La naturaleza de los negocios: La influencia empresarial en el Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica y el Marco Mundial de la Diversidad Biológica

The report argues that large corporations and their lobbying groups have systematically co-opted the CBD and the GBF process. It details strategies such as 'revolving doors', privileged access to the CBD Secretariat, and the promotion of ambiguous terms like 'nature positive' and 'nature-based solutions' to replace binding regulations with voluntary reporting and self-certification. The document highlights the role of groups like Business for Nature and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in steering the GBF away from addressing structural drivers of biodiversity loss.

• Corporate interests have shifted the focus of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) from reducing actual environmental impacts to weak measures of accountability and reporting.
• The report identifies a strategy of using ambiguous language, such as replacing 'biodiversity' with 'nature' and promoting 'nature positive' goals, to facilitate corporate greenwashing and avoid strict monitoring.
• The CBD Secretariat has facilitated corporate influence through the Business Engagement Programme (BEP) and the Global Partnership for Business and Biodiversity (GPBB), with the Executive Secretary Elizabeth Mrema co-chairing the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).
• Corporate lobbying groups use 'nature-based solutions' (NbS) to allow companies, particularly in the fossil fuel and aviation sectors, to continue polluting while maintaining a green image through carbon offsets.
• The biotechnology industry, represented by groups like CropLife International and the Global Industry Coalition, lobbies to minimize regulation of synthetic biology and gene drives, sometimes by inserting representatives into national delegations.
• The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has influenced the CBD by funding lobbying groups and securing political support in Africa for gene drive technologies.
• Large international conservation NGOs, including WWF, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Conservation International (CI), are described as being closely linked to corporate interests through funding and joint lobbying efforts.
• The report claims that the GBF fails to address the structural economic drivers of biodiversity loss, such as industrial agriculture and mining, because these are the primary sources of corporate profit.

APA

Counsell, S., Marien, N., & Paul, H. (2022). La naturaleza de los negocios: La influencia empresarial en el Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica y el Marco Mundial de la Diversidad Biológica. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/La-naturaleza-de-los-negocios-informe-ATI.pdf

Chicago

Counsell, Simon, Nele Marien, and Helena Paul. La naturaleza de los negocios: La influencia empresarial en el Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica y el Marco Mundial de la Diversidad Biológica. Friends of the Earth International, 2022. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/La-naturaleza-de-los-negocios-informe-ATI.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{counsell2022naturaleza, author = {Counsell, Simon and Marien, Nele and Paul, Helena}, title = {{La naturaleza de los negocios: La influencia empresarial en el Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica y el Marco Mundial de la Diversidad Biológica}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2022}, month = dec, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/La-naturaleza-de-los-negocios-informe-ATI.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }