Resource description:
This primer acts as a guide for business teams across departments – procurement and operations to risk, finance, sustainability and others. It is a brief insight into how local nature risks (e.g., water scarcity, flooding, or deforestation) and business dependencies on nature (e,g., reliance on healthy soils, water purification, pollination) can have a direct impact on the business agenda. We showcase how improved management of business impacts (e.g., from land conversion, water pollution, overuse of natural resources) and risks can improve business resilience and performance.
The great news is that you don’t have to be a nature expert!
This guide is about demonstrating how to make smarter, location-aware decisions in your own function and showing you where collaboration matters most. Whether it’s managing suppliers or reviewing risks, this primer offers some insights in your areas of influence (linked to decisions affecting nature) and how you can start making a difference in your role.
Author/Contact:
Written by:
Amanda Griniece, Nadine McCormick, Karina Mereuta (WBCSD).
With thanks for the contributions:
- Jacob Bedford and Balint Ternyik (UNEP-WCMC),
- Bianca Nijhof and Marian Gimeno Gonzalez (Anthesis Group),
- Edmund Dickens, Corinne Martin, Jonathan Middleton (CISL),
- Peter Penning and Tony St. Aubin (SWCA), Mike Nemeth (Nutrien),
- Franziska Enzmann (Henkel), Carolyn Jewell (CRH),
- Leticia Guimaraes (VALE), Filip Magnussen Sarfi (Equinor),
- Per Stoltz (Ingka Group), Louise Amand (Capitals Coalition).
What nature means for your business role: A primer on location-focused decision making. A-Track.