All business depends on the existence of biodiversity and healthy ecosystems – either directly or indirectly through supply chains. In addition to challenging societal well-being, the ever-accelerating global biodiversity loss also poses significant risks to the future operating conditions of businesses. In order to tackle these challenges, many Finnish companies have in recent years launched efforts to study and reduce their impacts on nature.
The international Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) has developed guidelines for companies and cities for setting science-based targets for nature. The guidelines are a response to the need expressed by companies to find practical tools for promoting truly effective and comparable nature work.
FIBS and Sitra offered companies committed to nature work an opportunity to be among the first to pilot the new guidelines in a project carried out in 2022. The programme attracted a lot of interest, and 10 applicants were selected for the piloting group: Atria, Kesko, Lassila & Tikanoja, Metsähallitus, Paulig, Reima, Rudus, SOK, UPM-Kymmene and Valio.
The publication Effective nature work – Lessons learned and experiences from the pilot project on science-based targets for nature brings together the project participants’ experiences and lessons learned on the piloting of science-based targets for nature. It has been prepared on the basis of workshop discussions, interviews with the companies and final reports prepared by the companies.
The report is available in Finnish here
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