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The Business Journey IUCN World Conservation Congress
September 2021
IUCN World Conservation Congress 2021
The Business Journey aims to demonstrate the role and responsibilities of business in implementing global conservation goals, and the respective roles of governments and the conservation community to support the mainstreaming of biodiversity within companies. Through this Business Journey, you will discover how business can value and conserve nature, the contribution of business in effective and equitable governance of natural resources, and the business case for investing in Nature-based Solutions. Participants will also gain an appreciation of the critical elements required for effective multi-stakeholder collaboration. Join us at the IUCN CEO Summit, the Business & Nature Hub, the High-level Dialogues and plenary sessions, and many more business-related events.
The Business Journey
The IUCN Nature 2030: one nature, one future: a programme for the Union 2021-2024 calls for the mobilisation of all stakeholders including State, government agencies, national and international nongovernmental and indigenous peoples’ organisations, and the private sector, to deliver on concrete and tangible positive impacts for People, Land, Water, Oceans and Climate using transformative pathways. The Programme is aligned with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Throughout the Congress Forum, more than 60 events will showcase and discuss how business practices are being transformed to generate benefits for biodiversity and natural resource-dependent livelihoods. The Exhibition Hall will provide more opportunities to explore the latest science, tools and partnerships that are addressing business and biodiversity issues, including in the Post-2020 Pavilion, the Conservation Finance Pavilion and the Business and Nature Hub, among others. IUCN Members, Commissions, business leaders, government actors and academia will all participate, joining in central stage discussions as well as social and cultural events. The Exhibition Hall is open to Congress participants and the general public. The Business Journey is not the comprehensive list of events relevant to business. The events search function on the Congress Portal is a very effective tool. Click here to see a list of all events tagged as “business/private sector”. You may wish to search key words such as:
• Sectors: Economics/Finance, Extractives, agriculture, energy, infrastructure, tourism, markets and economy. • Approaches/tools: standards, data, indicators, landscape, conflict resolution/mediation.
Below you will find a list of selected business-related events
Onsite only Online only Onsite & Livestreamed
Friday, 3 September
Time
(CEST) Title Type Organizer Location
13:00 – 14:30
IUCN CEO Summit – Moving from commitment to
action: building a nature-positive future
High-level Panel Discussion
IUCN H9 – B1 Auditorium
IUCN will host its first-ever IUCN CEO Summit. It is designed to give business leaders a platform to unveil how they are scaling up action to address biodiversity loss and climate change, and explore how collective action – across sectors and value chains – can deliver innovative and ambitious outcomes that will enable the transition to an inclusive, nature-positive future. All registered participants are allowed to attend in-person or virtually.
Saturday, 4 September
Time Title Type Organizer Location 10:00 – 11:00
When business takes action: engaging employees from the ground to the top management for biodiversity
Exhibition Event IUCN French National Committee
H3 Comité français de
l'UICN
11:00 – 12:00
L'engagement des entreprises pour la biodiversité
Exhibition Event IUCN French National Committee
H3 Comité français de
l'UICN 11:00 – 12:30
Opening Plenary: Realigning Economy and Conservation - Towards a Systemic Change in Economics and Finance
Thematic Plenary
IUCN H8 - 5 Mer de Corail
11:00 – 12:30
Opening Plenary: Demands and Dilemmas at the Landscape Scale
Thematic Session IUCN H8 - 6 Cap
Corse 11:00 – 12:30 Opening Plenary: A Dynamic Ocean Thematic
Session IUCN H1 Plenary - Calanques
14:00-15:30
A New Genetic Rescue Toolkit for Ocean Conservation
Thematic Session
Revive & Restore, Revive & Restore
Virtual Channel 4
16:00 - 17:30
Unlocking a Nature-based Recovery: how to rebuild after the pandemic
High-Level Dialogue
IUCN H9 - B 1 Auditorium - Mercantour
16:00 – 18:00
Conservation Action Café - Restoring Ocean Health
Conservation Action Café IUCN Virtual
Channel 10
16:00 – 18:00
Nature-based Solutions Training: using the global standard to achieve positive sustainable change
Campus Session IUCN
Virtual Channel 6
18:00 – 19:30
Communicating the Crisis & Conserving Hope: Using powerful communication for wildlife conservation
Thematic Session UNDP
Virtual Channel 2
18:00 – 19:00
The Business of Oceans: Sustainable companies & innovative financing
Thematic Session
The Global Environment Facility (GEF), IUCN
Virtual Channel 1
20:00 - 21:30 The True Values of Food Thematic
Session WBCSD, GIZ Virtual Channel 2
20:00 - 21:30
No farm is an island: making agriculture work for landscapes and vice-versa
Thematic Session Rainforest Alliance
Virtual Channel 3
Sunday, 5 September
Time Title Type Organizer Location 08:30 - 10:30
First steps to effective engagement between business and conservation NGOs
Campus Session WBCSD, IUCN Virtual Channel 6
09:00 - 10:30
Advancing mitigation and offset policy to conserve biodiversity: taking stock and looking ahead post-2020
Thematic Session
Fondation d’Entreprise Biotope
H8 - 4 Martinique
09:00 - 10:30
Innovative mechanisms for financing biodiversity
Thematic Session
Coalition for Private Investment in
Conservation (CPIC), IUCN
H8 - 8 Pyrenées
09:00 - 10:30
Advancing sustainable solutions: Dialogue and partnership between business and conservation
Thematic Session
Earthwatch Europe, IUCN French Committee
Virtual Channel 4
09:00 - 10:30
Oil palm, biodiversity and the broader sustainability context of vegetable oil production
Thematic Session
Borneo Futures, IUCN-Netherlands Committee
Virtual Channel 1
09:00 - 10:30
Partnerships for biodiversity: opportunities for development and growth
Thematic Session
Région Sud-Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
H8 - 4 Martinique
09:00 - 10:30
Advancing mitigation and offset policy to conserve biodiversity: taking stock and looking ahead post-2020
Thematic Session
Fondation d’Entreprise Biotope
H1 Plenary - Calanques
11:00 - 12:30
The Business of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Thematic Session
Institute for Economy and the Environment,
University of St Gallen, Institute for Economy and
the Environment, University of St Gallen
Virtual Channel 2
13:30 - 15:30
Environmental risk screening: A training session on tools used by the finance sector
Campus Session UNEP-WCMC Virtual Channel 6
13:30 - 17:30
Building the largest knowledge database on the environmental impact of businesses, together.
Campus Session Impaakt H8 - 2 Forêt d'Orient
14:00 - 15:30
Balancing cross-sectoral priorities for effective ecosystem restoration
Thematic Session
UNEP-WCMC, IUCN Commission on
Ecosystem Management, Ecosystem Restoration
Thematic Group
Virtual Channel 4
14:00 - 15:30
The journey of a chocolate bar: how to transform food systems through sustainable value chains and integrated approaches
Thematic Session
The Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Virtual Channel 2
14:00 - 15:30
Mapping business contributions to nature-positive value chains
Thematic Session
WBCSD, IUCN H8 - 8 Pyrenées
16:00 - 17:30
Balancing development, conservation, and social issues related to mining
Thematic Session
IUCN Virtual Channel 9
16:00 - 17:30
How to reconcile biodiversity conservation and local economic development?
Thematic Session
Noé, [email protected] H8 - 8 Pyrenées
Monday, 6 September
Time Title Type Organizer Location
08:30 - 10:30
Measuring the Unmeasurable: Biodiversity Indicators for Business
Campus Session Conservation International
Virtual Channel 7
09:00 - 10:30
Breaking Trafficking Chains: How the Transport, Finance, and Technology Sectors Became Champions for Wildlife
Thematic Session
TRAFFIC, World Wildlife Fund US
H8 – 6 Cap Corse
09:00 - 10:30
Development banks and conservation: environmental & social safeguards and beyond.
Thematic Session
UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring
Centre
Virtual Channel 4
11:00 - 12:00
Every Action Counts Coalition: Make every action count to protect nature
Thematic Session
Green Digital Finance Alliance
Virtual Channel 9
11:00 - 12:30
Restoring Nature through circularity Thematic Session
World Economic Forum, WBCSD
Virtual Channel 3
11:00 - 13:00
The real environmental impacts of the mining industry: being better informed to better respond
Campus Session IUCN French Committee, SystExt
Virtual Channel 7
13:30 - 17:30
Protected Area Finance from essentials to leading edge
Campus Session Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
H8 - 3 Verdon
14:00 - 15:30
Blowing up the barriers: delivering sustainable infrastructure in a rapidly changing world
Thematic Session
UNEP-WCMC, WWF H8 - 6 Cap Corse
14:00 - 15:30
Sport and biodiversity: keeping nature in the game
Thematic Session
IUCN, Paris 2024 Organizing Committee
H8 - 1 Perche
14:00 - 15:30
Landscape approach to Sustainable Palm Oil Production: global challenge and subnational action
Thematic Session
IUCN Virtual Channel 3
14:00 - 15:30
Mainstreaming biodiversity in action: BIODEV2030 triggers commitments in Africa
Thematic Session
Expertise France, WWF H8 - 5 Mer de Corail
14:00 - 15:30
Scaling it up!: An Action Framework for Regenerative Agriculture
Thematic Session
One Planet Business for Biodiversity - OP2B
Virtual Channel 2
16:00 - 17:30
Concilier conservation et développement dans les aires protégées en Afrique et au sein de la Francophonie.
Thematic Session
Agence Française de Développement, Comité
Français de l'UICN
H8 - 7 Cévennes
16:00 - 17:30
Finding ways for taxonomy to keep up with the urgent knowledge needs of conservationists
Thematic Session
Fondation d’Entreprise Biotope, Agence
française de Développement
H8 - 6 Cap Corse
16:00 - 17:30
Green is the new gold: partnering with the private sector for conservation finance
Thematic Session
the Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Virtual Channel 1
16:00 - 17:30
No Go in World Heritage sites and other protected areas: success stories in leveraging the private sector and remaining challenges
Thematic Session
IUCN, World Heritage Centre/UNESCO
Virtual Channel 2
18:00 - 19:30
Setting science-based targets for species in the post-2020 Biodiversity Framework
Thematic Session
IUCN Virtual Channel 1
Tuesday, 7 September
Time Title Type Organizer Location 08:30 - 10:30
Designing and implementing ecological compensation that helps achieve biodiversity targets
Campus Session The University of Queensland, The
University of Queensland
Virtual Channel 7
09:00 - 10:30
From science to action: Innovative solutions to tackle ocean plastic pollution
Thematic Session
Plastic Odyssey Expedition, IUCN
H8 - 8 Pyrenées
09:00 - 10:30
Green Finance Thematic Session
IUCN H8 - 4 Martinique
09:00 - 10:30
How to mobilize the financial sector to integrate nature-related risks and invest in opportunities for biodiversity conservation?
Thematic Session
Agence Française de Développement - AFD
H8 - 5 Mer de Corail
11:00 - 12:30
Harnessing Independent Scientific Advice to Reconcile Conservation and Economic Development Goals
Thematic Session
IUCN Virtual Channel 3
13:30 – 15:30
Conservation Action Café - 2030- When economic and finance systems are in service of nature
Conservation Action Café
IUCN Virtual Channel 10
14:00 - 15:30
Natural capital and green economy: embedding biodiversity in decision-making from business to policy
Thematic Session
Natural Capital Coalition, UNEP-WCMC
Virtual Channel 3
16:00 - 17:30
Closing Plenary: Realigning Economy and Conservation - Towards a Systemic Change in Economics and Finance
Thematic Plenary
IUCN H8 - 5 Mer de Corail
Thursday, 9 September
Time Title Type Organizer Location 14:00-15:00
Quel bilan des engagements des entreprises dans Act4nature ?
Exhibition Event IUCN French National Committee
H3 Comité français de
l'UICN
Join us at the CEO Summit, the Business & Nature Hub, the High-level Dialogues and plenary sessions, and many more business-related events. Business and Nature Hub
The Business and Nature Hub provides a space for business, conservation and civil society organisations, governments and more to come together in person and online at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. It is hosted by the Capitals Coalition, Fauna & Flora International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC.
• The Hub will take place in the Economic & Finances Village, Stand E21. It will officially open at 8:00 on 4 September 2021.
• From 4-7 September, there will be more than 20 sessions with a series of informal networking slots, as well as daily wrap-up talks and social events from 19:00 – 21:00.
• Every day between 10:00 – 12:00, there will be a flagship discussion on the central stage followed by deep-dive conversations in the afternoon.
For the full schedule of the Business and Nature Hub, see here.
Speaker pitches (during Congress):
• One Planet Business for Biodiversity by WBCSD • IBAT: Open for Business by IBAT Alliance and IUCN • LIFE Initiative: Ensuring business sustainability through solutions to mainstreaming conservation
by LIFE Institute • Get down to business: come help us hone a business case for nature-based solutions and supply
chains by IUCN Global Forest Programme • Act4Nature: business for biodiversity by Entreprises pour l’Environnement, Entreprises pour
l’Environnement • Moving the needle in corporate biodiversity impacts: measure, disclose and act by CDC
Biodiversité • Business and biodiversity: How to raise the awareness and mobilize corporates employees for
biodiversity? By IUCN French National Committee • Which businesses are at risk from environmental change through their dependence on nature?
By UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
Specific for you
• Come to the Morning Briefing in the Business and Nature Hub at 9:30 and get a hear about the highlights from the previous day as well as key events coming up.
• Each evening will have a social event with drinks and appetizers at 19.30 at the Business and Nature Hub on a first come, first serve basis. Please note that due to COVID-prevention related measured, only 36 people can attend the event at a time.
Have your say • Take a selfie while you’re on the business journey and tweet it to us at #IUCNCongress @IUCN_business.
Stay in touch
• Sign up for the bi-monthly IUCN Business newsletter “Building Bridges” • Visit our website: www.iucn.org/business • Follow us on Twitter: @IUCN_business • Email us: [email protected]
Central Stage Events (in-person attendance only – 100 people maximum)
• 4 September, 10:00 – 10:45: Business input to the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (UNEP-WCMC)
• 5 September 11:15- 12:00: Transforming the food system: embedding the value of nature and people in decision-making (Capitals Coalition)
• 6 September 11:15 – 12:00: Using STAR for business decision making (IUCN) • 7 September 10:00 – 10:45: Challenges and opportunities for implementing NNL/NPI
strategies (IUCN)
Contacts at Congress
Mr. Gerard Bos, Director, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
E-mail: [email protected]
Mrs. Giulia Carbone, Deputy Director, Global Business and Biodiversity
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Edwards Stephen, Senior Programme Manager, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
Email: [email protected]
Mrs. Rachel Asante-Owusu, Programme Manager, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
Email: [email protected]
Mrs. Leigh Ann Hurt, Communications and Knowledge Manager, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
E-mail: [email protected]
Mr. Gregory Guillot, Programme Officer, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
Email: [email protected]
Ms. Annie Dakmejian, Junior Professional, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
Email: [email protected]
Ms. Ella Diarra, Junior Professional, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
Email: [email protected]