European Business & Biodiversity Forum

More than 1,000 participants joined us online and on-site at the first edition of the WWF European Business & Biodiversity Forum in Paris in June 2023.

Our forum returns on Thursday, September 19th in Brussels, at The Egg, to continue encouraging and supporting company action on nature issues. So don’t wait any longer, register interest in on site participation or register for videoconference above! 

On the agenda :

- Conferences, to shed light on the key issues of the moment :

• the international context: the key role of businesses in the new post-European elections landscape, and at the upcoming UN biodiversity conference, COP 16
• the regulatory context : an analysis of the main asks of the CSRD on nature topics, and best ways to address them
• the urgency of ambitious commitments and action by companies on biodiversity: latest progress from SBTN, and testimonies of the first companies to have set Science Based Targets for Nature
• the key role of financial institutions in driving corporate action: examples of financial institutions deploying TNFD and other initiatives
• the importance of building robust transition plans for nature, covering technical, operational aspects (impacts, risks, objectives, etc.), but also organizational and financial aspects (key learnings from the new WWF publication on Nature Transition plans)

- Workshops in small groups, to give you the opportunity to meet pioneer companies and have access to experts :

• concrete cases of companies piloting SBTN
• perspectives on different key stages of developing a robust biodiversity strategy:
• putting your business into action (One Planet for Business Framework ; It’s now for nature ; Biodiversity Risk Filter);
• going further than reducing impacts, to address positive contributions;
• providing collective solutions (landscape initiatives; coalitions of pioneering companies), etc.

- Networking sessions

Agenda

- And a special bonus for WWF partner companies : a networking session/workshop will be offered to WWF partner companies on Friday 20th in the morning. One more reason to travel to Brussels: you will have the opportunity to interact with peers in a smaller group setting with more opportunities for discussion.

You can read the programme below. Please note that the smaller breakout sessions will not be accessible for virtual participants. The event will be closed with a convivial cocktail.
We hope that you will be able to join us for this important event…

For any questions, you can contact Laure Lemarquis, llemarquis@wwf.fr , or Titus Ghyselinck, titus.ghyselinck@wwf.be 

Preparing for Convention on Biological Diversity - COP 16
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