Monthly Archives: April 2013

WBCSD produce guide to help business decision-making on ecosystem services

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has published a new guide Eco4Biz – Ecosystem services and biodiversity tools to support business decision-making. It gives an overview of existing tools and approaches to help companies answer core questions on how to measure, manage and mitigate

April 19th, 2013|Business, External reports|

TEEB for Business Coalition and Trucost publish study of the top 100 business externalities

The TEEB for Business Coalition have released a report conducted by Trucost “Natural Capital at Risk – The Top 100 Externalities of Business”. It estimates that the global top 100 environmental externalities are costing the world economy around $4.7 trillion a year. The majority of

April 15th, 2013|Business, External reports|

Groundbreaking ‘State of Nature’ report released by the NCC

The UK's Natural Capital Committee have released their first 'State of Nature' report outlining current trends in UK natural assets. The report sets out the Committee's strategic approach for the better valuation, management and measurement of resources provided by the natural environment and has four

April 8th, 2013|Business, External reports, Policy, Science|