More than 130 businesses and financial institutions call for renewed policy ambition to implement the Biodiversity Plan and halt and reverse nature loss this decade
To Heads of State and Government,
With 100 days until the UN Biodiversity COP16 in Colombia, we stand at a pivotal moment. The window to build a thriving, nature-positive, net-zero and equitable economy is rapidly closing. We can change this but only if the public and private sectors urgently scale and accelerate collective efforts to secure ambitious policies and decisive corporate action for nature.
The Biodiversity Plan (Global Biodiversity Framework) is the blueprint to reset our relationship with the natural world. It is essential to tackle the climate crisis and reduce inequality; and the business and finance community must contribute to its rapid implementation. We understand that a healthy planet is the foundation of a resilient business.
We recognize the real risks nature loss is already having and will continue to have to business and livelihoods, through resource scarcity and disrupted supply chains.
Conversely, by addressing nature loss, businesses can unlock significant opportunities. Against this backdrop, we are committed to transforming our operations, value chains, and entire sectors to contribute to a thriving economy that depends on healthy ecosystems.
However, voluntary action alone won’t be enough. We need governments’ immediate leadership to strengthen – not weaken - the policies, incentives and legislation that will drive the necessary business action to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. An enabling environment coupled with regulatory certainty will foster innovation, transform business models, mobilize investment and ensure companies are held accountable for their actions and performance.
This is why today, as a collective of over 130 companies, we urge you to adopt and enforce nature policies and regulations that:
Make sure business and financial actors protect nature and restore degraded ecosystems
Ensure sustainable resource use and management to reduce negative environmental impacts
Value and embed nature in decision-making and disclosure
Align all financial flows to transition to a nature-positive, net zero and equitable economy
Adopt or strengthen ambitious global agreements to address key nature loss challenges
We sign this statement in the spirit of shared partnership and responsibility. Let’s seize the opportunity at COP16 and work together towards a nature-positive and liveable world for all by 2030.
We must turn ambition into action, starting now.
List of endorsers
ACCIONA S.A. | Amundi Asset Management | Anglo American | Arauco | Arcadis | Arup | Axfood | BEL GROUP | CMPC | COLBÚN | CTBC Financial Holding Co.,Ltd. | CTCI Group | Danone | Decathlon | Dentsu Group | Dsm-firmenich | EDF Group | Enel | ENGIE | ERM | | Gamuda Berhad | Givaudan | H&M Group | Heidelberg Materials | Holcim | Iberdrola | Icade | IFF | INDITEX | IKEA | International Paper | Johnson Matthey | Kering | Legal & General Ltd | L'OCCITANE Group | Mahindra Group | Natura &Co | Nestlé | Novo Nordisk A/S | Novonesis | ofi (olam food ingredients) | Ørsted | Philips | Poste Italiane S.p.A. | PPC Group | Ramboll | Reckitt | RWE AG | Safaricom PLC | Sainsbury's | Salesforce | Schneider Electric | Schroders | Séché Environnement | SNCF | SOK/ S Group | Stora Enso Oyj | SUEZ recycling and recovery UK | Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. | Suzano | Symrise AG | Teck Resources Ltd. | Unilever | VEOLIA | Volvo Cars | Wipro Limited | WSP | Anthesis | Corporación HVQ S.A. (Hospital Vozandes Quito) | Cosentino | EcoVadis | Energy Development Corporation | Familia Torres | Groupe AFNOR | Grupo Ferrer Internacional, S.A. | Grupo Presidente | IPAC S.A. | Jayanti Herbs & Spice | Joseph Robertson (Aberdeen) Ltd | Lion Super Indo | OX2 | P+, Pension for Academics | Sogrape | South Pole | Systemiq | Tetra Tech Ltd | Triodos Bank | Velliv |Veris | ABTYS | AC Consultoria e Treinamento Empresarial| Addenda Capital | Animondial | Anne Veck Limited | Article 13 | AXA Climate | Æquo Shareholder Engagement Services | Banka BioLoo Limited | Basecamp Research, UK | Beijing comprehensive Pharm consultants Co.,Ltd | BIOAZUL SL | BL évolution | BLOOMING | Blue Renaissance | Carbono Neutral Cía. Ltda. | Chumbe Island Coral Park (CHICOP) Ltd. | Circular and Sustainable Solution Co., Ltd. | Clear Skies Investment Management Inc. | Conscience Consulting | Corporación de la Microempresa – Coradmicro | co-evolve | design. create. innovate! | Doconomy | Dunya Analytics | Earth Recovery Partners | Earthly | Earthself | Ecoacsa Reserva de Biodiversidad | EcoCitizen | EHS 3 Frontières | Emergenssi Ltd | ETHNIESSENCE CIA LTDA | Etifor. Valuing nature | Guarany Ind. Com. Ltda | Hello Nature | I Care | IFSB | illumine.earth | Impact Investing Solutions | InTent | ITMO Ltd. | JS Global Advisory | K Sustainable Future | Laboratorio de Reciclaje | Little Blue Research | Mc Connell Translation | Metabolic | Mindful M&A | Minkadev | NANJING LEADING CHEMICAL CO.,LTD | Natural Capital Reserve | Nature Services Peru | Nature^Squared | Neobuild GIE | OVERTECH Soluciones Técnicas S.A. | OXIEQUIPOS S.A.S. | Pharma International Inc. | PSI Productos y Servicios Industriales CIA.LTDA. | Responsible Alpha | Salconst | Sigma Advanced Capital Management LLC | SupplyESChange | Sustainism | SVS Türkiye | Sycomore AM | tentree | The Roadsides | TheRockGroup | TORAJAMELO | Trash Lucky | TREKKINGTHAI CO.LTD. | Uribe Schwarzkopf | Van Hulsen Consulting | VAUDE Sport GmbH & Co. KG | veritree | Vtoujours
For more details on the policies, legislation, regulation and incentives needed for businesses to effectively support the implementation of the Biodiversity Plan, read Business for Nature’s policy recommendations.
Businesses and financial institutions are still invited to endorse this statement ahead of COP16 to demonstrate the growing momentum.