Biodiversity & Business Risk

Services for Corporate Stakeholders

  • Online tools measuring entire ecological footprints
  • Ability to offset mulitple environmental impacts through a range of credit mechanisms
  • Use of reverse auction platform for RFP’s of environmental projects
  • Use of mapping tools to pinpoint geographic regions of impact and offsetting opportunities

Mitigating the Impact of the Business Risk of Biodiversity

All businesses in every market sector have some impact on biodiversity and either directly or indirectly are affected by potential disruptions in the services that nature provides. The following are examples of the dollar cost of this biodiversity loss and the specific area in which business faces direct risks and or challenges. Many in business are aware of the global problem of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation but this is often not perceived as an issue for business.

Examples of Economic Costs from the Loss of Biodiversity

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Managing Biodiversity Risk

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Diagrams Presented Courtesy of The World Economic Forum 2010 Biodiversity & Business Risk Report