Getting involved
The first phase of the NVI is complete. During it, we developed the Ecosystem Services Benchmark (ESB) ? a tool for investors to enable them to evaluate company approaches to impacts and dependence on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
The ESB was applied to 31 companies in the food, beverage and tobacco sectors. Our investor collaborators (Aviva Investments, F&C Investments, Grupo Santander Brasil, Pax World and Vic Super) are using our findings to inform their investment decisions and to undertake a dialogue with companies identified as lacking activity on this issue. The results of this analysis are summarized in our report Linking shareholder and natural value. We encourage companies to read this report to gain a better understanding of biodiversity and ecosystem services impacts and dependence and how to manage it.
Our current focus of work is on the extractive and energy sectors. We intend to revisit the food, beverage and tobacco sectors in 2011-2012.
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