IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment: Summary for Policymakers

The Summary for Policymakers of the Methodological assessment of the impact and dependence of business on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people will strengthen the knowledge base to support efforts by business to achieve the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity and the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity, which are the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. The assessment will support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals, and inform other relevant multilateral environmental agreements, processes and efforts. At IPBES 9 (July 2023), the IPBES Plenary approved the undertaking of a methodological assessment of the impact and dependence of business on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people. The assessment is being conducted using a fast track approach, and will be completed in 2025 and considered by the Plenary at its 12th session. IPBES is an independent intergovernmental body established by Governments in 2012, IPBES provides policymakers with objective scientific assessments about the state of knowledge regarding the planet’s biodiversity, ecosystems and the contributions they make to people, as well as options and actions to protect and sustainably use these vital natural asset