Science-Based Targets for Nature (SBTN): Public consultation on biodiversity assessment and prioritization

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Science-Based Targets for Nature (SBTN): Public consultation on biodiversity assessment and prioritization

To complement science-based targets for climate, which help companies mitigate their GHG emissions, and to help companies adopt a roadmap for integrated environmental action, SBTN is developing science-based targets for nature including freshwater, land, ocean and biodiversity.

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13 August 2022: SBTN´s corporate targets will take direct aim at the drivers and pressures fueling nature loss offering a pathway for measurable corporate action and ensuring companies are taking enough of the right actions, in the right places, at the right time.
The technical guidance in a recently published public consultation (Sept 15-Oct 14) builds upon the first three steps of the five-step corporate target-setting framework introduced by SBTN in 2020 with the Initial Guidance for Business.

The public consultation includes:
  • Assess (Step 1): identify which environmental issues to set targets on, for which parts of the business (including biodiversity)
  • Prioritize (Step 2): prioritize which places and parts of the business to get started on first (including biodiversity)
  • Set Targets (Step 3): take action on specific material environmental issues, starting with freshwater quantity and quality (nitrogen and phosphorus initially) – biodiversity is still to come
Visit the SBTN Public Consultation website
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