The Big Shift: Business for Biodiversity
Lessons Learned from over 10 years of UEBT
What is the big Shift?
A publication sharing lessons learned over 10 years of UEBT’s work
Framed as a series of recommendations to business also useful for policy makers
Forms UEBT’s contribution to the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
Where does UEBT draw its learning from?
From its work with 50+ member companies and its partners
Across the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors
Through membership and certification assessments, annual reports and monitoring and evaluation, impact case studies on companies, biodiversity action plans shared by companies.
What have we learned at UEBT?
What are UEBT’s contributions?
Over the years, UEBT has contributed to a shift in how business think of biodiversity, including:
A shift in awareness of ethical sourcing systems that respect biodiversity.
A shift in awareness of concrete biodiversity actions companies can take.
A shift in number of concrete plans and policies for access and benefit sharing in the innovation of raw materials from biodiversity.
But more needs to be done !
Why must business act on biodiversity? The reason is simple... Our very future on Earth depends on it!
Featured in this report in alphabetical order:
UEBT members: Candela, Capua 1880, Jan spider, Martin Bauer, Mexialoe, Natura, Novel Development Tanzania, Refem, Symrise, Weleda, Yanbal. UEBT clients: Body Shop, Givaudan UEBT partners: ABS Capacity Building Initiative, GIZ, ISEAL, Rainforest Alliance