ETTEVÕTTED JA ELURIKKUS

The document outlines how businesses of all sizes impact biodiversity and can benefit from protecting it. It provides a structured approach to integrating biodiversity into corporate policy using the Deming cycle (Plan-Do-Check-Act) and discusses the economic value of ecosystem services. The guide also offers specific steps for managing biodiversity on company premises and introduces various certification schemes like the European Biodiversity Standard.

• Businesses impact biodiversity both directly, through land-use changes such as building construction or mining expansion, and indirectly, through supply chain decisions and daily consumption patterns.
• Integrating biodiversity into business strategy offers several competitive advantages, including improved brand reputation, increased customer loyalty from environmentally conscious consumers, and better attraction and retention of motivated employees.
• The document recommends using the Deming cycle (Plan-Do-Check-Act) to integrate biodiversity into environmental management systems, specifically highlighting EMAS III for its mandatory biodiversity indicators.
• Ecosystem services are categorized into four groups: supporting services (e.g., nutrient cycling), regulating services (e.g., climate regulation, pollination), provisioning services (e.g., food, water), and cultural services (e.g., aesthetic and spiritual value).
• To manage biodiversity on their own territory, companies should follow a priority hierarchy: enrich existing biodiversity, preserve current status, mitigate unavoidable impacts, and finally compensate for losses.
• The guide identifies several certification and competition schemes to encourage corporate biodiversity action, including the European Biodiversity Standard (EBS), the Biodiversity Benchmark, and the Business Bird Challenge.
• Corporate Ecosystem Valuation (CEV) is presented as a methodology to help businesses assess the financial and strategic risks of ecosystem degradation and identify new revenue opportunities from emerging markets like certified sustainable products.

APA

Uustal, M., & Sall, M. (2013). ETTEVÕTTED JA ELURIKKUS. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4438.pdf

Chicago

Uustal, Meelis, and Marit Sall. ETTEVÕTTED JA ELURIKKUS. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2013. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4438.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{uustal2013ettevtted, author = {Uustal, Meelis and Sall, Marit}, title = {{ETTEVÕTTED JA ELURIKKUS}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2013}, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4438.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }