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Using evidence well is a core part of how we help businesses take effective action on biodiversity.
For many years, The Biodiversity Consultancy (TBC) has worked with businesses to apply the best available science to real-word...
There is a growing recognition across the mining sector that protection of nature can’t stop at the site fence. Industry guidance, emerging regulatory requirements, and companies’ own ‘nature-positive’ commitments are all shifting...
Building on our earlier analysis of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Business and Biodiversity Assessment, our recent webinar explored what the findings mean in practice...
At one minute to midnight on Saturday 7th February, the deliberations at IPBES12 finally came to an end, and the next morning 150+ governments approved the body’s landmark report on the relationships between business and nature. ...
Why nature metrics matter for future decision-making on nature and the environment
Nature-related risks such as water stress, deforestation, and biodiversity loss are becoming increasingly material for financial institutions,...
In February, government representatives will meet in Manchester for IPBES12, where member governments will consider and approve a major new Business and Biodiversity assessment.
That report will draw together current thinking...
The Biodiversity Consultancy team are excited to have collaborated with the Conservation Science Group at the University of Cambridge on a new pre-print exploring the uses of the LIFE metric – an innovative measure of the...
The concept of ‘nature positive’ is now firmly on the agenda of businesses represented at the IUCN’s World Conversation Congress (WCC) 2025 – and as private sector organisations begin to put nature positive theory into practice,...
New research from The Biodiversity Consultancy (TBC) and the University of Oxford explores the types of positive action that businesses can take to contribute to nature positive goals.
Businesses are increasingly seeing...
The Biodiversity Consultancy had the pleasure of attending the eighth annual Conference for Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts (CWW 2025) last week. The event brought together renewable energy developers, investors, regulators,...
Welcome to BFIS Public Consultation
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Welcome to the BFIS (Biodiversity Footprint Impact from Sites) public consultation hosted by The Biodiversity Consultancy (TBC) and TotalEnergies. We invite...
The decline of primate populations—especially those featured in the Primates in Peril: 2023–2025 report—has significant implications for biodiversity and the resilience of nature-dependent supply chains. Read this article to discover how businesses can support primate conservation to secure and advance their commercial interests.
Data is key to effective business decision making on nature, and today, hundreds of global biodiversity metrics and datasets exist. However, new research led by The Biodiversity Consultancy highlights important limitations in how...
The Biodiversity Consultancy is now a Delivery Partner of the Accountability Framework initiative (AFi), helping companies apply the Framework to achieve responsible, deforestation- and conversion-free supply chains.
The Biodiversity Consultancy had the pleasure of attending the Nature Hub at London Climate Action Week (LCAW) 2025, the 7th annual week of city-wide climate action and collaboration.
Hosted by Nature4Climate, the event brought...
The increased frequency of whale strandings along the U.S. East Coast since 2016 has attracted a noteworthy amount of public interest.
Learn about the latest CSRD and CSDDD changes, their impact on business compliance, and how to turn regulatory shifts into opportunities. Get actionable steps for aligning with new sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements.
What is the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and what does it mean for business disclosure and reporting? The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a voluntary global framework for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting. GRI enables companies to demonstrate transparency about their impacts—both positive and negative—while serving as a benchmark for the organisation’s sustainable development. By providing a global standard, it fosters informed dialogue and decision-making, including on biodiversity.
