Project Activities
Throughout Europe, the project partners will raise the awareness and motivation of companies and related economic actors to include biodiversity as an important topic into the company’s (corporate health) management and decision-making. The project will raise the understanding that BOPs cannot only improve the protection and increase of biodiversity at local level but also the working climate and well-being of personnel.
Through initial assessments, companies receive an individual overview on the potential of biodiversity and of well-being of their premises or real estate and advice on the next steps for a biodiversity-oriented design of business premises. The standardization of BOP elements and a toolbox will support companies with many sites and centralized real estate management to implement BOP. Architects, landscape planners, gardeners have a key role in planning and designing premises. During the project they will be motivated and trained to promote BOP and help to mainstream Biodiversity in Europe.
During the course of the project, a monitoring system will be developed to evaluate the development and impact of BOPs on company’s level and on national level. A Europe-wide network, which will be established during the project, is to promote BOP premises and real estate in more than six EU countries also beyond the project duration.