Why a roadmap toward Biodiversity Net Gain? Level of ambition • Scale • Target ± = ≠ ≥ ≈ ≡ • Scope Development & timing Opportunities & risks
The BBOP Business Roadmap, 2018 Part 1 : Biodiversity Net Gain for business: what and why? • Definitions • Relationship with sustainability, CSR, Sustainable Development Goals, Natural Capital Protocol • Opportunities & risks • Potential Scope Part 2: How to work towards Biodiversity Net Gain? • ISO 9001 Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle Part 3: Applying the steps to different scopes of activity Part 4: Links to further technical information + separate document with Technical Notes – lots of examples
The BBOP Business Roadmap, 2018 Part 1 : Biodiversity Net Gain for business: what and why? Leaving biodiversity • Definitions • Relationship with sustainability, CSR, Sustainable better off following Development Goals, Natural Capital Protocol • public statements - approach & commitment development • Risks and opportunities • Potential Scope • management systems to deliver goals activity, compared with • Part 2: How to work towards Biodiversity Net Gain? reliable, appropriate and transparent measures, a clear reference • ISO 9001 Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle e.g.: scenario. Part 3: Applying the steps to different scopes of activity • corporate planning procedures, ESIAs, staff Part 4: Links to further technical information responsibilities, monitoring & reporting protocols, budgets + separate document with Technical Notes – lots of examples
Part 2: How to work towards Biodiversity Net Gain? Based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle that’s part of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System PLAN DO ACT CHECK
Part 3: Applying the steps to different scopes of activity Scope: Working towards BNG at….. Relevance Companies addressing their own impacts through converting or Project or business unit level modifying habitat . (Site by site, case by case.) Section 3.1 E.g. when clearing land or marine areas. For sectors such as: energy, extractives, infrastructure, construction, housebuilding, agriculture, forestry, fisheries. Group, at the corporate level Section 3.2 Companies addressing impacts that arise through their value Value chain chain, in collaboration with their suppliers. E.g. for sectors such as: food and beverages; apparel; consumer Section 3.3 goods; retail; engineering. Companies addressing impacts on biodiversity that arise from Investment decisions & Engagement their investment strategies and engagement with companies in which they are invested and which they finance. Section 3.4 E.g. for financial institutions .
Resources OVERVIEW To No Net Loss and Beyond An Overview of the Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme (BBOP) THE STANDARD Standard on Biodiversity Offsets Available in English, Principles, Criteria, and Indicators French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Guidance Notes to the Standard on Biodiversity Offsets Japanese The Principles BBOP Glossary ROADMAPS Business Roadmap Technical Notes Business Planning for Biodiversity Net Gain Government Roadmap Technical Notes Government Planning for Biodiversity Net Gain Policy Benchmark Government Planning for Biodiversity Net Gain HANDBOOKS Offset Design Handbook Appendices Cost Benefit Handbook Offset Implementation Handbook RESOURCE PAPERS Biodiversity Offsets and Impact Assessment Biodiversity Offsets and Stakeholder Participation Case Studies Corporate Natural Capital Accounting for Biodiversity Net Gain No Net Loss & Loss-Gain Calculations Non-offsettable Impacts Stacking & Bundling https://www.forest-trends.org/bbop/ Webinars Library Newsletters
New sections Corporate level: Investment decisions & engagement: Value Chain: • • • Assess feasibility of company-wide Map impacts (and dependencies). Why work on it? • • application What does BNG in investment look like? Identify value chain actors with a • • Consider aligning with CNCA How to achieve BNG in investment dominant positive or negative • Basis for prioritisation strategy and engagement decisions? impact on biodiversity • • • Plan for consistency across the Mapping, or ‘ footprinting ’ Review risks and opportunities • • company Prepare a workplan to move Activities: screening, voting, engagement, • Monitoring, evaluation, assurance ESG integration, loan conditions, towards BNG biodiversity safeguards for project finance, impact investing
Using the roadmap can help Using the BBOP roadmap for business can help: Assess opportunities, risks and feasibility of different options Decide on scope and goals (ie level of ambition) Make realistic plans to improve mitigation over time Implement plans in orderly, systematic and predictable way Avoid mistakes of the past! Benefit from lessons learned and experiences worldwide https://www.forest-trends.org/bbop/
A CALL TO ACTION Appropriate development in the right place planned to achieve a net gain in biodiversity, undertaken with integrity to a high standard National mitigation Biodiversity and Develop, adopt, enforce Help establish the Hold governments, regulations: ecosystems services safeguards policies and biodiversity targets, companies and financial • clear, well-governed included early in performance standards data, maps and institutions to account. • feasible planning, so still room for net gain. metrics to underpin the • monitored & enforced to avoid and minimise. Work with companies net gain. • in line with ambitious to apply these. • conservation targets. Greater transparency and disclosure. Conservation and Commit to net gain of Donors finance Support companies Expect high standards development priorities biodiversity. governments to and governments. and transparency about aligned through timely Roadmap to achieve establish effective Evaluate them achievements of the land-use planning. this. Communicate mitigation systems. independently. promises made. Licenses for companies progress & biodiversity Capacity building for with best practice. outcomes transparently. public & private sectors.
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