Assessing biodiversity impacts with BioScope
Biodiversity is the backbone of healthy ecosystems. Find out the impact your supply chains and financial products have on biodiversity with BioScope, a free, web-based tool.
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The EU Taxonomy for sustainable investments
The European Commission is developing a tool that will make it easier to identify sustainable investments – investments that make a substantial contribution without doing harm.
Making sure the voice of nature is heard
Humans make the decisions on this planet. As a result, nature hasn’t done well. Can we make better decisions if plants, animals, mountains and rivers are fairly represented?
The many ways to get started in biodiversity assessment of investments
More and more financial institutions want to make decisions with biodiversity in mind. A recent project with seven pioneering firms explored several ways to get started.
Biodiversity: Species count, whether or not there is anybody to do the counting
Biodiversity is more critical than many people realise – both for us humans, and in itself. Read on to learn why it is so crucial to include biodiversity in your sustainability policy and metrics.
Addressing the next challenge: metrics for biodiversity
The UN IPBES report on dramatic global biodiversity loss caused a worldwide splash in the news. For LCA practitioners in industry, agriculture, finance and consulting, it is important to gear up to address this new challenge.
Biodiversity, part 3: biodiversity, climate change and a final question
In our biodiversity series, we discuss the impact assessment of biodiversity. In this article, we link climate change to biodiversity and pose one final question for all sustainability professionals and policy makers interested in biodiversity.
Biodiversity, part 2: land use and biodiversity
In our biodiversity series, we account for the effects of biodiversity in impact assessment. In this article, we tie land use to loss of biodiversity. What has the biggest impact, land conversion or land use? And who do we hold responsible?
Quantifying your activities’ impact on biodiversity
Biodiversity provides a lot of value to humankind, directly or indirectly, and often in ways you don't immediately realise. In this article, we discuss how to work with current LCA methods, albeit imperfect, to assess your impact on biodiversity.
Biodiversity, part 1: our impact on biodiversity
Biodiversity is an important topic for sustainability professionals and policymakers. In this article, we start to unravel biodiversity impact assessment. Some starting points: how do you define nature? And why is nature so valuable?