The Biodiversity Consultancy strategically operates across industries, driving impactful initiatives for positive change while prioritising responsible stewardship of biodiversity.
Through close collaboration with our partners across their business lifecycle, we enable nature to be integrated into operational strategies.
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The global renewable energy transition is gathering pace. In offshore wind, annual additions are expected to triple by 2028 from 2023 levels, in line with the climate COP28 Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency pledge. This...
Long-term societal and business resilience depends on the extent to which we can stay within the environmental ‘safe operating space’ for humanity. Science-Based Targets (SBTs) are a framework for business and finance to set...
When it comes to the environment, most private equity (PE) investors are still focused on decarbonisation, but a growing number are thinking about their portfolios’ interface with nature. Some have even embarked on the assessment...
While each nature-related framework1—whether voluntary like the TNFD or regulatory mandates such as the CSRD serves a different purpose—it can be a challenge to know which (or which combination) is the most appropriate to align...
The Covid-19 pandemic at the start of the 2020s caused a massive disruption to global supply chains and proved to be a major test of business resilience. Some companies were able to reorganise and bounce back from the economic...
Societal expectations regarding how corporations interact with and impact nature are rapidly changing. As such, corporate sustainability teams are becoming increasingly important for both risk mitigation and opportunity creation....
In 2023, 86% of all global power additions were from renewable energy sources (the largest increase in renewable energy capacity to date), expanding the stock of renewable power by around 14%. While the power addition has not been...
As the world races to address the climate and biodiversity crises, the transition to renewable energy is accelerating rapidly, and wind energy projects are proliferating worldwide. According to the International Energy Agency, by...
Nature-based solutions are amongst the most cost-effective approaches for tackling climate challenges while also bringing the added benefit of addressing biodiversity loss. Given that the overarching goal of all global climate and...
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Environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool for biodiversity surveys is a relatively new, but rapidly developing field. In this briefing note we look at the current state of eDNA approaches.
All three species of orangutan are listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. This Industry Briefing Note outlines essential good practice for considering orangutans on your project, especially when alignment with PS6 is required.
The loss of biodiversity and, subsequently ecosystem services, is an ongoing global problem, resulting in increased public and political scrutiny for industry. TBC's concise briefing note use case studies and industry insight to...
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At the 2024 Building Bridges conference in Geneva, from December 10th to 12th, The Biodiversity Consultancy was pivotal in advancing the dialogue on aligning financial flows with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the...
The Biodiversity Consultancy has been actively involved in synthesising integrated approaches to address challenges related to nature and ecosystem services.
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and...
From 1970 to 2020, the world’s wildlife populations fell by 73%. This precipitous decline is not only a tragedy for the natural world; it also impacts the human world. Nature, its biodiversity, and ecosystem services underpin the...
WBCSD has launched the Business Guidance for Deeper Regeneration, offering insights on measuring the impacts of regenerative agriculture. The Biodiversity Consultancy served as the technical lead for the biodiversity, water and...
The Biodiversity Consultancy collaborates with Verra to develop the Nature Framework.
In collaboration with The Biodiversity Consultancy, Verra launched the first version of the Nature Framework on 29th October 2024.
There is...
The Biodiversity Consultancy has recently been recognised as an Evidence Champion by the University of Cambridge’s Conservation Evidence team.
This was announced in May 2024, further strengthening our commitment to delivering...
The Biodiversity Consultancy collaborates with Nature Positive Initiative
As nature loss declines at an unprecedented rate and climate change becomes more pervasive, resulting in disastrous consequences for global economic...
The Biodiversity Consultancy will be at COP16 from October 21st to November 1st, 2024, in Cali, Colombia. Representing our team will be Chief Innovation Officer - Malcolm Starkey, Strategic Director of Nature Finance - Sam Lacey,...
On September 4, 2024, Dr Hollie Booth, Strategic Director of Nature Strategies at The Biodiversity Consultancy, shared her insights on securing buy-in from senior leadership and driving organisational change towards adoption of...
