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The European Business and Biodiversity Campaign
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EMAS:
TOWARDS A RESOURCE EFFICIENT ECONOMY
EMAS and Biodiversity
Marion Hammerl
Lake Constance Foundation
European Business and Biodiversity Campaign
supported by the EU LIFE+ Programme
The European Business and Biodiversity Campaign
Duration: 2010 - December 2012
Target group: Big companies and SMEs in Europe
Campaign Coordinator: Global Nature Fund
Partner
• IUCN Europe, Belgium
• Fundación Global Nature, Spain
• Lake Constance Foundation (Bodensee-Stiftung), Germany
• Triple E, Netherlands
• DOKEO, Germany
• Altop Verlag, Germany
The European Business and Biodiversity Campaign
Objectives
• Improving the understanding about
biodiversity and ecosystem services
• Informing about tools that help businesses
to assess and mitigate the impacts on
biodiversity
• Include biodiversity into environmental
management systems, labels, standards
• Promote biodiversity partnerships between
business and NGOs
• Showcasing business commitments and
initiatives (EU B@B Platform, Biodiversity
in Good Company)
The European Business and Biodiversity Campaign
Communikation
Biodiversity-Specials in
Forum CSR international /
Nachhaltig Wirtschaften
www.business-biodiversity.eu
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Which economic sectors should take biodiversity
into account?
Most companies have a two-way relationship with nature /biodiversity:
On the one hand they may have direct impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems
through their core operations or indirectly through their supply chain, or through
their lending and investment choices.
On the other hand, many companies depend on biodiversity and the services
provided by ecosystems as key inputs to products and production processes.
(TEEB Report for Business)
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Which economic sectors should take biodiversity
into account?
All!
Businesses with direct impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity, such as
mining, oil and gas, infrastructure, transport
Businesses that depend on healthy ecosystems and biodiversity for
production, such as agriculture /food production, fisheries, tourism,
cosmetics and personal care, natural medicines, pharmaceuticals
Industry sectors that finance and undergird economic activity and growth,
like banks and asset managers, as well as insurance and business
services
Businesses that are selling ecosystem services or biodiversity-related
products such as (eco)tourism, eco-agriculture, bio-carbon, drinking
water
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EMAS and Biodiversity
EMAS III defines basic indicators that have to be used by the
participating organisations in their environmental statements and
reports:
- energy efficiency: total annual energy consumption and the share of
renewable energy
- material efficiency: total annual mass flow of the various replacement
materials
- water: total annual water consumption
- waste: total annual waste accumulation and accumulation of
hazardous waste
- biodiversity: land consumption
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Biodiversity = Complex issue
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Biodiversity = Complex issue
The European Business and Biodiversity Campaign
Currently many organisations /initiatives
are working on
Business and biodiversity
Biodiversity indicators/Ecosystem services indicators
e.g.
- German initiative „Biodiversity in Good Company“
- European Business and Biodiversity Platform
(DG Environment)
- International initiatives like Ecosystem Services Review
- Company´s initiatives like Pro Planet (REWE-Brand)
Missing:
Coordination, exchange of experience, use of synergies
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Global Reporting Initiative - Biodiversity indicators
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)= Sustainability Reporting
Framework.
The environment category encompasses nine aspects and a total sum of
thirty indicators.
The aspect of Biodiversity presents the broadest indicators, but also
vaguely defined ones such as “description of significant impacts of
activities, products and services on biodiversity (…)”.
Sector Supplements provide more individualized guidance for the
industry sectors Electric Utilities, Financial Services, Food Processing,
Mining and Metals, and NGO.
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http://www.zurueckzumursprung.at/co2-undklimaschutz/co2-fussabdruck/co2-links/
Evaluation
Genetic Diversification
of the
biological
CO2 Reduction
footprint
Habitat Diversification
ALDI Austria
Reduction of water cons.
Species Diversification
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ALDI Austria – Biological Footprint
More Biodiversity:
26% more nature diversity
than with conventional milk
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REWE – One of Germany biggest food
retailer created “Pro Planet” products
PRO PLANET – Apples from Lake Constance – contributing to biodiversity
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Ecosystem Services Review
World Ressource
Institute + WBCSD
.
Current EMS have the
focus on the impact,
not on dependence.
They focus on risks
not on opportunities.
EMS should consider
the risks and
opportunities arising
from the degradation
of ecosystems and
services they provide.
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Biodiversity and ecosystem services
Private sector and all its economic activities depend on biodiversity and ecosystem
services as basis for their daily business.
Example: Agricultural sector and the whole food processing industry both depend
on the nutrients cycle, provision of fresh water and on pollination services.
Key data and indicators to measure the economic value of ecosystem
services for the company in order to consider those values in the economic
balance
Key data and indicators to evaluate risks related to biodiversity and
ecosystem services loss and degradation (= scarcity of raw materials, legal
risks, reputational damages, financial risks etc.)
Key data and indicators to evaluate company´s direct and indirect impact
on biodiversity
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EMAS focus on impacts on Biodiversity
- Consumption of resources (overexploitation)
- Damage on ecosystems and species
- transformation of habitats
- deposit of waste and emissions (*1)
- contribution to climate change (*1)
- spread of invasive species
- Lack of inclusion of local /indigenous people into information and benefit sharing
Direct aspects and indirect aspects should be considered!
(*1) = Traditionally part of Environmental Management Systems!
Missing =
Key data /Indicators for indirect aspects of corporate action
Key data /Indicators for the more untraditional environmental aspects such as
invasive species or overexploitation
Key data /Indicators for “Access of information and benefit sharing”
The European Business and Biodiversity Campaign
Biodiversity Check
according to EMAS methodology
Objectives
Identify the relationship between business and biodiversity
 Identify the business impacts on biodiversity
 Show the relevance to integrate biodiversity in the corporate social
responsibility strategy
 Show the relevance to integrate biodiversity in the companies
(environmental) management system to guarantee continuous
improvement
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B+B Campaign - Biodiversity Check – First results
Sector independent key data /indicators
Management
Are you using an Environmental Management System? Does biodiversity
play a role in this management system?
Indicator: % of biodiversity related measures of total measures
Source:
EMAS /ISO 14001 Environmental Programme
Stakeholder
Do you collaborate with international /national/regional organizations and
/ or scientific institutions to address biodiversity aspects on a global
level?
Key Data: Number of organisations, number of joint /supported initiatives
Source: Companies own statistics
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Biodiversity Check - Sector independent
Headquarters /Production sites – In general
How is biodiversity related to your headquarters / facility and estate
management?
Key data: Number of plant and animal species; number of biotopes; number
of native plants
Indicator: ha /qm of sealed /urbanized land in relation to production
(economic value, quantity)
Source: Inventory /Field mapping together with NGOs /scientific institute
Does your estate management take into account environmental standards
including biodiversity issues? If yes, which standard?
Key data: Compliance with nature protection legislation /environmental
legislation
Source: European, national, regional legislation
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Biodiversity Check - Sector independent
Headquarters /Production sites – Habitat changes
Does your company have any location and sites of land owned, leased,
managed in, or adjacent to that is located in protected areas or areas of
high biodiversity value or areas next to protected areas?
Key data: ha of sites adjacent to (≤ 5m ) or included in protected areas
Source: Companies own statistics
Does your company incorporate the protection of natural habitat, wetlands,
forest, wildlife corridors, protected areas and agricultural lands into the
development of buildings and construction works?
Indicator: ha /qm of natural land and/or intact biotopes in relation to total
surface of permises and production sites
Source: Companies own statistics
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Biodiversity Check - Sector independent
Headquarters /Production sites – Endangered species
Do you investigate if there are endangered species (IUCN Red List and National
Conversation List) in the areas affected by your operations? If yes, which one?
Key data: Number of species of the IUCN Red List Index; FFH-Directive (Annex I - IV)
Source: Inventory /Field mapping together with local NGO
Do you consider endangered species in the management of your operations in those
areas?
Indicator: Compliance with nature protection legislation /environmental legislation
Source: European /national /regional legislation
Did the construction of new sites influence the migration of Neobiota (not native
species)?
Key data: Number of neobiota species, extension (in ha/qm) of neobiota plants
Source: Inventory /mapping elaborated with NGO or scientific institution
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Biodiversity Check - Sector independent
Headquarters /Production sites – Exploitation of natural resources
Are there any activities of restoration /reforestation to compensate the
exploitation of resources?
Indicator. Ha /qm of restored habitats or reforested area. Comparison to
surface of damaged habitat
Source: Companies statistics, ISO /EMAS Environmental Report
Energy consumption and CO2 emissions, waste production, water
consumption, waste water production …. (*1)
of companies headquarters and production sites
Key data: Yearly energy consumption, yearly CO² emissions
Source: Companies statistics, ISO /EMAS Environmental Report
(*1) Traditional EMAS key data and indicators – we do not go into detail!
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Biodiversity Check - Sector independent
Procurement /Raw Material
How is biodiversity related to raw material extraction or to your procurement
processes?
Indicator: % of providers with environmental management system, % of
providers with ecolabel of total number of providers
Source: Companies Procurement Policy and criteria. Companies own statistics
Is there any land use for raw material extraction which influences
biodiversity? If yes, how do you compensate these activities?
Key data: In case of own material extraction: Key data according to EIA
Source: Environmental Impact Assessment, Assessment of local /national NGO
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Biodiversity Check - Sector independent
Procurement /Raw Material
Are there any influences by the extraction of raw materials such as sealing of
the surface, removal of vegetation, extraction of ground water, restoration
/ reforestation, clean-up activities that influences the life of endangered
species (in a positive and / or negative way)?
Key data: ha of biotopes affected or destroyed ha of restored biotopes
Sources: FFH Directive, national, regional legislation
Which and how many species are influenced by these activities and how do
you deal with it?
Key data: Number of endangered species affected. Biodiversity Management
Plan yes/no
Source: Environmental Impact Assessment, FFH Directive, IUCN Red List Index
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Biodiversity Check - Sector independent
Procurement /Raw Material
Do you have a strategy / program to guarantee the fair and equitable sharing of
benefits arising from the use of natural resources in this process?
Key data: Number of agreements with local population /number of persons
benefitted. Percentage of benefit
Source: Companies own statistics, Local NGOs
Are there any influences in terms of monocropping, homogenization, farming,
overfishing?
Indicator: Compliance with nature protection legislation /environmental
legislation
Source: European /national /regional legislation
Are there any activities of restoration / reforestation to compensate the
exploitation of resources?
Indicator: Ha of restored habitats / reforestation to exploited surface
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Biodiversity Check - Sector independent
Marketing /Communication
Do you integrate biodiversity issues in your sustainability communication and /
or your annual report?
Indicators: GRI Indicators; Publication of indicators identified in the EMAS /ISO
Environmental Program
Source: Sustainability Report; EMAS /ISO Environmental Report
Other ways of communication about your activities regarding biodiversity
towards costumers, stakeholders, suppliers …
Quality Indicator: Feedback from costumers, stakeholder, suppliers on
communication on biodiversity.
Source: Surveys, analysis of comments Surveys among costumers, stakeholders,
suppliers …Evaluation of feedback on website, others
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Biodiversity Check - Sector independent
Staff
Are there any employee volunteering projects addressing biodiversity?
Key data: Number of employees involved in volunteering projects;
Indicator: Payed time given by the companies for employee involvement; budget (in %)
for employee volunteering projects in relation to total budget
Source: Companies own statistics; Environmental Report;
Are there any employee programs in terms of transport and business trips that
contribute to reduce emissions, energy and other environmental impacts on
biodiversity?
Quality Indicator: Feedback from employees on communication on biodiversity
/companies initiatives for biodiversity protection.
Source: surveys, analysis of comments Surveys among employees; analysis of comments
Have you developed employee training program including biodiversity issues related to
their position or to the activities of your company?
Key data: Number of employees trained.
Sources: Companies own statistics, training plan
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Biodiversity Check – Currently available:
Sector sepcific key data and indicators for
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Extractive industry
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Agricultural Industry (intensive fruit production)
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Forestry (Industry)
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Tourism
Currently in development:
Sector specific key data and indicators for
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Food – Retail Sector
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Textile
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Transport /Mobility (e.g. airports)
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Conclusions
Indicator land use is not sufficient and often not meaningful!
Need to identify
Key data /Indicators for indirect aspects of corporate action (e.g. procurement, raw
material, communication
Key data /Indicators for the more untraditional environmental aspects such as invasive
species or overexploitation
Key data /Indicators for “Access of information and benefit sharing”
Not only management/improvement of impact on biodiversity, but also
Key data and indicators to measure the economic value of ecosystem services for the
company in order to consider those values in the economic balance
Key data and indicators to evaluate risks related to biodiversity and ecosystem services
loss and degradation (= scarcity of raw materials, legal risks, reputational damages,
financial risks etc.)
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Contact
This time
without you!
Marion Hammerl
Marion.hammerl@
bodenseestiftung.org
Global Nature
Fund (GNF)
Stefan Hörmann
hoermann@
globalnature.org