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TBC developed a series of guidance documents for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development identifying metrics to measure positive impacts of regenerative agriculture in delivering improvements to water, biodiversity, and soil health. This involved reviewing the scientific literature and several policy frameworks to identify best-practice approaches. TBC undertook an assessment of the company's global biodiversity impacts and following this, corporate biodiversity targets were developed. A practical framework was developed for on-farm implementation of these targets, as well as for monitoring of the biodiversity outcomes. TBC is also developing an operating standard to support roll out of on-farm biodiversity protocols. TBC supported Ferrero to assess their nature-related risks and impacts, including dairy, sugar and cocoa products. TBC collaborated with multiple commodity sourcing specialists to identify sourcing locations with highest biodiversity significance and related risks. Findings were translated into a set of tangible actions and targets. The client was looking to advance other key topics, including biodiversity, to make a positive difference and to become a recognised leader in the space. TBC has been working with the client since 2018. TBC conducted land occupancy footprint assessment of the entire global supply chain and provided recommendations for the formulation of biodiversity-specific goals. TBC also provide regular advice, including a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for their biodiversity commitments, and biodiversity management guidance for their operating sites.
These documents guide corporate users in how to measure the effectiveness of regenerative agricultural practices, while also providing advice about which techniques are evidence-backed, and which are not. TBC provided reliable, high-quality indicators to effectively measure impact with minimal tradeoffs, ensuring alignment with existing frameworks to reduce reporting burdens and support broader sustainability goals.
Regenerative Agriculture Metrics for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
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Client
The client developed a new corporate position on nature, further clarifying and expanding their No Deforestation Commitment. At the site-level, the client expanded mitigation efforts at their plantation and supported the national government to meet their conservation targets.
Global agribusiness & commodities trader
Global forest and biodiversity policy; and national sustainable oil palm production.
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Client
By streamlining the goals with science-based thinking on global
biodiversity ambition, TBC were able to provide goals that would put the client ahead of its peers. Additionally, a tangible land occupancy ‘footprint’ value enabled the client to affect change across their supply chain & convince management to endorse investments.
Provision of strategic recommendations for global post-2020 biodiversity goals.
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Creating a roadmap for action began with quantifying impacts and risks. Using LCA and in-house land footprint method, TBC quantified a biodiversity & land footprint. Next, TBC assessed biodiversity risks (e.g. presence of threatened species) of sourcing regions. These results were combined with qualitative insights on business priorities to produce a set of recommended actions and then synthesised in the Nature Roadmap.
Nature risk assessment to underpin a Nature Strategy for a multinational FMCG.
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Contact the team For more information about our services
Juliette Pugliesi, Business Director, Nature Services juliette.pugliesi@thebiodiversityconsultancy.com
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