We Value Nature Dialogue II: The transition to nature positive in business What more needs to be done?
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Webinar
Join our second virtual dialogue to take stock of the changing operational landscape for the transition to nature-positive in business and assess what more needs to be done to accelerate the transition and make valuing nature the new normal for business.
We Value Nature Dialogue I: Making valuing nature the new normal in business - Assessing the state of play
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Webinar
As the We Value Nature campaign draws to a close, we will be reflecting on recent progress towards our goal of valuing nature becoming the new normal for business. This includes recent regulatory developments, business commitments, natural capital accounting standards and decisions at COP26.
Business leaders and policymakers will meet in November at the 2021 European Business and Nature Summit (EBNS) - a high-level political and technical forum - to capitalise on the growing awareness that businesses impact and depend on nature and the ecosystem services it provides. They will aim to mobilise the business community and strengthen the European "Business for Biodiversity movement" called upon by the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.
We Value Nature Office Hour ¦ The Natural Capital Journey
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Webinar
We Value Nature's next Virtual Office Hour call will be all about the journey to assessing and integrating natural capital in business decision-making.
We Value Nature has brought together 10 experts from 6 different organisations to offer pro-bono technical support to EU-based businesses to address specific questions and challenges relating to natural capital, natural capital accounting, biodiversity and nature based solutions.
We Value Nature Office Hour ¦ How the finance sector is valuing nature
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Webinar
The We Value Nature campaign has been working closely with the financial sector to better recognise and act on environmental risks and opportunities.
In our upcoming office hour we will discuss how the financial sector is thinking about natural capital and ESG and why this is impacts businesses from all sectors.
We Value Nature virtual office hour call ¦ Introduction to BS 8632 standard - Natural Capital Accounting for Organisations
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Webinar
We will be introducing you to the internationally applicable standard BS 8632 Natural Capital Accounting for Organisations which was launched by BSI in June 2021.
This virtual office hour call will focus on We Value Nature and Nature^Squared's newly developed training resources on natural capital, tailored to the Food & Beverage sector.
Vision 2050 Virtual Launch Event: Time to Transform
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WBCSD - World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Organized on WBCSD’s new bespoke virtual platform, this public event will:
- Share an overview of this update to Vision 2050 - developed by 40 WBCSD member companies in collaboration with an advisory committee of leading global experts;
- Feature Council Members' perspectives on the implications of Vision 2050 for shared, disruptive and accountable business leadership;
- Rally business, partners and other stakeholders behind a transformative agenda that is fully aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement, translating these ambitions into clearly actionable areas of business activity.
The European Forest Institute (EFI), the European Forum on Urban Forestry (EFUF) and the Horizon 2020 CLEARING HOUSE project invite you to two days of integrated activities on urban forestry (March 23-24 2021). This on-line event is targeted at advanced practitioners, established researchers, sector leading policymakers and those wishing to learn of the latest developments in Europe and beyond.
The planet is changing, are you? El planeta esta cambiando, y tu?
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South Pole
A high level session about the urgency of protecting biodiversity and how humans and nature can thrive together.
In this session, we will address the importance of Biodiversity, global trends, the role for companies, non profits and public institutions in achieving biodiversity and conservation goals to create value, and how Colombia has become a leader in the compensation scheme, driven by it's policy to protect ecosystems.
Now in its 19th year, envecon is the UK’s only environmental economics conference which brings together delegates from academia, private, and public sectors to showcase the latest research and applied practices in environmental economics.
#envecon2021 will take place online. We have organised a programme that will be just as enticing and engaging as our in-person conference.
Natural Capital 2030 - An overview of trends and tools
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FIBS
In the webinar, you will hear a current overview of natural capital from the perspective of companies, led by Ramboll's experts. There will be practical business cases and a speech by Olli Ojala, a special expert from the Ministry of the Environment, who will open the space of the Finnish National Biodiversity Action Plan. The program of the event and the guest speakers will be specified closer to the time.
Urban Planning & Landscape Architecture - Bridging the gap between NBS vision and the realities of implementation
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Connecting Nature
In this first meeting of the Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture NBE community, we address a common problem many cities face. Increased awareness of climate change and biodiversity loss has led to political and policy commitments to deliver nature-based solutions to meet these challenges. However, translating visions into practice is challenging for many cities in particular newcomers to nature-based solutions.
TEEB - The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity
In partnership with UNEP TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) and with the support from the European Union, the Capitals Coalition and the Indonesian Business Council for Sustainable Development are organizing the Indonesia roundtable consultation to contribute to the development of Operational Guidelines of the TEEBAgriFood project for Business.
Bappenas, the Ministry of National Development Planning of the Republic of Indonesia is the focal point of TEEBAgriFood Indonesia.
This virtual event will take place on 16th and 18th March 2021, from 14:00-17:00 Jakarta time.
Supporting and encouraging concrete change for nature, this action-oriented event, running from 11-24 March 2021, will offer a series of practical sessions and small challenges spread across 10 days to help you take the next steps on your nature journey.
Results of the We Value Nature pilot project on integration of natural capital in public and private sector decision-making for climate resilience and biodiversity in Cabo de Gata-Níjar, Spain
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network (EMAN) are proud to host a free one-day virtual event on Building resilience in a time of crisis: the role of sustainability leadership, accounting and reporting. We Value Nature will be presenting interactive and practical training.
We Value Nature’s second Virtual Office Hour call will provide you with an opportunity to ask questions, share your challenges and get feedback from peers on how your company or network can take the next step on their natural capital journey.
We Value Nature’s virtual office hour call will provide you with a safe space to pose your questions/challenges and get feedback from peers on both thematic and process issues related to getting your company or network to take the next step on their natural capital journey.
This free of charge train-the-trainer session is open to organisations interested in having ready-made materials that can be used to explain the importance of natural capital for decision-making to colleagues, clients or members.
We Value Nature’s “train the trainer” session will equip business associations and businesses with skills, knowledge and resources to teach their members and colleagues about natural capital.
A We Value Nature Dialogue event brings together relevant platforms and networks and will give an opportunity to share your natural capital work and experiences and explore opportunities to work together with We Value Nature. The event will take place immediately before (and will feed into) the Natural Capital Coalition’s Capitals Collaboration Day.
The We Value Nature training event in Lisbon is free of charge and open to any business. It will be most useful to businesses that need guidance on where and how to start in their natural capital journey.
Are you interested in natural capital and want to learn more about how it could help your business manage environmental risks and opportunities, but can’t attend our full day of in-person training in Lisbon? Join our one-hour webinar for a business introduction to natural capital.
