Stacey Baggaley’s Post

A new report looking at key trends and alignment between leading standards and frameworks for disclosures on nature-related issues. UNEP-WCMC and United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) have today released a report comparing 7 leading standards. This is an incredibly useful piece of work for businesses or financial institutions looking to navigate upcoming requirements under different disclosure frameworks. Learn more about the report findings here: https://lnkd.in/dQxu5vTU

Join us for an IUCN CEM Impact Mitigation and Ecological Compensation Thematic Group Webinar:   Nature positive for business: developing a common approach Wednesday 24th January, 2024 - 08.00-09.00 GMT   Nature Positive, what this means and how to achieve it, has become a hot topic for businesses. This webinar will explore insights from the ‘Nature-Positive for business: Developing a common approach’ Technical Paper. The Paper outlines principles, definitions and recommended actions that may be used in decision making by businesses, financial institutions, and by civil society in developing specific guidelines, policies, or plans to contribute to a global goal for nature and the 2030 mission of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. https://lnkd.in/ekwGysWi   Speakers include: Stacey Baggaley; Mark Johnston; Warwick Mostert; Leo Murphy; Hollie Booth   During the webinar we will: 🦒 Provide a summary of the IMEC Nature Positive Working Group’s work on nature positive. 🦒 Convene a panel and open discussion on what nature positive means for businesses.   Register for the webinar here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/ejN3ev-Z #business #naturepositive #nature 

Colombia has been confirmed to host CBD COP16 in October 2024! After the historic Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was adopted during COP15 in 2022, this will be an opportunity to take stock of the momentum that has been built since and to further progress implementation of the framework and associated decisions.

I’m delighted to share that I’m starting a new position as Principal Specialist: Nature and Business at UNEP-WCMC!

Momentum around #naturepositive positive continues to build with interest from businesses, financial institutions, governments and other stakeholders. But there is a real risk that this becomes a buzzword or a tagline for any action on nature. This great summary article shows the importance of grounding nature positive in the transformations needed to deliver global goals https://lnkd.in/gJKFtsjC Businesses have a key role to play but they need to take credible action to transform their business models and ensure they are embedding the value of nature in decision making. The #imec Nature Positive for Business technical paper outlines 10 core principles to underpin business action on nature. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ekwGysWi

The UNEP-WCMC 2022-23 Impact Report is now out! Access it here: https://lnkd.in/e28xwA2Q

Trying to navigate #naturepositive for business? The newly released Nature Positive for Business paper from the IMEC nature positive working group explores the role of business in delivering a #naturepositive future. The technical paper: 🌱Provides clarity on the role of business in contributing to global goals 🌳Outlines ten core principles for businesses engaging in nature positive 🌻Identifies a framework for business action on nature Download the paper here: https://lnkd.in/ekwGysWi  This paper is the outcome of a huge collaborative effort and I'm incredibly proud to have been involved in the workshops that contributed the thinking that went into this work and as a co-author on the final paper. The #IMEC Nature Positive working group is part of the #IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management. It has brought together more than 70 experts from academia, businesses, and NGOs to progress the latest thinking on what nature-positive means for businesses.

The Align project has released three new guidance documents to enable organisations to measure their impacts and dependences on biodiversity, and to apply this information to inform their decision-making: 1️⃣ Guidance on measuring ecosystem condition 2️⃣ Guidance on measuring and valuing biodiversity at site level 3️⃣ Guidance on measuring and valuing biodiversity across supply chains 👉 https://lnkd.in/eyz74-pR The Align project is funded by the European Commission. It is led by UNEP-WCMC, Capitals Coalition, Arcadis, and ICF with the support of WCMC Europe

I'm delighted to be speaking at tomorrow's webinar on navigating #biodiversity in #supplychains alongside Indrani de Silva, MBA, Shell L., Colleen Corrigan and Jamie Barsimantov 👉 Register now: https://lnkd.in/eGXXTszR Looking forward to an interesting discussion on some of the key opportunities for businesses to start engaging with their supply chains and taking positive action on nature