C ONSUMPTION P RODUCTION I MPACT & MONITORING C OMMUNICATION & E DUCATION I NNOVATION FOR B IODIVERSITY & B USINESS

Cross-cutting Business and Biodiversity initiatives Prof. Marco Frey Professor of Sustainability Management and Director of IdM-SSSUP Brussels, 27/10/2015 Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and the Global Compact Network Italy

Making the case. Business, biodiversity and ecosystem services as tools for change Marco Frey Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and Global Compact Network Italy Foundation Annual Conference 27 th of October 2015, Bruxelles

A structured collection of Italian Businesses experience

With the main aim to foster the debate and enhance the possibility to adopt common – between all actors involved - solutions and realize common actions, qualitative and quantitative analysis have been conducted. The figure below shows the conceptual model emerging from the qualitative analysis. The italian debate: a qualitative analysis

Level of attention on ES. Good level of attention on ES from environmental groups, consumers and businesses lower degree of attention from the public administration Rank of solutions and tools for creating a governance model based on BES.  investment in knowledge, R&D;  the importance of a fair balance between control tools and market based instruments  the importance of multilevel governance. The italian debate: a quantitative analysis

Cross-cutting Business and Biodiversity initiatives Mark Gough Executive Director Natural Capital Coalition Brussels, 27/10/2015 Natural Capital Coalition

12 Vision: A world where business conserves and enhances natural capital

13 The Protocol

14 Piloting begins

Cross-cutting Business and Biodiversity initiatives Els Ameloot Project leader Vlaamse Landmaatschappij Brussels, 27/10/2015 RESTORE project and the restoration of mineral sites across North West Europe

Working together to give nature a home Lead Partner Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) UK Surrey County CouncilUK Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development (ILS) D Flemish Land Agency (VLM)BE Province of LimburgNL IKL Foundation (Instandhouding Kleine Landschapselementen in Limburg) NL Foundation for the development of the ENCI area NL Sept 2012 – Sept 2015

Working together to give nature a home providing a framework to enhance biodiversity and green infrastructure for communities, biodiversity and wildlife across North West Europe (NWE) through the restoration of minerals sites 4 WPs: demonstrating what it is possible to achieve through pilots and case studies; reviewing existing policies in NW Europe and showcases best practice; developing an interactive tool to help with decision making in respect of the future of minerals sites; evaluating the benefits to society from nature focussed restoration through the ground measuring of ecosystem services and valuation of restoration options. Goal

Working together to give nature a home Top 10 guidelines 1.Look at the ecosystem & focus on the right ecological processes 2.Think beyond your site 3.Think wider than just the mineral 4.Top soil is valuable 5.Permit natural regeneration 6.Expect change 7.Combine work with work 8.Small-scale interventions may have a large impact 9.Stakeholder engagement is key 10.Pay attention to public perception

Cross-cutting Business and Biodiversity initiatives Brussels, 27/10/2015 Panel discussion

Second Annual EU Business and Biodiversity Conference Strahil Christov Policy Officer DG Environment, European Commission Brussels, 27/10/2015 Workstream Objectives 2016

Natural Capital Accounting Continue comparing NCA applications Reporting on company expenditures on managing NC Integrating NC impacts and values into LCA Measuring and disclosing NC dependencies Explore concept of NC Balance Sheets Investigate how investment rating agencies adopt NCA approaches Update 2014 NCA Guide + Tool

Innovation Key policies needed at EU level to foster innovations Opportunities to develop social enterprise models Key standards and tools to foster innovations

Financing Case for integrating biodiversity into financial decision making, Potential to develop a Finance “Community of Practice” at EU level Key tools/actions to integrate biodiversity into financial decisions; Arguments and tools for engaging the financial sector in biodiversity Options for better financing of pro-biodiversity SMEs Detailed mapping of funds & financing for biodiversity in the EU Reporting on private-sector financing for biodiversity

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Second Annual EU Business and Biodiversity Conference Brussels, 27/10/2015 Panel discussion on objectives for 2016

Second Annual EU Business and Biodiversity Conference Stefan Leiner Acting Director - Natural Capital DG Environment, European Commission Brussels, 27/10/2015 Closing

First Annual EU Business and Biodiversity Conference Brussels, 27/10/2015 Thank You!