Companies should be forced to assess and publicize the impact of their activities on nature, more than 300 companies demanded in an open letter to world leaders on Wednesday, ahead of crucial United Nations talks to end the catastrophic decline of The Biodiversity.
It has been signed by 330 companies, representing a combined turnover of more than $1.5 billion, including Unilever, Ikea, Danone, BNP Paribas and Indian steel giant Tata Steel.
“If nature were a checking account, we would be largely overdrawn”
The international negotiations on the protection of ecosystems will conclude in December in Canada, during the COP15 Biodiversity. The international community must reach an agreement that establishes a global framework for 2050, with a milestone in 2030. Almost none of the objectives set for 2020 have been achieved.
If the economic world begins to publish its carbon footprint and its impact on the climate, in a more or less satisfactory way and sometimes described as greenwashing, there are still few companies that detail the consequences of their activities on biodiversity.
“The current pace of global activity is more than the planet can handle,” said Steve Waygood, an executive at Aviva Investors who signed the statement. “If nature were a checking account, we would be largely overdrawn.”
Source: BFM TV
