Principles for using evidence to improve biodiversity impact mitigation by business
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
There is an increasing expectation on the private sector to address biodiversity impacts and contribute towards global conservation goals. Appropriate evidence use can help businesses avoid biodiversity losses and realise gains, reduce ineffective or suboptimal action, whilst minimising biodiversity-related risks and securing opportunities from engaging with biodiversity.
We review the status of evidence-based action in the private sector, where previous studies have identified concerning trends, and explore the barriers that may currently be hindering practice.
To learn from this, and improve the status quo, we propose a set of principles for evidence-based biodiversity impact mitigation. We outline tools and resources that can help businesses move towards evidence-based practice and achieve each of these principles.
Meeting these principles would improve the biodiversity outcomes from businesses' biodiversity related actions. However, for business action to contribute more fully to global conservation goals, broader political and socio-economic issues also need addressing.
We review the status of evidence-based action in the private sector, where previous studies have identified concerning trends, and explore the barriers that may currently be hindering practice.
To learn from this, and improve the status quo, we propose a set of principles for evidence-based biodiversity impact mitigation. We outline tools and resources that can help businesses move towards evidence-based practice and achieve each of these principles.
Meeting these principles would improve the biodiversity outcomes from businesses' biodiversity related actions. However, for business action to contribute more fully to global conservation goals, broader political and socio-economic issues also need addressing.
Date Issued
2023-11-01
Date Acceptance
2023-02-06
Citation
Business Strategy and the Environment, 2023, 32 (7), pp.4719-4733
ISSN
0964-4733
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
4719
End Page
4733
Journal / Book Title
Business Strategy and the Environment
Volume
32
Issue
7
Copyright Statement
© 2023 The Authors. Business Strategy and The Environment published by ERP Environment and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Subjects
biodiversity
Business
Business & Economics
CONSERVATION
ECOLOGY
effectiveness
efficiency
environmental management
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Environmental Studies
evidence-based biodiversity management
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Management
mitigation hierarchy
NEED
RESTORATION
Science & Technology
Social Sciences
SUCCESS
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2023-02-23