News in the Framework of the European Business & Biodiversity Campaign

Review: Food for Biodiversity at the Agricultural University Day in Hohenheim

On 20 October 2022, the Agricultural University Day was held at the University of Hohenheim, Germany, this year titled: "Biodiversity and Agriculture: (not) a contradiction?" The event took place on site and was well attended with about 100 participants.

Biodiversity Market Research: UEBT Biodiversity Barometer 2022

Since 2009, 13 years of quantitative research by the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) has revealed the astonishing growth of biodiversity awareness.

Online survey: Biodiversity and food production

In order to determine consumers´ attitudes towards biodiversity and their behavioral intentions when buying food, the Center for Technology and Society (ZTG) at the Technical University of Berlin conducted an online survey with 1,028 people in June 2022.

Nature in the balance: What companies can do to restore natural capital

The article is a summary of a full report in which McKinsey examines the state of natural capital, the sectors of the economy that depend on and affect it, and the opportunities for companies to help reduce these demands.

Biodiversity in the cosmetics industry: examples from Germany and France

At the start of COP 15 in Montreal, the Beauty Care Expertise Partner in IKW and FEBEA, the French association of cosmetics companies, present the best company examples for the protection and sustainable use of biodiversity in a joint guide.

EU Council and Parliament reach preliminary agreement to curb global deforestation

The Council and the European Parliament have reached a preliminary agreement on a proposal to minimize the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products imported into or exported from the EU.

Interview: EU Deforestation Regulation

On December 5, the EU Parliament and Council agreed on a regulation on deforestation-free products. Steffen Kemper works on the topic of "Deforestation-Free Supply Chains" at Global Nature Fund and has therefore been involved with the EU legislative process for some time. EBBC News spoke with him.

EU Sustainability Reporting Directive

On November 10, 2022, the EU Parliament adopted the new rules on sustainability reporting, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.

Global Nature Fund signs Frankfurt Declaration for the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)

In the declaration, a broad alliance calls for responsible corporate action and an economic order in which value of nature is recognized and taken into account.

TNFD releases third iteration of beta framework

The TNFD releases v0.3 of its beta framework for nature-related risk management and disclosures.