We Mean Business Coalition statement on the outcome of COP15

The We Mean Business Coalition views the COP15 Kunming-Montreal agreement as a historic step toward protecting and restoring 30% of the planet by 2030, signaling that nature must be integrated into corporate climate transition plans. While welcoming the framework, the Coalition criticizes Target 15 for failing to mandate nature-related disclosures, instead using language that only 'encourage[s], enable[s] and ensure[s]' such actions, which may lead to an uneven global playing field.

• COP15 resulted in a historic agreement among nearly 200 countries to protect 30% of the planet for nature and restore 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030, with a focus on indigenous people and local communities.
• The Kunming-Montreal agreement signals to the business sector that nature-based climate solutions should be invested in across value chains and that nature must be included in corporate climate transition action plans.
• The Coalition identifies a missed opportunity in Target 15, which avoids mandating nature-related disclosures in favor of language that governments should 'encourage, enable and ensure', potentially creating inconsistencies between different countries.

APA

Mendiluce, M. (2022). We Mean Business Coalition statement on the outcome of COP15. We Mean Business Coalition. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/we-mean-business-coalition-statement-on-the-outcome-of-cop15/

Chicago

Mendiluce, María. We Mean Business Coalition statement on the outcome of COP15. We Mean Business Coalition, 2022. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/we-mean-business-coalition-statement-on-the-outcome-of-cop15/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{mendiluce2022mean, author = {Mendiluce, María}, title = {{We Mean Business Coalition statement on the outcome of COP15}}, publisher = {We Mean Business Coalition}, year = {2022}, month = dec, url = {https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/we-mean-business-coalition-statement-on-the-outcome-of-cop15/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }