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BSR Insight Article: Environmental Performance 2.0: How Will Ecosystem Services Affect Corporate Decision-Making Next?
Sissel Waage, Director, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
In January 2012, a potentially significant shift occurred for corporate decision-makers: Companies seeking financing from the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, as well as from 76 global banks that signed on to the Equator Principles, became subject to due diligence processes that examine corporate impacts and dependencies on ecosystem services. This occurred even as more than 16 national and regional governments continued to focus on ways to integrate ecosystem services into public policy. With small-scale exploratory work underway for several years, corporate applications covered the spectrum—from integration of ecosystem services into accounting, to consideration of the issues as an element in risk-management and impact-assessment protocols. Read more
BSR Insight Article: Biomimicry: Designing a Train to Work Like a Bird
Julia Robinson, Communications Associate
BSR Insight Article: What the Facebook IPO Teaches Us About the Value of Ecosystems
Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research
Two events took place within three months of each other that could fundamentally reshape the digital and physical world around us. On March 18, Facebook filed paperwork for its initial public offering, and on June 16, the Natural Capital Declaration was launched at the Rio+20 Conference in Brazil. What's interesting is what these two events have in common: Both are grappling with the definition of value. Read more
Blog: Future Scenarios in Ecosystem Services
Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research
Last week, I officially became an urban beekeeper. Hovering over my hive, I think a lot about pollination and how many more melons and nectarines I might get this year because of my bees. Pollination, fertile topsoil, a predictable climate—free services provided by the natural infrastructure all around us—are collectively known as “ecosystem services.” Read more →
BSR Insight Article: Report Proposes Economic, Policy Approaches to Protect Ecosystems
Julia Robinson, Communications Associate
A policy brief commissioned by the Planet Under Pressure Conference calls for new economic and management models, as well as global institutions, to protect declining biodiversity and ecosystems. According to the brief, modern production has put "unprecedented" pressure on ecosystem services--the flows from natural systems from which people benefit--and biodiversity. While affluent populations tend to consume the most resources, the less affluent suffer a disproportionate amount of the consequences of degradation. The brief's main recommendations include: * Incorporate biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) values into policy and management decisions. * Integrate BES into water- and land-use planning. * Restructure governance arrangements to accommodate ecosystems that transcend political boundaries. * Implement policies and practices that address unequal access to the benefits derived from BES. BSR's Ecosystem Services Working Group studies the risks and opportunities of changing ecosystems. The working group released a report today that examines the emerging trends in the uptake of ecosystem services. Such research of new methods for protecting biodiversity and ecosystems will be central to discussions at Rio+20 in June. Read more
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